WCAU news team
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This is a list of current television news anchors and reporters for WCAU, NBC 10, which is owned and operated as a subsidiary of NBC Universal and is located in Philadelphia.
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[edit] Current staff
[edit] News anchors
[edit] John Blunt
John Blunt is the co-anchor of the weekend editions of NBC 10 News Today and NBC 10 News Midday. He also serves as a reporter three days a week. He joined WCAU as a reporter in 1984.
[edit] Renee Chenault-Fattah
Renee Chenault-Fattah is the co-anchor of the weekday edition of NBC 10 News at 11 p.m.. She joined the station in September 1991 and served as an anchor and a reporter. After a few years anchoring the now defunct noon broadcast with Tim Lake, she was promoted to the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news in March 1995. In 2003, Lake joined Chenault as co-anchor at 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m., after she had spent 8 years co-anchoring newscasts at 6 and 11 with first, Ken Matz, then with Larry Mendte (Chenault and Mendte first were together at 11). On April 7, 2001 married to U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District, and is a Democratic Party candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia, now currently held by John F. Street. Chenault is one of several minority females to have anchored newscasts in Philadelphia. She has given birth to two daughters during the marriage.
[edit] Tracy Davidson
Tracy Davidson is the anchor of the 4pm broadcast entitled "All That & More" which replaced the previous NBC 10 News at 4 on December 4, 2006, and is the station's consumer reporter.
She has been with the station since 1996 when she was brought in to anchor the weekend morning news.
In 1999, Davidson won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in the "Outstanding Service News" category for her reporting work. She won another as an anchor/reporter in 2001, in the "Outstanding Community Outreach Program" category.
[edit] Lori Delgado
Lori Delgado is co-anchor of NBC 10 News Today with Terry Ruggles and is also a general assignment reporter for NBC 10 News. Delgado joined the WCAU news team in January 24, 2005.
[edit] Vince DeMentri
Vince DeMentri is the anchor of NBC 10 News Live at 5 and the weekday edition of MyPHL News at Ten Powered by NBC 10. DeMentri joined WCAU after being let go from WCBS-TV after he was arrested for impersonating a federal agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on September 13, 2001 while covering the World Trade Center disaster for WCBS-TV. He had the charge reduced to trespassing. He did, however, win an Emmy for his coverage on the WTC disasters. [1]
[edit] Tim Lake
Tim Lake is the anchor of NBC 10 News at 6 p.m. and co-anchor of NBC 10 News at 11 p.m.. Lake also anchors the news cut-ins during "All That and More". He became lead anchor in June of 2003 after Larry Mendte joined KYW-TV. Prior to this he was co-anchor of the 5 P.M. edition of NBC 10 News. He joined WCAU in 1992 as an anchor/reporter where co-anchoring the now defunct noon newscast with Renee Chenault-Fattah. In 2002, he was removed from the 5 P.M. news and was demoted to general assignment reporter. He went to accept an anchor position at KYW-TV, but he was told by station management that he'd be sued for breaching his contract. His contract contained a non-compete clause as well as a clause that he could leave at anytime for either a network job or a job in a large market. He filed a breach of contract suit against WCAU. He eventually got his 5 P.M. anchor position back. In 2003, he went back to co-anchoring newscasts with Chenault.
He may be a robot, based on his timbre and delivery.
[edit] Denise Nakano
Denise Nakano is the co-anchor of the weekday edition of MyPHL News at Ten powered by NBC 10. She is also a reporter for NBC 10 News. Nakano joined NBC 10 on July 28, 2003.
She grew up in the Los Angeles area and went on to receive a communications degree from the University of the Pacific. Previously she was an anchor in Seattle, Washington.
[edit] Aditi Roy
Aditi Roy is the co-anchor of the weekend editons and NBC News Today and the weekend exclusive NBC 10 News Midday with John Blunt. She reports for NBC 10 News during the week. Roy joined NBC 10 in May of 2002 as a general assignment reporter. She was promoted to her current position in October of 2006.
[edit] Terry Ruggles
Terry Ruggles is a co-anchor of the weekday edition of NBC 10 News Today. He is also a reporter, known for his Pothole Patrol who go around the Delaware Valley, getting potholes fixed.
Ruggles has been with the station for 31 years. He became morning anchor in 2005 after veteran anchor Steve Levy retired. Previously, he served as a reporter covering the state of New Jersey since 1993. While at WCAU, he has also served as anchor of the weekend news and as a weatherperson. He lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
[edit] David Ushery
David Ushery anchors and moderates New Jersey political debates which air on both WCAU and WNBC.
[edit] Lori Wilson
Lori Wilson joined WCAU on November 28, 2005. She is the co-host of the weekday morning talk show 10! and contributes feature reports for the evening newscasts.
