List of WFLA-TV Anchors and Reporters (Tampa, FL)

1. Aileen Hnatiuk

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio Sports Reporter @WFLA | @Olympics Reporter
Twitter @AileenHnatiuk Get Email Contact

2. Allyson Henning

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter covering #Sarasota & #Manatee counties for @WFLA • Instagram: allysonhenningtv
Twitter @WFLAAllyson Get Email Contact

3. Amanda Holly

Designation Meteorologist Author Bio @WFLA News Channel 8 Meteorologist. BS in Mech. Eng from @UF. MS in Applied Meteorology @msstate; SCUBA Diver, avid boater, Florida native ????????
Twitter @WFLAamanda Get Email Contact

4. Annie Mapp

Designation Reporter Author Bio @WFLA @TampaHoy Reporter |Ole Miss Alum| views expressed are my own | Story? ????****@wfla.com ????????
Twitter @AnnieMapp_ Get Email Contact

5. Avery Cotton

Designation Morning News Co-Anchor Author Bio Morning News Co-Anchor @wfla
Twitter @WFLAAvery Get Email Contact

6. Beth Rousseau

Designation Reporter Author Bio @WFLA Reporter ???? | FSU Alum' ???? | FL Native ????| RT ???? endorsements | Story Idea? ****@WFLA.com
Twitter @WFLABeth Get Email Contact

7. Brittany Muller

Designation Reporter Author Bio @WFLA Reporter in #Tampa! Proud @SyracuseU/@NewhouseBDJ Alum! Go Orange ????
Twitter @WFLABrittany Get Email Contact

8. Brody Wooddell

Designation Digital Producer Author Bio Journalism, food, gaming and adventures! Digital Producer for Bloom Tampa Bay.
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9. Chip Osowski

Designation News Reporter Twitter @TVNEWSChip Get Email Contact

10. Chris Martinez

Designation Anchor and Reporter Author Bio News Anchor: @WFLA News Channel 8 Today Former CBS News Correspondent
Twitter @WFLAChris Get Email Contact

11. Christine McLarty

Designation Reporter Author Bio Shine your light ???? Kind is cool ???? Wifey & dog mom ✨ Emmy-award winning Journalist ➡ PR for @NSPR! ❤ Go Gators
Twitter @NewsForChrissy Get Email Contact

12. Colleen Seitz

Designation Digital Director Author Bio Digital Director @WFLA as part of #NexstarNation and former director @Cleveland19News & @WEWS. I'm a Buckeye at heart & defender of local news.
Twitter @colleenseitz Get Email Contact

13. Dan Lucas

Designation Sports Anchor Author Bio Sports Anchor at Tampa Bay's NBC, WFLA News Channel 8. When I'm not wearing a tie, I'm usually in shorts & flip flops.
Twitter @WFLADan Get Email Contact

14. Daniel Woodrum

Designation Producer Author Bio Producer at WFLA TV and WFLA.com, Tampa, travel writer, creator of takemytrip.com and mydrivelapse.com
Twitter @WFLADaniel Get Email Contact

15. David Ciliberti

Designation News Director Twitter @DAVIDCILIBERTI Get Email Contact

16. Deanna Moore

Designation Producer Get Email Contact

17. Debbie Swartz

Designation Assignment Manager Twitter @DebbieSwartzTV Get Email Contact

18. Dylan Abad

Designation Digital Content Producer Twitter @DylanAbad13 Get Email Contact

19. Eric Stone

Designation Meteorologist Author Bio I'm a meteorologist at WFLA in Tampa. I love bowling and am a professional pinball player.
Twitter @WFLAEric Get Email Contact

20. Farron Hipp

Designation Host of Daytime TV Show Author Bio Journalist because real news matter. Wife because I love the greatest woman ever. Christian because I know God is good. Smiling... just because!
Twitter @FarronHipp Get Email Contact

