Month: February 2023

Joy Benedict is a well-known journalist who is currently working News Reporter at KCBS and CBS LA since August 2011. Joy also serves as a Freelance producer and correspondent at CBS News since April 2017 Before, she spent eight years and four months as Freelance Field Producer at ESPN from August 2010 to November 2018.

Phoenix O’Connor is a popular American journalist currently working as a weekday evening anchor at the KHQA team and Fox Illinois team since September 2022. Before, Phoenix worked at The Valley News Live anchor desk with Jordan Schroeer.

Gabe Ross is a well-known American Award-winning journalist. As of now, he works at WECT News based in Wilmington, North Carolina as the First Alert Weather forecaster since December 2016. Gabe joined the station as a news operation manager back in June 2015. Prior to joining WECT News, he worked at WOUB Public Media as a broadcast news editor, interim assistant news director, and technical operations manager for two years and six months. During his free time, Gabe enjoys wine tastings, the great outdoors, hosting special events, announcing pro-wrestling shows, freelance production, and spending time with friends and family.

Zoe Chipalla is a well-known journalist. Currently, she serves as an Evening News Anchor and Reporter at WIFR – TV in Rockford, Illinois. She joined the station in October 2021. She is also an On-Air Radio Personality and News and Sports Reporter at WZND Radio since February 2020. Before, she served as Multimedia Journalist at WIFR-TV from December 2020 to October 2021.

Jacie Brianne is a popular American evening meteorologist at WSIL-TV News 3 in Marion, Illinois, since October 2021. She came to the WSIL Team in August 2018 working as a meteorologist and reporter.

Claudia Olech is an American journalist. At this present moment, she works at WREX-TV, an NBC affiliate based in Rockford, Illinois. Here, Claudia serves as a morning meteorologist since August 2021. Initially, she started as a weekend meteorologist when she joined the station. Previously, Claudia served as a weather center intern at WGN-TV located in Chicago, Illinois for a period of five months. During her free time, she enjoys snowboarding during the winter, working out, skydiving, listening to country music, and spending time with friends and family.

Geoffrey Baer is an American television personality, actor, and producer. He serves as host of the 10 That Changed America series, and the Chicago By Boat architecture series at WTTW in Chicago for Illinois PBS stations. He joined the station in 1989 as an associate producer for arts programs. In addition, Geoffrey was then the newly-appointed chairman of WTTW in 1995.

Amanda Vinicky is a popular American political journalist currently working as a correspondent at Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS since 2017. Before, she worked as the Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and the Illinois Public Radio network from 2006 to 2016. Amanda also co-hosted WSEC-TV’s “CapitolView,” and worked as a regular analyst on the “State Week” roundtable. from 2006 to 2016. She started as a correspondent at Daily Herald.

Paris Schutz ( Full Name: Paris Alexander Schutz) is a preeminent American journalist and singer. At this present moment, he works at WTTW-TV based in Chicago, Illinois as a co-anchor and political correspondent for Chicago Tonight. Paris joined the station back in the year 2005 as an intern after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. During his free time, he enjoys singing, playing piano, traveling, trying out new restaurants, and spending time with friends and family.

Brandis Friedman is a well-known journalist. As of now, she serves as a Correspondent for Chicago Tonight, on Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW Channel 11. She also works on education and criminal justice issues which have appeared on PBS NewsHour. Before WTTW, she served as s a reporter and anchor for WBBM Newsradio 780 for two years. In addition, she has received three regional Emmy Awards.