[edit] Sports anchors
[edit] John Clark
John Clark is the weekend sports anchor for NBC 10 News and the weekend edition of MyPHL News at Ten Powered by NBC 10. Clark joined WCAU in September 2001.
[edit] Jade McCarthy
Jade McCarthy is a fill-in sports anchor and sports reporter for NBC 10 News. McCarthy joined WCAU in December of 2005.
[edit] Vai Sikahema
Vai Sikahema is the sports director at WCAU. Sikahema is the sports anchor for NBC 10 News at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. as well as the weekday edition of MyPHL News at Ten Powered by NBC 10. Sikahema joined the station in April 1994. He was a former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals and during his playing days was famous for his kickoff-return "goalpost punching" touchdown celebration. Sikahema has a nephew Reno Mahe that plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.
[edit] Weather
[edit] Bill Henley
Bill Henley is a meteorologist, and presents the weather during the weekday edition of NBC 10 News Today. He is also the co-anchor of 10!. Henley joined WCAU in February 1994. Unlike his colleagues, Henley does not have a American Meteorological television seal or Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate, despite a promo on the station claiming all their meteorologists have the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate.
Around the 6:20 am weather report, Bill Henley does his exclusive EarthWatch Travel Forecast. It consists of him giving the temperature and condition of several popular cities around the county, and one last town that has a strange name, which changes daily. Henley starts of the travel forecast by saying "Getting ready to skip town? Check out these forecasts for major cities around the country." Before the last town is mentioned, he says "And our final major city this morning, the HUGE metropolis of...", while a drum roll is playing in the background and the town is unveiled. One of the daily cities mentioned is Miami, which Henley refers to as Miami Beach, and pronounces it with a unique emphasis on "Beach". Terry Ruggles is known to imitate Henley's pronunciation of Miami Beach at times. It should be noted that only Bill Henley does this travel forecast, and it is only shown weekdays at around 6:20 am. When Henley is absent, the travel forecast is not given, unless the substitute is Dave Warren.
[edit] Doug Kammerer
Doug Kammerer is a meteorologist, and presents the weather during NBC 10 News Live at 5 and the weekday version on MyPHL News at Ten Powered by NBC 10. Kammerer is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, holding certificate number 71.
Kammerer joined the station in August 2003.
Doug Kammerer also does "Backyard Weather" every Thursday during the summer, where the weather forecast is given from a viewer's backyard. Kammerer is often seen eating barbeque, made by the owner of the backyard. Although often talking about his appetite, he also gives weather reports, and gifts to the residents he visits.
[edit] Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz
Glenn E. "Hurricane" Schwartz is the chief meteorologist for NBC 10, and presents the weather during the weekday editions of NBC 10 News at 6 p.m., 11 p.m., and "All That and More". Schwartz joined WCAU in October 1995 and was named chief meteorologist in November of 2002. He is known famously for wearing a bowtie on the air, but rarely he will wear a regular necktie. Though when reporting the weather out of the studio, Glenn always has on a normal dress shirt without the bowtie. Schwartz is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist holding certificate number 79. Schwartz is also a proud owner of a Toyota Prius.
[edit] Dave Warren
Dave Warren is the stage name for David W. Pusey [2]. He holds AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate 116, who presents the weather during the weekend edition of NBC 10 News Today, and the weekend-exclusive NBC 10 News Midday. He also helps produce the evening weathercasts three days a week. Warren joined WCAU in April 2003 from KPAX-TV in Montana.
[edit] Reporters
[edit] Cherie Bank
Cherie Bank is the medical reporter for NBC 10. She began her career in 1971 at KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri before joining WCAU in July 1979 as co-anchor of the defunct magazine show "10 Around Town". She assumed her current position in June 1983. Cherie has won many Emmy Awards for her superb work as a reporter. She resides in the suburban Philadelphia living with daughter Emily and maltese dog Daisy. A station promo claims that she was the first medical reporter in Philadelphia.
[edit] Monique Braxton
Monique Braxton joined WCAU on July 12, 2000 as a reporter/fill-in anchor. Braxton previously worked for MSNBC.
[edit] Lu Ann Cahn
Lu Ann Cahn joined WCAU in 1987 as a general assignement reporter. In 1995, she briefly anchored the weekend morning news.
[edit] Deanna Durante
Deanna Durante is native of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. She joined WCAU in May of 2005 as a general assignment reporter. She began her broadcasting career at KHAS-TV in Hastings, Nebraska where she was a reporter and anchor. She then moved to KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she had the same duties. Prior to joining the station, Durante was a reporter and weekend anchor WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
[edit] Tim Furlong
Tim Furlong joined WCAU as a reporter in December 2005 from WPHL-TV in Philadelphia.
