News Team

Amelia Greer

Amelia Greer is a recent graduate from Tennessee Technological University where she attained her Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication/Journalism. While at Tech, she worked in promotions for the university as a student writer and social media intern.

Andrew Harrison

Andrew Harrison is happy to be back home! He grew up in Chattanooga and is a proud graduate of East Brainerd Elementary and McCallie School. He is a longtime member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Andrew started as a studio…

Jesse Farley

Jesse grew up in Knoxville TN where he graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was a member of the Pride of the Southland Band and played the saxophone. Jesse is in the Air National Guard at the…

Kay Blevins

Kay brings a decade of experience in broadcast journalism spent covering her hometown and the surrounding Tennessee Valley. Born and raised in the Tennessee Valley, she graduated from Red Bank High School and then attended UTC. There she anchored the UTC Mocs News and graduated with a degree in communications. “My love of broadcast journalism began in college. I love storytelling. This is my hometown, and I want to make a difference in this community. I hope to deliver accurate and compassionate news each day. I want each viewer to be informed and prepared with what they need to know.”

Khristine Arnold

Khristine Arnold was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and received her bachelor's degree in Communication and minor in Creative Writing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She has video production and broadcast experience from various internships during her…

Lillian Yi

Lillian Yi is a graduate of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a major in Communication and a minor in Criminal Justice.

Nick Hill

Nick is glad to be serving his home community as a reporter! Born right here in Chattanooga, Nick is a graduate of Hixson High School, then went to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee.

Robert Hanley

Robert Hanley was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and is a recent graduate from the University of North Texas where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a concentration in Broadcast and Digital Journalism.

Russell Stroud

Russell Stroud was born and raised in Ringgold, GA. He started out in broadcast media at a little AM radio station in Soddy-Daisy, TN in 2012. In his decade in radio, he covered breaking news, national headlines, conducted numerous interviews,…

Timbrel Williams

Timbrel Williams graduated from Tennessee State University in 2023 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. She is a Chattanooga native and is happy to be back home with friends and family.

WEATHER TEAM

Austen Onek

I am originally from Topeka, KS and graduated from The University of Kansas in 1991 with a degree in atmospheric science & physics (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!).

Chip Chapman

Chip has been either in front of a camera or behind a microphone for well over 30 years here in the Tennessee Valley. He anchored mornings and noon at WDEF-TV 12 from the late 1980’s until the summer of 2004,…

SPORTS TEAM

Rick Nyman

Rick Nyman grew up in Anniston, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. His television career started at WJSU-TV in Anniston where he had the opportunity to cover SEC football with Alabama and Auburn.

Brian Armstrong

Brian joined News 12 in October of 2020 and joined the stations sports team in July of 2022. Although he is new to sports at News 12, this isn’t his first sports on-air job. He was the sports director at his last station in Zanesville, Ohio.

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