Meet The Team
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Melissa Brunner
Anchor
Topeka is my adopted home. I grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a city about 40 miles south of Green Bay on the Lake Michigan shore. That means I became a Packers' fan by birth!
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Ralph Hipp
Anchor
I knew even before I was 10 years old, that delivering the news on television to people in your hometown is an importantjob.
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Shawn Wheat
Digital Manager/Investigative Reporter
I take pride in calling Kansas my home. My hobbies include painting (while not very good), watching Star Trek or Star Wars, and playing with my two beautiful children.
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Alyssa Willetts
Multimedia Journalist
I am excited to start my career in Northeast Kansas, and I look forward to meeting and interacting with our viewers.
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Danielle Martin
Multimedia Journalist
I grew up in an area where "everything is bigger in Texas," specifically Houston, Texas.
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Becky Goff
Manhattan Bureau Multimedia Journalist
As a 3rd generation WIBW viewer, I am excited to be a part of the news team.
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Isaac French
Multimedia Journalist
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Kimberly Donahue
Multimedia Journalist
I’m a proud native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and I am thrilled to be starting my broadcast career in the gorgeous city of Topeka.
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Phil Anderson
Multimedia Journalist
After four decades in the newspaper business, I am now a part of the 13 NEWS team and am very excited to be here.
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Joseph Hennessy
Multimedia Journalist
Fun fact: I got dunked on by former Kansas guard Isaiah Moss in a high school tournament. It was brutal and I am forever thankful that no cameras were around.
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Doug Brown
Chief Photographer
The best part about my job is the people - I've met some of the most amazing, inspiring people over the years and am looking forward to meeting many more and sharing their stories with you.
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Eric Ives
Photojournalist
When I think about changing technology I always ask myself, "What's next?" Stay tuned!
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Jovarie Downing
Photojournalist
I get a kick out of the unpredictability of the stories we cover daily. It's a interesting study of human sociology.
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Rick Felsburg
Photojournalist
I always knew I wanted to be a photojournalist. From the first time I picked up a camera I fell in love with the idea of capturing video and sharing it with everyone.
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Bryan Grabauskas
Producer
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Marissa Ventrelli
Producer
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Dylan Olsen
Morning Show Producer
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Sarah Motter
Digital Producer
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Jeremy Goodwin
Chief Meteorologist
One of my favorite parts of this job is talking to school kids. The curiosity about weather always reminds me of the feeling that I had at their age. I always wonder which ones of them will become a meteorologist.
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Doug Meyers
Meteorologist
The midwest has the best weather and being able to come to Topeka is a dream come true.
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Peyton Sanders
Meteorologist
Peyton's passion for the weather and television began when he was just 4 years old after meeting a local TV meteorologist in his hometown of Wichita. From then on, he knew exactly what he wanted to be someday.
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Rob Peppers
Meteorologist/Storm Chaser
Weather is fascinating to me. The way that clouds develop and move, the flash of lightning and the crash of thunder, watching big flakes of snow falling to the ground.
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Marleah Campbell
Sports Director
I grew up in Lenexa, KS, just outside of Kansas City. I fell in love with journalism in high school, where I was our school’s sports anchor and editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
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Mitchel Summers
Sports
If you had told me when I was in high school that a few years later I’d be a TV Sports Anchor, I would’ve assumed you meant a different Mitchel. Probably a Mitchel spelled with two “L’s.”
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Jon Janes
News Director
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Jacqueline Policastro
Washington Bureau Chief
Jacqueline Policastro created the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in 2014. She’s covered Congress and the White House for more than a decade.
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Ted Fioraliso
Senior Reporter/Executive Producer
Ted Fioraliso returned to Washington, D.C. in April 2016 as a senior reporter/executive producer at the Gray Television Washington News Bureau.
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Peter Zampa
Multimedia Journalist
Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.
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Alana Austin
Multimedia Journalist
Alana Austin joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau team in August 2017 after spending three years covering national and state politics in Richmond, Virginia at Gray TV's WVIR-TV.
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Kyle Midura
Multimedia Journalist
Kyle Midura joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2017 from Gray TV's WCAX-TV.
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Timothy Knapp
Supervisor of Videography
Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography.
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Jillian Angeline
Multimedia Journalist
Jillian Angeline joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in January 2019 as a multimedia journalist.
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Karen Daborowski
Producer
Karen Daborowski joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in January 2019 as a producer.
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Natalie Grim
Multimedia Journalist
Natalie Grim joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau as a multimedia journalist in June 2019.
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Kristin Kasper
Multimedia Journalist
Kristin Kasper joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July of 2019 as a multimedia journalist.
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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.