Biographies

Marisa Burke Newswatch 16 Anchor Marisa Burke, a native of central Pennsylvania, was born and raised in Danville, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1982...	Kurt Aaron Kurt Aaron was actually born Kurt Aaron Carichner. When he arrived in Texas in 1997, many News Anchors struggled with...
Scott Schaffer Scott joined Newswatch 16 in May of 1999 as an anchor and reporter. He is currently the co-anchor of Newswatch 16 at 6:00, 7:00, 10:00 and...	Renie Workman Renie Workman was born in Cherry Point, North Carolina to a military family.
Tom Clark I was born in Delaware County near Philadelphia and brought up in the nearby suburban town of Drexel Hill. There I had my first...	Mike Stevens WNEP TV's Mike Stevens has been traveling the Pennsylvania Road for 25 years.
Jim Coles Jim joined WNEP-TV as a part-time member of its sports department in 1989. Soon afterward he was hired full-time. In April, 2005 he was...	Joe Snedeker ….Just the Facts……
Jon Meyer Jon Meyer anchors Newswatch 16 at 5 and 5:30 with Julie Sidoni.	Sharla McBride Sharla joined the Newswatch 16 team in April, 2008 as a weekend sports anchor, and weekday sports reporter.
Tom Williams Tom anchors Newswatch 16 This Morning from 5 to 7 on WNEP and from 7 to 9 on WNEP2. Before jumping to the anchor desk, Tom covered both...	Trish Hartman Trish Hartman anchors Newswatch 16 at 7 and 11, and Newswatch 16 at 10 on WNEP2. She joined the station in January 2008, just in time for...
Steve Lloyd Favorite sports moments covered include: (1) Joe Paterno breaking Bear Bryant's record; (2) The AHL 2001 Calder Cup...	Jim Hamill Jim Hamill landed a job at Newswatch 16 in the Summer of 2006 as a producer and reporter. In 2008, he joined the Central PA Newsroom as a...
Andy Palumbo Andy is a Lackawanna County native and Marywood College (now Marywood University) graduate who spent ten years in radio before making the...	Noreen Clark Meteorologist Noreen Clark joined the Newswatch 16 team in November, 1982. She is the wife of Chief Meteorologist Tom Clark.
Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds joined the Newswatch 16 staff in September of 1980. At that time, Bob worked weekends, including staffing the assignment desk....	Raegan Medgie After growing up polka dancing in the Christmas City, Raegan Medgie headed to the City of Brotherly Love to study Journalism, bungee...
Julie Sidoni You can catch evening anchor Julie Sidoni for two hours each weeknight, on Newswatch 16 at 4 and Newswatch 16 at 5. She is also...	Dave Bohman Newswatch 16 Investigative Reporter Dave Bohman joined the staff in January,...
Ryan Leckey	Jim Murdoch Jim is proud to call WNEP home after joining the team in November 2010 as a reporter covering the always exciting Luzerne County beat.
Peggy Lee Peggy Lee joined the Newswatch 16 Team in October, 2008. While she is thrilled to be living and working in Northeast PA, she is certainly no...	Sofia Ojeda Sofia Ojeda is the Weekend Anchor at Newswatch 16. She joined the team in November, 2010 as the Lackawanna County beat reporter.
Mindi Ramsey There's nothing like waking up with Newswatch 16 this morning, and Mindi Ramsey couldn't imagine a better place to be first thing in the...	Stacy Lange Stacy is a local girl. She grew up in Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County.
Sarah Buynovsky Sarah Buynovsky joined the Newswatch 16 team in July of 2006. She is excited to be back home in the Keystone State, close to family and...	Nikki Krize Nikki Krize joined the Newswatch 16 team as the central Pennsylvania Reporter in November 2011, and she is no stranger to the area.
The Pennsylvania Outdoor Life Team - Biographies Don Jacobs	Michelle Rotella Meteorologist Michelle Rotella joined the Newswatch 16 team in September, 2011. She comes to us from WOKV in Jacksonville, FL, where she was...