KYW-TV anchors and reporters
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This is a list of current televison news anchors and reporters from the CBS owned KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Anchors
[edit] Susan Barnett
Susan Barnett is the co-anchor of the weekday edition of Eyewitness News This Morning alongside Ukee Washington. Barnett joined the Eyewitness News team on January 2, 2006
[edit] Don Bell
Don Bell joined KYW-TV in 2006 as a sports reporter and anchor.
[edit] Steve Bucci
Steve Bucci is a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor at KYW-TV. He joined KYW in 1997 as a sports reporter.
[edit] Pat Ciarrocchi
Pat Ciarrocchi (born July 2, 1952) co-anchors the weekday noon newscast. She joined the station in 1982. Previously she had served as anchor of the weekday morning and noon news for almost two decades. While at KYW-TV, she served as co-anchor of Evening Magazine for two years until it was cancelled. In 2001, she moved on from the morning news and was promoted to 5pm co-anchor until it was cancelled in favor of Dr. Phil in 2003, as part of the station's "Make the Switch" promotion. Pat is the city's longest tenured female anchor.
[edit] Carol Erickson
Carol Erickson came to CBS 3 in 1978. She left in 1984 and joined again in 1991. Carol is the meteorologist for the weekend morning editions of CBS 3 Eyewitness News and occasionally served as co-anchor on Sunday mornings in the past. Carol has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.
In addition to her forecasting duties, Erickson is among the first to be called upon when a story comes along dealing with pets and other animals; a self-described animal enthusiast, she has produced a number of special reports involving pet safety for the station. Like WPVI sports director Gary Papa, who suffered from prostate cancer, Erickson has been open about her battle with breast cancer, and she, along with all of the female anchors and reporters at CBS 3, do public affairs announcements and drives during Breast Cancer Awareness month (in October of each year).
She has one daughter and resides in New Jersey.
[edit] Jeff Herndon
Jeff Herndon will join KYW in mid-January as co-anchor of the weekend evening edition of Eyewitness News. He is currently an anchor and reporter for KAKE in Wichita, Kansas.
[edit] Marc Howard
Marc Howard (born February 13, 1937) co-anchors the weekday 4 P.M. newscast. He joined the station in January of 2003 of the 11 P.M. anchor. Howard came to Philadelphia in 1977 from New York City's WPIX to become the 5 P.M. co-anchor at WPVI.[1] Then suddenly in late 2002, he suddenly left after it was announced that he was being hired at KYW-TV to replace Larry Kane on the 11 P.M. newscast for a rumored $800,000 a year. In addition to his anchoring duties, Howard also hosts the locally-produced public affairs program "Newsmakers," which focuses on a variety of political issues, both local and national, and airs on KYW-TV on Sunday mornings.
[edit] Tom Lamaine
Meteorologist Tom Lamaine is a rotating meteorologist for CBS 3 Eyewitness News, and can be seen weekdays at noon. He has been forecasting weather in Philadelphia for over 30 years and also served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. Lamaine previously served as a sportscaster/anchor on company-owned Sportsradio 610 WIP. He and his wife, Donna, live in Riverton, New Jersey and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
[edit] Alycia Lane
Alycia Lane (born May 10, 1972) co-anchors the weekday 6 P.M. and 11 P.M. newscasts. She joined the station in September of 2003 as the 6 P.M. and 11 P.M. co-anchor from WSVN in Miami, where she was the weekend anchor. She hosts a weekly segment which airs at 4 P.M. entitled "A Woman's View." However, Lane is best know in Philadelphia for two controversial reports about the pains surrounding her own divorce and subsequent relationship with her second husband, Jay which aired nationally on the Dr. Phil show. She is the first Latina (her mother is of Puerto Rican descent) anchor in the Philadelphia market.
[edit] Maria LaRosa
Maria LaRosa is the weekend evening meteorologist and occasionally fills in during weekday mornings and evenings. LaRosa has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. She joined CBS 3 in 2004. She has recently given birth to her first child.
[edit] Cydney Long
Cydney Long is KYW-TV's New Jersey reporter and co-anchor of the morning weekend editions of Eyewitness News. She joined the station in 2001 from KEYE-TV and previously worked at WTSP-TV in Tampa, Florida.
[edit] Larry Mendte
Larry Mendte (born January 16, 1957) co-anchors the weekday 6 P.M. and 11 P.M. newscasts. He joined the station in September of 2003. He was the original host of the nationally syndicated show Access Hollywood. In 1997, he returned home to Philadelphia when he joined WCAU as their lead anchor. While at WCAU, the station passed ratings leader WPVI on the 11 P.M. newscast in 2001 for sometime. It marked the first time that WPVI had lost at 11PM in 30 years. In May of 2003, he was abruptly removed from the key 6 P.M. and 11 P.M. newscast as he remained on the 4 P.M. newscast, as WCAU management learned that he was being wooed by rival KYW-TV. He left the station shortly after that. Since joining KYW-TV, the station has made a significant jump in the ratings and beat WCAU at both 6PM and 11PM for the first time in a decade. Mendte is married to Dawn Stensland, who serves as the 10 p.m. anchor (and will serve as the future 5 p.m. anchor) of Philadelphia news station WTXF. Ironically, Stensland herself was a KYW-TV personality before her stint at WTXF.
[edit] Kathy Orr
Meteorologist Kathy Orr is the Chief Meteorologist for CBS3 and serves as the 4 P.M., 6 P.M., and 11 P.M. weatherperson. She joined KYW-TV in January of 2003 as their chief meteorologist, making her debut on the same night as Marc Howard. Orr has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. She came from WCAU-TV where she worked as a weekend weatherperson. She was reportedly asked to be chief meteorologist at WCAU when John Bolaris left but passed when she received a better salary offer from KYW-TV. The offer was ultimately taken by Glenn Schwartz.
