BREAKING NEWS
Anchors
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Stephen Clark
Stephen Clark has been a member of the Action News family since 2001. He anchors Action News at 6 and 11 with Diana Lewis and Action News at 7 with Carolyn Clifford.
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Diana Lewis
Since July 4th, 1977 when she signed on as co-anchor of "Action News at 5:30," Detroiters have trusted Diana Lewis to guide them through stories large and small, good and bad. Now, three decades later, Diana continues to be one of the most recognized and respected faces in local television as anchor of Action News at 5 and 6 p.m.
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Carolyn Clifford
A native Detroiter, Carolyn Clifford anchors the 7 p.m. newscast and the 11 p.m. with Stephen Clark. Carolyn has been working in broadcast journalism for more than 17 years.
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Alicia Smith
Alicia is co-anchor of Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m - 7:00 a.m.
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JoAnne Purtan
JoAnne Purtan is co-anchor of Action News at Noon and 5 p.m. JoAnne joined WXYZ in 1998. Before coming home to Detroit, she worked as an anchor/reporter at WRGB TV in Albany, New York. Her work has been nominated for close to a dozen Emmy awards.
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Vic Faust
Vic Faust is co-anchor of Action News This Morning and Action News at Noon.
Weather
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Dave Rexroth
Dave Rexroth was named Chief Meteorologist at WXYZ in August 2010. Every day during the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, Dave provides the latest weather updates and forecasts for all of southeast Michigan.
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Keenan Smith
It’s the four distinct seasons that lured Keenan Smith away from the tropical weather in sunny Florida to forecast the weather here in Michigan.
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Chris Edwards
Edwards began his career as a weathercaster in the U.S. Air Force. He was one of the first meteorologists with The Weather Channel in Atlanta, before moving on to forecast at WISN-TV in Milwaukee.
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Hally Vogel
Hally joins Channel 7 from WZZM 13, the ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, where she recently served as the weekday morning and noon meteorologist for 7 years. Born and raised in Ohio, near Lake Erie, Hally is no stranger to the frequently changing weather in the Great Lakes.
Sports
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Don Shane
When he was growing up, Don Shane would run outside and grab the newspaper before anyone else. He wanted to be the first to see the sports section each morning.
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Tom Leyden
Tom Leyden anchors sports for Action News Weekend and hosts the Sunday Sports Update. He also reports during the week for the Channel 7 sports team.
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Brad Galli
Brad Galli is a hometown guy who understands the passion of the Detroit sports fan. He grew up in Detroit and is inspired by ordinary people in the city doing extraordinary things
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VP, General Manager
Ed FernandezEd Fernandez, age 47, is a Michigan native with a distinguished career as a broadcast executive. He rose through the ranks at stations in Grand Rapids and, most recently, served as president and general manager of WSNS Telemundo in Chicago.
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Editorial Director
Chuck StokesStokes joined the station in 1981 and serves as moderator and producer of "Spotlight On The News," Detroit's longest-running weekly news and public affairs show.
Faces from the Past
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Robbie Timmons
The anchor of Channel 7 Action News at Noon and Action News at 5PM, Robbie Timmons has carved out a distinguished niche for herself in the world of broadcast journalism.
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Jerry Hodak
WXYZ-TV Chief Meteorologist, Jerry Hodak, has been forecasting the weather longer than anyone in Detroit television. Hodak began his weather career in Detroit in 1965.
Reporters
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Julie Banovic
Julie Banovic joined the WXYZ-TV news team in January of 2011. She is excited to be back home, working and living in Metro Detroit.
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Heather Catallo
Heather Catallo is an award winning Investigative Reporter. As a native Detroiter, Heather is committed to her community both on and off the job.
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Cheryl Chodun
Channel 7’s Cheryl Chodun is ready for breaking news everyday and has built a reputation as one of Detroit’s most tenacious reporters.
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Val Clark
Val Clark is a veteran of broadcast news and is dedicated to covering the stories that matter to metro Detroiters.
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Mary Conway
Mary Conway is always on assignment around Metro Detroit working hard to bring the news to Channel 7 viewers.
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Kimberly Craig
Kim Craig is a news and investigative reporter with her finger on the pulse of metro Detroit.
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Tara Edwards
Tara Edwards joined WXYZ in June 2011. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri but spent her middle school and high school years in Metro Detroit. Tara graduated from West Bloomfield High School and University of Michigan.
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Smita Kalokhe
Smita Kalokhe came from the west side of Michigan and joined the Action News Team in November 2010.
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Dave LewAllen
Dave LewAllen joined Channel 7 in 1988 to reports on the top news stories of the day for Action News.
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Glenda Lewis
Although Glenda Lewis grew up with a broadcasting legend for a mother, it was not her lifelong dream to pursue a career in broadcasting.
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Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis has a reputation for breaking big stories, exposing corruption and getting results through his investigative efforts.
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Malcolm Maddox
Malcolm Maddox considers himself to be a true Renaissance Man. This former Marine is a self-taught bassist, videographer and multimedia producer.
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Erin Nicole
Erin Nicole helps viewers start each day off right with her Traffic Tracker 7 reports.
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Anu Prakash
Since joining WXYZ more than two years ago, Anu Prakash has been reporting on the tough and touching stories of Metro Detroit.
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Bill Proctor
Bill Proctor joined WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in May 1980 and is now part of the Action News Investigative Team.
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Michael Rosenfield
Michael Rosenfield has covered some of the biggest breaking news events in metro Detroit since joining WXYZ.
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Kim Russell
Working in news allows Kim to meet new people and share new experiences, two things she loves. Kim is proud to work at a station like WXYZ, where the goal every day is to produce stories that make a positive difference in the community.
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Bill Spencer
Each year, over 7,000 metro Detroiters make a "Call for Action" to WXYZ's consumer advocate and investigative reporter, Bill Spencer.
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Tom Wait
Tom Wait joined the WXYZ-TV news team as a reporter March 24th 2008, one of the most memorable days in recent Detroit history.
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Ross Jones
Ross Jones is an investigative reporter whose work has led to major government reforms, removed local power brokers and prompted investigations by the FBI.
