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News Team

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Maira Ansari is the evening co-anchor for WAVE News.

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John Boel
Anchor, Troubleshooter investigative reporter

John Boel is an anchor and Troubleshooter investigator at WAVE News.

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Shannon Cogan
Sunrise anchor

Shannon Cogan is the anchor of WAVE News Sunrise and the anchor of WAVE News Midday.

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Noelle Friel
Weekend evening anchor, multi-media journalist

Noelle Friel is the weekend evening anchor and a reporter for WAVE News

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Dawne Gee
Anchor, reporter, host

Dawne Gee is an anchor and reporter at WAVE News, and also hostsWAVE Country with Dawne Gee.

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Olivia Russell
Weekend morning anchor, multi-media journalist

Olivia Russell is the weekend morning anchor and a reporter for WAVE News.

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Sean Baute
Multi-media journalist

Sean Baute is a multi-media journalist at WAVE News.

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Marresa Burke
Multi-media journalist

Marresa Burke joined the WAVE News team as a multi-media journalist in October 2022.

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Natalia Martinez
Troubleshooter investigative reporter

Natalia Martinez is a Troubleshooter investigative reporter at WAVE News.

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David Mattingly is a reporter at WAVE News.

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Josh Ninke
Multi-media journalist

Josh Ninke is a reporter at WAVE News.

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Brandon Spencer
Multi-media Journalist

Brandon Spencer joined WAVE News in October 2022.

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Mark Stevens joined the WAVE Troubleshooters in October 2021.

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Kierstin Foote
Multi-media Journalist

Kierstin Foote joined WAVE News in June 2024.

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Ward Jolles
Alert Desk Reporter

Ward Jolles is an alert desk reporter at WAVE News.

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Alena Noakes
Multi-media journalist

Alena joined WAVE News in January 2024.

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Logan Perrone
Multi-media journalist

Logan Perrone joined WAVE News in June 2024.

Weather Team

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Kevin Harned
Chief Meteorologist

Kevin Harned is the chief meteorologist for the WAVE Storm Tracking Team.

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Tawana Andrew
Meteorologist

Tawana Andrew is a meteorologist with the WAVE Storm Tracking Team.

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Brian Goode
Meteorologist

Brian Goode is a meteorologist with the WAVE Storm Tracking Team.

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Ryan Hoke
Meteorologist

Ryan Hoke is a meteorologist with the WAVE Storm Tracking Team.

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Carson Meredith
Meteorologist

Carson Meredith is a meteorologist with the WAVE Storm Tracking Team.

Sports Team

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Kendrick Haskins
Sports Director

Kendrick Haskins is WAVE News' sports director and reporter.

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Dusty Baker
Sports Reporter

Dusty Baker is WAVE News' sports reporter.

Gray DC Bureau

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Jon Decker
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor

Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.

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Peter Zampa
Senior National Correspondent, based in NYC

Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.

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Brendan Cullerton
Multimedia Journalist

Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.

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Rhyan Henson
Anchor and Multimedia Journalist

I started working at Gray TV’s Washington D.C. bureau in May of 2023.I found my calling for news while attending Butler University during the Ferguson Riots after the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. During the chaotic times is when I realized how facts and storytelling can really impact a community.

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Molly Martinez
Multimedia Journalist

Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.

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Ashonti Ford
Multimedia Journalist

Ashonti Ford joined Gray Television in August of 2023.Ford is a well-traveled watchdog journalist who has worked for newsrooms around the nation, including; Tampa, Kansas City, Decatur, Wichita and Salisbury.

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Stetson Miller
Multimedia Journalist

Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC.

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Josh Rultenberg
Multimedia Journalist

Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist.

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Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia.

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Joshua worked at several local stations before moving to Washington, D.C.. There he launched a national morning show, "The National Desk" for Sinclair. He now works as a producer for the Gray Washington News Bureau.

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Leah Vredenbregt joined the Gray Washington Bureau team in June 2023 as a weekend producer. She is a recent University of Missouri grad who worked for three years in mid-Missouri news, with internships across the country in both local and national news outlets.

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Michael Estrabillo
Video Journalist

Michael is a born and raised Ohioian who got his photojournalism start at his alma mater Ohio University working for PBS in 2007. He has gone on to work for several media outlets both locally and nationally, shooting award winning news and documentary stories, garnering him an Emmy and Edward Murrow award.

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Tyler S. Smith
Photojournalist/Editor

Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.

Investigate TV

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Lee leads Gray Television’s National Investigative Team. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE.

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Jamie Grey
Managing Editor of Investigations

Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education.

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Greg Phillips
Executive Producer of Investigations

Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs.

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Wade Smith
Executive Producer of Digital Content

Wade leads the production workflow and strategy development of digital content for Gray Television’s National Investigative Team. He started his digital career in Atlanta, GA in 2009 after graduating from the University of Alabama.

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Rachel DePompa
Consumer Investigative Reporter

Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years’ experience.

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Heather Graf
InvestigateTV+ Reporter

Heather Graf is an award-winning journalist for InvestigateTV+, working as a national reporter based in Washington, D.C.

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Joce Sterman
Investigative Reporter

Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on thefailures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues.

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Kristin Crowley
InvestigateTV+ Reporter

National reporter for InvestigateTV+

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Caresse Jackman
National Consumer Investigative Reporter

Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns.

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Jon Decker
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor

Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.

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Jill Riepenhoff
Investigative Producer

Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption.

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Emily Featherston
Investigative Producer

Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management.

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Owen Hornstein
Investigative Videographer and Editor

Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography.

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Scotty Smith
Investigative Photojournalist

Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC.

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Daniela Molina
Investigative Producer

Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV.

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Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for 12 On Your Side in Virginia. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined 12 On Your Side in 2013.

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