Since coming to KYW, Orr has also helped establish "CBS-3 Kidcasters," wherein she and various CBS-3 crew members travel to various shopping malls in the Delaware Valley and encourage children of all ages to do a mock weather forecast. After playing many of the entries on the station's 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts, the very best children are invited to do live broadcasts alongside Orr on KYW-TV.
She was once a contestant on one of MTV's first game shows, Remote Control, which she lost and subsequently had her chair dragged away as she was beaten with stuffed animals.
[edit] Beasley Reece
Beasley Reece is lead sports anchor at KYW-TV, a position he has had since July, 1998.
[edit] Angela Russell
Angela Russell is the co-anchor of Eyewitness News at 4 P.M.. Russell joined CBS 3 on January 16, 2006.
[edit] Mary Stoker Smith
Mary Stoker Smith is a general assignment reporter and a weekend evening anchor for Eyewitness News. She joined the station on December 17, 2005. Smith comes from WPHL-TV where she was the co-anchor of WB 17 News at Ten.
[edit] Brooks Tomlin
Brooks Tomlin (born November 29, 1969) is the meteorologist for the weekday edition on Eyewitness News This Morning. Tomlin has his National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. Tomlin is currently working on his PhD. Brooks joined the Eyewitness weather team on January 2, 2006. Prior to KYW, Tomlin served as chief meteorologist at CBS sister station WJZ until 2005. Before WJZ, he served as meteorologist at WAFF, the NBC affiliate in Huntsville, AL, WJXX, the ABC affiliate in Jacksonville, FL, and KALB, the NBC affiliate in Alexandria, LA.
[edit] Lesley Van Arsdall
Lesley Van Arsdall is a weekend morning co-anchor and a weekday reporter for CBS 3. Van Arsdall joined CBS 3 in 2003, having previously served as a personality on CBS3's radio partner KYW Newsradio 1060.
[edit] Ukee Washington
Ukee Washington, born Ulysses Samuel Washington, co-anchors the weekday morning and noon newscast. He joined the station in 1986 as a weekend sportscaster. He eventually moved up to become the station's primary sportscaster. In 1996, he took on his current assignment. In addition to his daily anchor duties, he provides KYW viewers with "Sneak Peek Fridays," a special segment of the morning newscast wherein he will preview one of the week's theatrical releases, complete with interviews between him and said releases' stars, directors, etc. He also put together a special report on the Philadelphia Experiment in 2004. Washington is a second cousin of actor Denzel Washington and has had small parts in such movies as Unbreakable, Signs, and the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. He also appeared in an episode of the short-lived CBS drama series Hack.
[edit] Reporters
[edit] Stephanie Abrams
Stephanie Abrams is a general assignment reporter for KYW-TV, a position she has had since June of 2004. She has worked previously as the weekend anchor/reporter for WHP-TV in Harrisburg, where she moved from the same position at WICD-TV in Champaign, Illinois. Before that she worked as an anchor and reporter at KXLF-TV in Butte, Montana and a reporter at KHSL-TV in Chico, California.
Stephanie's Bio from KYW-TV
[edit] Jim Donovan
Emmy Award winner Jim Donovan joined KYW-TV in January 2004 as a consumer reporter. He joined the station from WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. He has also worked for WWOR-TV in Secaucus, New Jersey, WNBC-TV in New York City, CNBC, NBC, and WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina
[edit] Walt Hunter
Philadelphia native Walt Hunter is an investigative reporter with KYW-TV. He joined the station in 1980 as a crime reporter and was named best television reporter by Philadelphia Magazine in 2004.
[edit] Bob Kelly
Bob Kelly is the station's traffic reporter, delivering traffic information to commuters and families of commuters during each weekday morning and afternoon rush hour. Unlike many of his broadcasting peers, Kelly was born and raised (like Larry Mendte) in the Philadelphia area, never possessing a job that forced him to relocate to another market. He joined CBS-3 in 2001 after delivering traffic reports on such Philadelphia radio stations as WMGK (102.9 FM), WJJZ (106.1 FM), and the sister radio station of CBS-3, KYW Newsradio 1060 AM.
In addition Bob Kelly can also be heard on CBS-3 sister radio stations WOGL (98.1 FM) and WYSP (94.1 FM), and can also be seen regularly on the Jumbotron at Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Philadelphia Phantoms games, providing fans with information on potential pre- and post-game traffic situations.
[edit] Liz Keptner
Liz Keptner is the Lehigh Valley reporter for KYW-TV. She joined the station in September 2005 after working as a freelancer.
[edit] Valerie Levesque
Valerie Levesque is the Bucks County reporter for KYW-TV. She joined the station in 2003 from WHP and WLYH in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Cydney Long
Cydney Long is KYW-TV's New Jersey reporter and co-anchor of the morning weekend editions of Eyewitness News. She joined the station in 2001 from KEYE-TV and previously worked at WTSP-TV in Tampa, Florida.
[edit] Robin Mackintosh
Robin Mackintosh is a veteran Philadelphia reporter who began his broadcasting career as a writer for KYW-AM in 1967. In 1970 he joined KYW-TV. He has been honored with many awards in his career, including an Emmy Award.
[edit] Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy is the traffic reporter for KYW's sister station WPSG and a frequent fill-in for Bob Kelly on Eyewitness News.
[edit] Dick Standish
Dick Standish is an award winning veteran reporter who joined KYW-TV in 1979 after working at sister radio station KYW-AM since 1967. Standish, a Rutgers University graduate, also has taught some journalism courses at his alma mater.
[edit] Stephanie Stahl
Stephanie Stahl is the medical reporter for KYW-TV. She joined KYW from WCAU in 1992.