21. Farron Salley

Designation Show Host Get Email Contact

22. Georgia McCarthur

Designation News Reporter Author Bio | REPORTER | DOG MOM | 1908 ???? I spend most of my time chasing stories and my two children with four legs. ????
Twitter @GeorgiaNicoleTV Get Email Contact

23. Gerardo Cierra

Designation Digital Reporter and Content Producer Author Bio Husband | Dad | Son | From ???????? | Digital Reporter & Content Producer at @TampaHoy powered by @WFLA
Twitter @gerardocierra Get Email Contact

24. Heather Melendez

Designation Weather Anchor, Noticias Tampa Hoy Author Bio ☆ Patriot on neither side☆ EMMY & Edward R. Murrow Award Winning Bilingual Weather Anchor⛈ ????Los Angeles born+raised♡| USC Aumna #FightOn!
Twitter @HeatherM_Media Get Email Contact

25. Jeff Berardelli

Designation Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Author Bio WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay) Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist. BS Atmospheric Sciences Cornell U. MA Climate Columbia U. Past CBS News NY and Miami, Tampa, WPB
Twitter @WeatherProf Get Email Contact

26. Jeff Patterson

Designation TV Reporter Author Bio TV reporter, long time Tampa Resident, Father, Past President of Tampa's Rough Riders and former chairman of the board
Twitter @WFLAJeff Get Email Contact

27. Jennifer Leigh

Designation Anchor and Reporter Author Bio News Channel 8 5, 5:30, 7 and 11pm weeknight anchor. Florida native and lifelong Lakeland resident.
Twitter @JenLeighWFLA Get Email Contact

28. Joe Brown

Designation Photojournalist Get Email Contact

29. John Mamola

Designation Program Director Author Bio BIO: linktr.ee/johnmamola Program Director @IHeartRadio @953WDAE @WFLANews
Twitter @JohnMamola Get Email Contact

30. Justin Schecker

Designation Reporter Author Bio @NatlStrategPR @Project_Dynamo1
Twitter @justin_schecker Get Email Contact

31. Karen Loftus

Designation Sports Anchor and Reporter Author Bio Sports Anchor & Reporter at News Channel 8 @WFLA | Richmond Spider | Maryland native
Twitter @WFLAKaren Get Email Contact

32. Katlyn Brieskorn

Designation Digital Content Producer Author Bio Digital Content Producer @WFLA
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33. Kaycee Sloan

Designation Digital Content Producer Get Email Contact

34. Keith Cate

Designation Anchor and Reporter Author Bio WFLA TV News Anchor/Reporter
Twitter @WFLAKeith Get Email Contact

35. Kevin Accettulla

Designation Digital Producer Author Bio Digital Producer @WFLA #NexstarNation | Previously @WBTWNews13 | Award-winning Photographer | Tech Nerd | Opinions are My Own | RTs Are Not Endorsements
Twitter @kevinaccettulla Get Email Contact

36. Leigh Spann

Designation Meteorologist Author Bio I wake up at 1 am to bring you weather reports on News Channel 8. Just 1 cup of coffee/day. I love college football! Finished 7 marathons! Animal-lover.
Twitter @WFLALeigh Get Email Contact

37. Linnie Supall

Designation News Reporter Author Bio Emmy Nominated Reporter NBC Tampa | WFLA ‘2022 Multi-Media Reporter of the Year’ by Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
Twitter @LinnieSupall Get Email Contact

38. Maggie Rodriguez

Designation Co-Host Get Email Contact

39. Mahsa Saeidi

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative journalist covering #DeSantis, crime & injustice in #Florida. Former NYC ADA. 4x Emmy Award-winner. Attorney. Born in Iran. @UVA @BrooklynLaw
Twitter @WFLAMahsa Get Email Contact

40. Melissa Marino

Designation Reporter and Anchor Author Bio Reporter/Anchor @WFLA NBC covering Tampa, Florida | Pennsylvania native | lover of ☀️ | Retweets ≠ endorsements | Story idea? Message me!
Twitter @WFLAMelissaM Get Email Contact