[edit] Ted Greenberg
Ted Greenberg is a New Jersey reporter for WCAU.
[edit] Harry Hairston
Harry Hairston joined NBC 10 News in January of 2004 as a reporter for the investigative team. Prior to joing WCAU in Philadelphia Hairston worked at the number one station in Detroit Michigan, WXYZ as an investigative reporter. In Detroit Hairston earned a reputation for breaking many local stories, including news of federal indictments of HUD officials, murder suspects and warrants against local officials. Hairston's reporting also lead to the firing of one of the city's Fire Commissioners for not having the proper gear and equipment ready for his firefighters. During Hairtson's 16 year career in Detroit he won dozens of community and broadcast awards, including the Michigan School Bell Award for AIDS education. Hairston also won an Emmy for Best Talent. Hairston also broke many stories in the crime arena, including a murder mystery in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. That is where a female Michigan college student was found dead on the beach while vacationing. NBC's Dateline and CBS' 48 Hours both picked up on the story. Hairston also covered Pope John Paul II's visit to Toronto, Canada for World Youth Day. While in Philadelphia in early 2004, Hairtson first showed the dangers of sexually preditors on the internet. Hairston confronted several alleged sexual preditors at a home in Newtown Square. The series of reports aired well before the NBC TO CATCH A PREDATOR SERIES. Hairston also broke the Bill Cosby story whereas a Canadian woman told police Cosby sexually assaulted her at his Philadelphia area home.
[edit] Edie Huggins
Edie Huggins joined WCAU as a reporter in January of 1966. Huggins does a series of reports which airs every Friday entitled "Huggin's Heroes" which profiles a outstanding member of the community.
[edit] Doug Shimell
Doug Shimell has been a reporter for NBC 10 News at 11pm since 1995. Shimell previously worked at WTXF in Philadelphia.
[edit] Mike Strug
Mike Strug is a reporter for NBC 10. During his 40 year career, Mike is one of the few reporters that has worked at KYW-TV, WPVI, and WCAU.
[edit] Dawn Timmeney
Dawn Timmeney is the correspondent for "All That and More". Timmeney joined NBC 10 in October 2001 as a general assignment reporter. In January 13, 2003 she moved to the anchor desk. From May 1, 2006 until Late October, Dawn was the feature reporter for NBC 10 News Today from 5-7 AM Weekday Mornings.
[edit] Kristen Welker
Kristen Welker joined WCAU on April 4, 2005 as a general assignment reporter. A native of Philadelphia, Welker is a graduate of Harvard University and Germantown Friends School. She majored in History at Harvard and graduated with Honors.
[edit] Jamison Uhler
Jamison Uhler joined the NBC 10 news team in January 2006 as a general assignment reporter.
[edit] Former staff
- Diane B. Allen - anchor (1988-1994, now a State Senator from New Jersey)
- John Alston - anchor/reporter (1996-2000)
- Sheela Allen Stephens - feature reporter (1977-2005)
- Kym Alvarado Booth - reporter (1992-1996, now at KPRC-TV in Houston)
- Jeff Ash - reporter (1982-1991)
- Linda Avery - reporter (1981-1984)
- Bill Baldini - reporter (1964-2006)
- Peter Barnes - reporter (1992-1993)
- Suzanne Bates - anchor/reporter (1984-1987, now owns her own communications firm [3])
- Pat Battle - New Jersey correspondent (1988-1991, now at WNBC-TV in New York)
- John Bolaris - meteorologist (1990-2002, now at WCBS-TV in New York)
- Tom Brookshier - sportscaster (1962-1977)
- Uze Brown Washington - reporter (1995-2000)
- Ron Burke - sports anchor/reporter (1988-1997, now at NBA TV)
- Camilla Carr - reporter (1985-1986)
- Bruce Casella - sports reporter (1992-1994)
- Roseanne Cerra - reporter (1980-1985)
- Harvey Clark - reporter (1978-1991)
- Herb Clarke - longtime weather anchor (1958-1997)
- Connie Colla - morning anchor/reporter (1995-2000, now at CN8)
- Gene Crane - the longest-tenured staffer at WCAU (1948-2006)
- Dan Cryor - reporter (1969-1976)
- Dave Culbreth - investigative reporter (1991-1993, now runs an investigative firm in Cincinnati [4]
- Dennis Cunningham - film critic/entertainment reporter (1975-1977)
- Herb Denenberg - sports anchor/reporter (1975-1998)
- Ann Devlin - anchor/reporter (1984-1987) [5]
- Joan Dinerstein Cesare - anchor/reporter (1973-1979)
- Kathy Egan - reporter (1996-2000)
- Howard Eskin - sports reporter/contributor to Sports Final (1996-2005, now a host at WIP radio [6]
- John Essig - reporter/news director (1952-1993)
- John Facenda - legendary anchorman who originated the 11 p.m. news (1948-1973, deceased)
- Arthur Fennell - anchor/reporter (1990-1998, now at CN8)
- Joe Fowler - sports anchor/reporter (1988)
- Amy Freeze - meteorologist (2003-2007, now at WFLD in Chicago)
- Steve Friedman - anchor/reporter (1990-1998)
- Alan Frio - anchor (1984-1989, now at WSMV-TV in Nashville)
- Hugh Gannon - sportscaster (1970-1989, deceased)
- Doreen Gentzler - anchor/reporter (1986-1989, now at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.)
