While at WFTX FOX 4, Tyisha exposed the highly inefficient and costly school transportation system in Lee County. Richard also has two daughters, Brooke and Robin. 400 Years: The Vestiges of Slavery in Cleveland. }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop? His investigations have brought changes to federal rules and lead to investigations by the Justice Department and the Office of Congressional Ethics. When not at work, he enjoys playing the drums, listening to music, working out and traveling. Tony has covered almost all of the major stories across the Southeast since moving to Atlanta including hurricanes, tornados, the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, and the hunt and capture of Olympic Park Bomber Eric Rudolph. Samantha was a political reporter in Knoxville, Tennessee covering the Tennessee General Assembly prior to her time in Florida. He also traveled to Texas, where he covered Hurricane Harvey, returning to South Florida only days later to cover Hurricane Irma. googletag.pubads().enableSyncRendering(); Jennings traveled quite a bit during her time at WPMI, covering events like the Super Bowl in New Orleans and Hurricane Harvey in Texas for Sinclair Broadcast Group stations across the country. Share Shares Copy Link. When not at work, he likes spending time with this family, traveling, playing golf and photography. Action 7 News says goodbye to anchors, reporters Melissa Mahan, John Salazar among those who left KOAT. He attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia and earned a degree in political science from Boston College. He has also been recognized with awards from the Associated Press and Professional Association of Journalists. Audrey has also worked behind the scenes at New York City's FOX 5 News, Lifetime Television, MTV Networks and News 12 Long Island. He’s always admired the Atlanta area and is thrilled to be back reporting in the south. So, these are the top 12 hottest female anchors in the world in 2020 who appeals most to the viewers. They are also passionate about our communities and telling its stories. His forecasts can be seen weekdays on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m., The Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 pm and whenever severe weather breaks. Before her move to Atlanta, Linda was a reporter and anchor at WSVN in Miami, FL and KMOL (now WOAI) in San Antonio, Texas. News. The story is of special significance to the Orlando area, because of Central Florida’s large Puerto Rican population. In Kansas he chased storms on a regular basis developing an expertise at covering severe weather. Chris Jose is an Emmy-award winning journalist at WSB-TV. Always in the hunt for a good story, Dave can be reached at Dave.Huddleston@wsbtv.com. For several years, he also reported on hot internet sites for the station's weekly program, Hot Topics.Nelson has covered numerous concerts, sporting events, feature stories and a wide variety of entertainment stories. 41 action news anchors leaving. When Michael isn’t chasing major news stories, he and his wife Jessica are busy chasing after their almost 2-year-old son, Bennett, or their furry canine son, Cannoli. Share Shares Copy Link. Lori got her start in television when she was in elementary school and was cast in telephone and Christmas cookie commercials. Married to the former Kate Sievert, he is an avid golfer. Mike Petchenik says being a journalist gives him a unique opportunity to hold the powerful accountable and to tell the important stories of the voiceless. Tom is a native of Houston, Texas. Heather won an Emmy Award in 2011 for best host. Justin was born and raised in Atlanta. Catch all of the day’s top stories and more from the team at WTAE Pittsburgh Action News 4. Contact Tabala Dixon at 404-897-7000 for assistance in accessing this information. Michigan's 2nd-oldest station, broadcasting since 1948. He anchors Channel 2 Action News at 6 and 11 on weekend evenings. In October 2013, Tony was promoted to Gwinnett County Bureau Chief. Her feature and spot news reports were also honored by both The Associated Press and the Radio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas. When not chasing news, Tony is a die-hard Chicago Cubs baseball fan. Feb 9, 2012 - Explore 6abc's board "6abc Action News Team", followed by 1824 people on Pinterest. Blair recently appeared as a guest on the Dr. Oz show and was invited to the White House to talk about his reporting in "Boston's Bravest.". In addition to the weekly sportscasts, Zach is involved with our weekly University of Georgia program, Bulldogs Gameday and Bulldogs Gameweek. Action News and 6abc.com are Philadelphia's source for breaking news, weather and video, covering Philadelphia, Pa., NJ, and Delaware. From Beijing, she pitched and produced a series revolving around North Carolina furniture and agriculture trade with China. WMC Action News 5 leads the Mid-South in breaking news and weather for Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, Olive Branch, Southaven and West Memphis. Mike Buresh is chief meteorologist at Action News Jax. Show. Justin has served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Press Club and hosted the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards with WSB-TV legend