Meet the Team

Chief Meteorologist Kurt Aaron

Kurt Aaron is WNEP's Chief Meteorologist.
Carolyn Blackburne

Carolyn Blackburne is a reporter for WNEP.
Sarah Buynovsky

Sarah Buynovsky joined the Newswatch 16 team in July of 2006.
Jim Coles

Jim joined WNEP-TV in 1989.
Alexandra Gallo

Ally was born in Philadelphia and grew up in New Jersey right outside the city.
Courtney Harrison

Courtney is a news and sports reporter with WNEP-TV.
John Hickey

John joined the Stormtracker 16 weather team in January 2017.
Chris Keating

Chris is a reporter for WNEP-TV.
Nikki Krize

Nikki joined WNEP-TV in 2011 and is no stranger to the area.
Stacy Lange

Stacy is a reporter and weekend anchor with WNEP-TV.
Kerry Kearns

Kerry joined WNEP's team in 2011 and has taken on several new challenges since then.
Ryan Leckey

Emmy nominated television personality Ryan Leckey has a reputation for doing nontraditional TV.
Peggy Lee

Peggy is a reporter with WNEP-TV.
Steve Lloyd

Steve joined WNEP-TV in 1990.
Carmella Mataloni

Carmella first walked into the WNEP newsroom as an intern during the summer of 2012.
Sharla McBride

Sharla is an anchor with a passion for reporting the news.
Jon Meyer

Jon joined WNEP-TV in 2003. He now anchors Newswatch 16 at 5 and 5:30.
Andy Palumbo

Andy joined WNEP-TV in 1998 as a weekend producer.
Brit Purdy

Brit joined the Newswatch 16 team in September 2019.
Mindi Ramsey

Mindi anchors Newswatch 16 This morning.
Scott Schaffer

Scott is currently the co-anchor of Newswatch 16 at 6:00, 7:00, 10:00 and 11:00 pm.
Chase Senior

Chase is excited to be back in his home state of Pennsylvania and is proud to serve such a loyal and passionate audience.
Valerie Smock

Before joining the Stormtracker 16 weather team in April 2018, she worked at stations from Great Falls, Montana, to Youngstown, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio.
Joe Snedeker

Joe Snedeker joined WNEP full-time in 1999.
Mike Stevens

WNEP TV’s Mike Stevens traveled the Pennsylvania Road for more than thirty-five years..
Landon Stolar

Landon joins a long list of WNEP reporters who started telling stories at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Chelsea Strub

With family roots in northeastern Pennsylvania, Chelsea has spent a great deal of time in the area throughout her life and has always considered it to be ‘home’.
Tom Williams

Tom anchors Newswatch 16 this morning from 5-7.
Renie Workman

Following graduation, Renie interned at WNEP TV and is thrilled to be living in NEPA and part of the Newswatch 16 team.
Elizabeth Worthington