41. Nathaniel Rodriguez

Designation Digital Content Producer Author Bio Digital Producer content producer and official McWeevil correspondent for @wfla. Former digital lead at WDHN. Have a story idea? Email at ****@wfla.com.
Twitter @nrodriguezmmj (215 Followers) Get Email Contact

42. Nicole Rogers

Designation Reporter Author Bio @WFLA Reporter ???? | @UFJSchool Alumna????
Twitter @wflanicole Get Email Contact

43. Olivia Steen

Designation Reporter Author Bio GA Peach | VSU Alum | 1908 | Opinions are my own. RTs are not endorsements.
Twitter @OMSteen27 Get Email Contact

44. Rachel Tucker

Designation Digital Content Producer Author Bio digital @wfla ????‍????✨ | @unfcomm alum ????☀️ | opinions are my own
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45. Rebecca Barry

Designation Meteorologist Author Bio Meteorologist at WFLA. Before that at WJXT 2006-‘21. I have the planet's most amazing husband, @CaptDonDingman, and dog. Always up for adventure ✈️ ????????
Twitter @WFLARebecca Get Email Contact

46. Sally Durwald

Designation Producer Author Bio Producer at WFLA
Twitter @Sally8WFLA Get Email Contact

47. Sam Sachs

Designation News Reporter and Book Editor Author Bio News Reporter and Book Editor. Certified Nerd. Fueled by Coffee. T1D. past: @wfla @wrblnews3.???????????????? sachsediting.com ko-fi.com/ssachs
Twitter @ssachswrites Get Email Contact

48. Sara Filips

Designation Digital Content Producer Get Email Contact

49. Sarah Smith

Designation Producer Get Email Contact

50. Shannon Behnken

Designation Investigative Journalist Author Bio Better Call Behnken, #BCB, for your consumer issues in Tampa Bay. Investigative Journalist for WFLA, News Channel 8. @wfla Graduate of @WKU
Twitter @WFLAShannon Get Email Contact

51. Staci DaSilva

Designation Reporter and Anchor Author Bio Covering Polk Co., FL for @WFLA | Former Vermonter | Former Iowan | MA native | Emerson College alum | Cat mom | Twitter user formerly known as @StaciDaSilva.
Twitter @WFLAStaci Get Email Contact

52. Stacie Schaible

Designation TV News Anchor Author Bio TV News Anchor 4/6pm @WFLA Tampa, FL. Mom of two. Minnesota ➡️ Fargo➡️ Austin, TX➡️ Tampa. ****@wfla.com
Twitter @WFLAStacie Get Email Contact

53. Todd Chappel

Designation Assignment Editor Author Bio ???????? Irish-American ????????, News Assignments Editor & ENG Tech (News Channel 8/NBC), photojournalist , proud father & husband. Re-tweets are not endorsements.
Twitter @ToddLChappel Get Email Contact

54. Vladimir Kislinger

Designation Bilingual Reporter and Producer Author Bio Bilingual Reporter and Producer for @WFLA / @Great38TV / @TampaHoy | Writer | Rotarian | #UN Volunteer | #NBC #Nexstar #Tampa
Twitter @WFLAKislinger Get Email Contact

55. Walt Buteau

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative reporter for WFLA in Tampa. Searching for the ghost of Tom Joad. Send tips to ****@wfla.com
Twitter @WFLAWalt Get Email Contact

56. Deanne King

Designation Traffic Anchor and News Reporter Author Bio @WFLA Traffic Anchor/ News Reporter @UofSouthFlorida Alum | AKA ????|#NABJ |Dog momma ???? |Your local GPS & community advocate #ForTheCulture✊????Tweets = MY opinion
Twitter @WFLADeanne Get Email Contact

57. Gayle Guyardo

Designation Host, Bloom TV Author Bio Host of Bloom in #Tampa, FL Health and Wellness show. Loving wife, mother of 4 amazing daughters. Official Gayle Guyardo Twitter. #host #NBC #Great38 #health
Twitter @WFLAGayleG Get Email Contact