Monica Pearson. She is thrilled to make Atlanta her new home. He loves discovering new music, performing poetry, and exploring his new city. Brad also has several other Emmy nominations for coverage of metro Atlanta’s tornadoes and flooding. The WPVI team covers the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware area like no one else. Monica is married to John E. Pearson, Sr. She has a daughter, Claire Patrice, born in 1980 and a stepson, John E. Pearson, II, born in 1985. During her time there, The Associated Press recognized her for a series of live reports she did from the Gulf Coast on the BP oil spill. Klein’s first television journalism job was producing sports for WDAF in Kansas City. As a teenager, while her friends were doing sports after school, she was co-hosting a local talk show that broadcast on PBS stations in Central Indiana. Jacqueline enjoys focusing on matters related to aviation and transportation, as well as veterans issues. He holds the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation from the American Meteorological Society. Before Fred got to KGTV, he worked at KAKE TV in Wichita, Kansas. Prior to joining WSB-TV, Brad worked as a meteorologist for NBC News. They are also passionate about our communities and telling its stories. While Mark Winne was still a student at Auburn University and working part-time at The Birmingham News, he and a photographer spotted a hand sticking out of the trunk of a car and chased it across the city, ultimately leading to the rescue of a kidnap victim. Nicole is a proud graduate of Winston-Salem State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. While he didn't think any of those newscasts would win an Emmy, his parents were nice enough to put up with the nightly ritual. He got his start at KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2017, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast Chapter honored Jovita with one of its most prestigious career awards, the induction into the Silver Circle. Jorge will remember his time in New York City for his Emmy-nominated story of a 12-year-old boy-turned-author after his battle with bone marrow cancer. She is a member of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2007, and a member of Outstanding Atlanta’s Class of 2004. Since joining WSB-TV, Richard has earned several regional Emmy and Associated Press Awards. For several seasons he coached youth basketball and baseball. She also developed and reported on a special "Back to School: Survival Guide" series featured on NBC 10 News and the "Today Show.". Famous quotes containing the words current and/or staff: “ Without the Empire we should be tossed like a cork in the cross current of world politics. Audrey Washington joined Channel 2 Action News in March 2015. 19 News Investigative Unit. Kelly was a news anchor at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, and a talk show host and correspondent with NBC News from 2017 to 2018. Monica is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Jorge landed his first broadcasting job as a reporter at News 12 The Bronx and was promoted to the position of morning anchor in less than a year. He has been honored extensively by local fire departments for his coverage of "Boston's Bravest." In San Diego, Fred won awards for stories on drug prevention and community outreach. ABC Action News added evening anchor Jamison Uhler to its award-winning news team in May 2010. The Emmy award-winning reporter files stories for Channel 2 Action News at 4, 5 and 6 during the week. Before the move to Atlanta, Wendy worked at WFAA in Dallas, Texas. An Emmy-winning reporter, Steve has also worked in Tennessee and Florida. WSB-TV appreciates feedback from our viewers. 12 NEWS WBNG 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790 News Tips: (607) 729-9575 or news@wbng.com Thus began a career of crime and corruption coverage. This means you can count on Brad to bring you the most accurate and dependable weather forecasts during severe weather or sunshine and everything in between. Wendy is especially supportive of in the areas of women’s health, education, literacy projects and domestic violence. Jim has more than 36 years of broadcasting experience, having spent the first half of his career in Iowa. Justin started doing "newscasts" for his parents in the basement of their house. Southern California is where Matt was born and raised, but there’s nothing like southern hospitality and he is thankful to call Georgia his new home. That program eventually evolved into Weather School. Justin Wilfon joined the Channel 2 Action News family in September 2016. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and journalism. After Orlando, it was on to sister station KIRO for two years as weekday morning and noon meteorologist. It seems that Philly blowtorch WPVI has very quietly moved some anchors around at the station in the wake of longtime Anchor Monica Malpass’s exit back in May. While in Orlando, he was fortunate enough to realize one of his career dreams and had the opportunity to fill in a few times on the weekend editions of Good Morning America. Growing up in Baltimore, Md., she had an early interest in journalism and hosted a news magazine show in high school. Some of her highlights include covering the Rockies and Avalanche playoff runs and interviewing Colorado native and Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin. 