- Linda Gialanella - weather anchor (1991-1994, now at WFTS-TV Tampa)
- Andrew Glassman - reporter (1991-1995, now a producer)
- Mike Golic - sports reporter (1991-1992)
- Meg Grant - anchor/reporter (1990-1997)
- Patrick Greenlaw - reporter (1981)
- Judd Hambrick - anchor (1972-1973)
- Jack Jones - anchor (1967-1976, deceased)
- Larry Kane - anchor (1978-1992, now at CN8)
- Kasey Kaufman - reporter (1984-1985, now at WBZ-TV in Boston)
- Bonnie Keller - reporter (1987-1991)
- Jim Kelly - sports anchor (1978-1982)
- Steve Levy - daytime anchor/reporter (1982-2005)
- Siani Lee - anchor/reporter (1993-1998, deceased)
- Ted Leitner - sportscaster (1977-1978)
- Chris Long - reporter (1984-1987)
- Kati Marton - reporter (1973-1978)
- Anthony Mason - New Jersey correspondent (1982-1984, now at CBS News)
- Ken Matz - anchor (1992-1998)
- Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky - reporter (1967-1971, later served as a U.S. Congresswoman between 1993 and 1995)
- Tiffany McElroy - reporter/anchor (2002-2004, now at WPIX-TV in New York)
- Ed McMahon - staff announcer
- Al Meltzer - sports anchor (1979-1998)
- Larry Mendte - anchor (1997-2003, now at KYW-TV)
- Barbara Monaco - anchor/reporter (1998-2001)
- Paul Moriarty - reporter (1981-1986)
- Barney Morris - reporter (circa 1975)
- Bob Orr - reporter (1985-1988, now a Washington correspondent at CBS News)
- Jim O'Brien (reporter)
- Vince Papale - sportscaster (1980-1981)
- John Pauly - reporter (1984-1987, now a media consultant to the Aruba Task Force)
- Joe Pellegrino - sports anchor/reporter (1982-1988)
- Ralph Penza - anchor (1976-1979, deceased)
- Sharon Reed - morning anchor (1999-2002, now at WOIO-TV in Cleveland)
- Pete Retzlaff - sportscaster (1966-1968)
- Jane Robelot - anchor (1990-1995, now at WYFF-TV in Greenville/Spartanburg, SC))
- Matt Robinson - writer, producer, and performer (played Gordon Robinson on Sesame Street from 1969 to 1972, deceased)
- Dave Schratweiser - investigative reporter (1987-1993, now at WTXF-TV)
- Sarah Schulte - reporter (1995-1998, now at WLS-TV in Chicago)
- Phillip Sheridan - reporter (1950-1963)
- Dave Sims - sports anchor/reporter (1984-1985)
- John Slattery - reporter (1974-1979, now at WCBS-TV in New York)
- Rebecca Sobel - reporter (1976-1978)
- Stephanie Stahl - health reporter (1986-1992, now at KYW-TV)
- Mike Stevens - reporter (1989-1990, now at WEYI-TV in Saginaw, Michigan)
- Stan Stovall - anchor (1986-1988, now at WBAL-TV in Baltimore)
- Charles Thomas - reporter (1982-1985)
- Michael Tuck - anchor/reporter (1973-1978, now at KUSI-TV in San Diego)
- Bill Vargus - sports reporter (1989-1991, now at WTXF-TV)
- Jane Velez Mitchell - reporter (1981-1982, now at Court TV)
- James Walker - reporter (1973-1978)
- Pat Warren - anchor/reporter (1976-1982)
- Uze Brown Washington - reporter (1995-2000)
- Sandy Weston - reporter (1996-1999)
- Jack Whitaker - sportscaster/announcer (1950-1961)
- Brian Williams - New Jersey correspondent (1986-1987, now the anchor of NBC Nightly News)
- Dennis Woltering - anchor/reporter (1984-1994, now at WWL-TV in New Orleans)
- Lorrie Yapczenski - reporter (1979-1987)
- Janet Zappala - anchor/reporter (1993-1996, now at CN8)