58. Bob Hansen

Designation Sports Photographer Author Bio WFLA/News Channel 8 Sports photographer/producer since 1993. Worked in Rockford, Il and Fort Myers prior to WFLA.
Twitter @WFLAHansen Get Email Contact

59. Josh Benson

Designation News Anchor Author Bio News Anchor at @WFLA · Husband to @TaraManisBenson · Dad to Bella and Brooklyn · Covering the big stories and talkers ⚡️
Twitter @WFLAJosh Get Email Contact

60. John Strang

Designation Assignment Editor Author Bio Planning editor for @wfla News Channel 8. Story ideas? Email me at ****@wfla.com
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61. Whitt Laxson

Designation Producer Get Email Contact

62. William Richardson

Designation News Producer Author Bio Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready. ????
Twitter @WilliamRichJr Get Email Contact

63. Xavier Harris

Designation Reporter Author Bio No longer employed by WVTM 13. Please follow @WVTM13.
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64. Athina Morris

Designation Executive Producer of Digital Content Get Email Contact

65. Chloe Sparks

Designation Multimedia Journalist Author Bio News Reporter
Twitter @chloesparkswfla Get Email Contact

66. J.B. Biunno

Designation Reporter Author Bio Murrow & Emmy-winning Digital Anchor, Interactive Journalist for #WFLANow, #TrackingTheTropics and more at @WFLA. Tweets are my own. #HeyJB
Twitter @WFLAJB Get Email Contact

67. Trevor Sochocki

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter @WFLA. Probably listening to a podcast. @USC alum, crossword solver, semi-pro bartender. Got a story to tell? Drop a line ****@wfla.com ????
Twitter @WFLATrevor Get Email Contact

68. Val Simpson

Designation Anchor and Journalist Author Bio Bilingual Weather & News Anchor | Journalist | WFLA & WTTA | Presentadora de Noticias y el Tiempo en Noticias Tampa Hoy ****@wfla.com
Twitter @WFLAVal Get Email Contact

69. Britt McHenry

Designation None Author Bio TV host, author & brain cancer research advocate. @fox5dc. IG: Brittmchenry
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70. Kendall Griggs

Designation Photojournalist and Editor Author Bio Photojournalist/Editor for WJLA ABC-7/NewsChannel 8
Twitter @KgriggsPhoto Get Email Contact

71. Scott Taylor

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative Reporter @7NewsDC in Washington, D.C. Awards: Multi-Emmy/Edward R. Murrow/Genesis/SPJ Dateline/AP/National Press Club. TIPS: ****@sbgtv.com
Twitter @ScottTaylorTV Get Email Contact

72. Travis Hopson

Designation Film Critic Author Bio Movie and wrestling junkie toiling away at @pdcmovies, @WETAtvfm, @joblocom, @7NewsDC; illest member of @wafca @CriticsChoice @BlackReelAwards @rottentomatoes
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73. Zachary Winiecki

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio UCF Grad | Former TV Reporter | Tyrod Taylor fan account
Twitter @zackwiniecki Get Email Contact

74. Elizabeth Motley

Designation Executive Producer Author Bio TV Executive Producer @BloomTV1 @NXSTmediagroup @WFLA Instagram:TV_Diva The opinions expressed are my own
Twitter @motleyliz7 Get Email Contact

75. Carlos Bohorquez

Designation Producer Get Email Contact

76. Cristy Balderrama

Designation Host Author Bio ???? Mᴏʀɴɪɴɢ Sʜᴏᴡ Hᴏsᴛ ????@925MAXIMA ???? TV Hᴏsᴛ @TodoTampaBayTv ★★★ ????????????????, ???????????? ???????? 2, ???????????? ???????????? ???????? 2, ???????????????????????????????? ✌︎
Twitter @cristyonair Get Email Contact