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Nelson began working at WSB-TV in 1999 as a weekend news editor. From there, she moved up to Denver7/KMGH and covered the Broncos, Rockies, Avalanche, Nuggets and the local college teams. googletag.enableServices(); The state said Sunday that the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 slipped below 14,850 — a drop of more than 25% in two weeks. Richard is an amateur historian who also enjoys biking, hiking, iPhone photography. Follow Zach on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Nicole Carr is an investigative reporter for Channel 2 Action News. Eboni is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She and her husband have three children and enjoy traveling and vacationing at the beach. If you have a news tip for Lori email: Lori.Wilson@wsbtv.com. After Columbus, Richard worked as the Greenville, SC bureau chief for WLOS-TV. He was also nominated for a National Spot News Emmy Award for his helicopter based coverage of a high speed chase through Atlanta in 2002. The film features a fine performance by Hollywood movie veteran Tom Hanks, a terrific breakout performance by Helena Zengel and is directed with a … She is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and attends Gospel Tabernacle Church, where her husband is the senior elder.She was coordinator of the senior citizens program at Lourdes church, called "Young at Heart and Filled with Spirit." Wendy has been a witness to many significant news events, starting in her college days being present at the O.J. Follow Alison on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Matt is a graduate of California State University, Northridge and won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a radio report before receiving his journalism degree in 2010. Next he joined KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City in June of 1999, where he was named the Sports Director. Read bios, connect with staff and more. He also anchored the weekend 6 and 11 p.m. shows for Channel 2 Action News for over 10 years. She’s an active member of National Association of Black Journalists and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. WMC Action News 5 leads the Mid-South in breaking news and weather for Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, Olive Branch, Southaven and West Memphis. Carol received a Distinguished Alumni Award from SUNY Oneonta in 2014. Meet the members of the KSBW News 8 news team. In 2015, Brian covered the historic winter storms in the Boston area that dropped several feet of snow in a couple weeks; crippling that region and having ripple effects all the way to metro Atlanta. They have one child, Will, born in February 1991. His reporting career began in Killeen, Texas where he covered the military trial for the Fort Hood shooter and he broke the story about a controversial buyout of the city manager which lead to voters recalling the entire city council. Tom considers himself a news junkie. Covering her military hometown was a fitting assignment, as Nicole grew up an Army Brat. While at WCAU, Lori reported live from the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, anchored coverage of Hurricane Sandy and field anchored everything from station coverage of NBC’s Education Nation to the Phillies home opener. Jovita is a member of the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. Eventually he made his way through Louisville, Tulsa, and Kansas City before arriving in Atlanta. She was born in Philadelphia and raised on the South Jersey coast. She enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, watching sports and almost any outdoor activity. Feel free to message her with any story ideas you may have at kristen.holloway@wsbtv.com. Michael has always had a passion for working with children and animals. Tom joined WSB-TV in 1989. Outside of sports, you'll find Alison exploring the Beltline with her dog, Rocky, trying different fitness and yoga classes, running and exploring all Atlanta has to offer. An Emmy award winning journalist, Wendy Ryan joined ABC Action News in April of 2003, anchoring the 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts. Brad graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Meteorology. Blair Miller can be seen weekdays covering news from Washington, D.C. For a short time, Jorge left Orlando and worked at the CBS station, WFOR, in Miami. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); She interviewed professional athletes and celebrities such as Cal Ripken Jr., John Smoltz and Alyssa Milano.Heather started in television as a production assistant for NBC Sports during its Olympic Coverage in the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Before heading to Connecticut, Audrey worked as an anchor/reporter at WJAR NBC 10 News in Rhode Island. In 2016, he was honored with a National Emmy for his role in Channel 2 Action News breaking coverage of a shooting at the Forsyth County Courthouse. As an anchor/reporter at WSB-TV, Dave can be seen on the morning show, the evening news and covering sporting events like the University of Georgia’s National Championship Game. Having lived in the southeast for most of his career, he was excited to return to a region with some of the most dynamic and challenging weather to forecast in the country — ranging from severe weather outbreaks to winter storms to droughts. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); She is involved in the local chapter of PANCAN and is former president of the Druid Hills Youth Sports Association. She anchors Channel 2 Action News at 6 and 11 on weekend evenings. Holloway was also nominated for a Mid-South Regional Emmy in 2016 in the breaking news category for her live reporting the morning University of Tennessee coach Pat Summitt died. Tyisha got her start as a multimedia journalist in January of 2004, at KWES in Midland, TX, where she started out shooting her own stories, but was quickly promoted to weekend anchor in 2005. Chris is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association and volunteers at various non-profit organizations in Cobb County. Media reported the anchors were fired in a major newsroom shake-up. The U.S. death toll has climbed past 440,000, with over 95,000 lives lost in January alone. Their son is a captain in the U.S. Army, and is currently a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Over the last several years, he’s been a part of Severe Weather Team 2’s coverage of the biggest weather events to hit north Georgia. Richard graduated from Georgia State University with a BBA in Marketing. In 2018, he again saw the impact a stalled tropical system can have as he covered Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Wendy Corona joined Channel 2 Action News in January 2013. Ten months ago, news broke that five Action News anchors would be out of their jobs when their contracts ended. He’s had a significant role reporting on national historical events, including the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama and the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Junior. There he won a 2012 Emmy award as best live reporter. Action News does have a deep bench, including 4 p.m. co-anchors Brian Taff, Sharrie Williams and Alicia Vitarelliand morning anchors Matt O’Donnell and Tamala Edwards. She also enjoys a good book, travel, and supporting military families. Catch all of the day’s top stories and more from the team at WTAE Pittsburgh Action News 4. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox, Professor of Practice - Strategic Communication. Before joining Channel 2 Action News, Audrey served as a reporter and fill-in Anchor at WVIT NBC Connecticut. Anchor, Action News Good Morning James Starks was born and raised right here in Toledo and has traveled all over both as an athlete and a journalist. If you have a news tip for Mike email: Mike.Petchenik@wsbtv.com. He’s a huge animal lover and has two dogs that keep him pretty busy: a boxer named Bella and a chocolate lab named Jackson. It’s fair to say he is a “weather nerd.” He also had an interest in television growing up – he was the rare 10-year-old kid who wanted to get up at 6 a.m. to watch the news – so it was only natural that he would combine two of his interests and make it a career! She also has received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1986 and another from Oglethorpe University in 2007. Since his arrival at WSB-TV, Fred has traveled to California for special reports on Georgia's water crisis comparing how the two states tackle water issues. Carol Sbarge anchors Channel 2 Action News at Noon and files reports for Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m. She joined WSB-TV in May 1992. Berndt says. Tuesday marks the anniversary of his first day at WBAY. In 1969 she participated in the Summer Program for Minority Groups, later called The Michelle Clark Fellowship, at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York. Holloway got her start in news as a multimedia journalist at KATC in Lafayette, Louisiana. She’s certified to teach Zumba & encourages everyone to try her class. In 2017, Michael reported from New York City, where he helped lead his station’s live team coverage from the scene of the terror attack in Lower Manhattan. John has been inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame and the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Tony graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois and got his first full-time reporting job at a TV station before even graduating college. googletag.pubads().setTargeting('pos', ['htv-momseveryday-2']); The University of Louisville graduate was a reporter with The Louisville Times for 5 years. 13 Action News KTNV Channel 13 staff photos and information on anchors, reporters and meteorologists Jennings came to WSB-TV with a decade of reporting experience. Lori created an online magazine for young Black women, she is a children’s book author, a member of NABJ, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and The Indianapolis Chapter of the Links, Inc. Lori is a board member for IDEA, in Camden, New Jersey, and The Christamore House, and twice a week you’ll find her in church. Marusarz started as a “41 Action News” anchor in May after leaving a Miami station, where he was an evening anchor. 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