Meet The Team
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Meredith Anderson
Weeknight Anchor/Investigative Journalist
Meredith's journalism career started when she was just 16 years old during an internship at WCBD in Charleston, S.C.
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Richard Rogers
Weeknight Anchor/Managing Editor
Richard Rogers is the anchor for News 12 First at 5, News 12 at 6 O'Clock, & 11 o'clock. He's been a member of the News 12 Team since October 1993 and has been in TV news since 1981.
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Laura Warren
Weeknight Anchor/Investigative Journalist
Laura's mom says her follow up question to anything she was told growing up was, 'Why?' It's a habit that turned into a career. She continues to ask that question as an investigative journalist.
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Monique Williams
Morning Anchor
Nearly 20 years ago, Monique Williams was offered the chance to join the WRDW team as a news anchor. Back then, life took her in a different direction. Fast forward to April 2016 when an offer to join the station came around again, and the only question Monique had was, "When do I start?" Needless to say, she is thankful for second chances.
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Liz Owens
Senior Investigative Journalist
Liz Owens is an Emmy-nominated and Murrow award-winning investigative journalist with a passion for helping people in her community.
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Dakota Watson
Morning Executive Producer/Anchor
Dakota joined the WRDW and WAGT team in September 2019.
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Ciara Cummings
Investigative Journalist/Anchor
Ciara Cummings joined the WRDW team in October 2017. As a Florida native, she brought the sunshine, her newsroom experience and a passion for storytelling along with her.
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Zayna Haliburton
Anchor/Producer
Zayna joined the WRDW team as an anchor and producer in June of 2020, and is excited to meet new people in the area.
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Sydney Heiberger
Weekend Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Sydney Heiberger joined the News 12 NBC 26 team as a Multimedia Journalist in June 2019.
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Nick Proto
Multimedia Journalist
Nick Proto joined the WRDW team as a multimedia journalist in June of 2019, and he's thrilled to start his journalistic career.
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Brady Trapnell
Multimedia Journalist
Originally from Hopkinsville, KY, (just an hour north of Nashville), Brady joined the News 12 NBC 26 team after graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media.
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Celeste Springer
Multimedia Journalist
Growing up, Celeste Springer’s favorite place to be was the car, because (in her mother’s words) she had a “captive audience.”
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Tradesha Woodard
Multimedia Journalist
Tradesha joined WRDW News 12 November 2019 as a multimedia journalist.
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Kennedi Harris
Multimedia Journalist
Kennedi is a South Carolina native from Spartanburg. After graduating high school in Columbia, SC, Kennedi went on to pursue her newfound passion for journalism.
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William Rioux
Multimedia Journalist/Producer
William Rioux is a multimedia journalist/producer and graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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Tim Strong
Morning Meteorologist
Meteorologist Tim Strong grew up in Columbia, S.C and joined the News 12 team in 2005 from a station in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Anthony Carpino
Weekend Meteorologist
Originally from New England, Anthony Carpino joins the WRDW Weather Team as the Weekend Meteorologist and multimedia journalist.
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Mikel Hannah-Harding
Meteorologist
Ever since he was young, Mikel’s passion for weather and its effect on society has been undeniable.
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Mike Jakucionis
Sports Director
Mike Jakucionis joined the On Your Sidelines sports team in June of 2019.
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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.