John Snell has worked in the TV news business in New Orleans since 1983. During that time, he's reported on virtually every major story in Southeastern Louisiana, from the 1984 World's Fair to the collapse of the oil industry, the Edwin Edwards trials, hurricanes and their aftermath.
Graduating at the top of the school of Mass Communications from Dillard University in 2011, Kristi Coleman always possessed the drive to be the best. She began her career as an intern for the Orleans Parish School Board.
A Mandeville native, Olivia Vidal covered news all around Louisiana before returning home to join the FOX 8 News team.
She has previously worked at FOX 8's sister stations, KPLC in Lake Charles and KSLA in Shreveport.
Shan Bailey is the digital content producer and on-air personality for FOX 8 Nola Weekend. Shan is a creative storyteller who is passionate about creating compelling content that connects with audiences.
Kelsey is humbled to be back home and working with the award winning team of journalist on Fox 8 Morning Edition --- John Snell, Meg Gatto, Rob Krieger, Shelby Latino and Kristi Coleman -- to continue to build on the legacy of excellence they have established.
Andrés Fuentes is a New Orleans native and a 2020 graduate of Loyola University. He joined the FOX8 News Team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Maddie is putting the "local" in Local First as she tells the stories of her friends and family in NOLA. As a true bayou baby, she is no stranger to the summertime heat. But having spent five years in New York City as a student at Pace University, she's gotten her taste of the cold, too!
Rob started his career in 2008 reporting in Baton Rouge after he was handpicked as the top reporter candidate at LSU’s Manship School of Communication. During his time in Baton Rouge, Rob covered Hurricanes Gustav and Isaac, the New Orleans Saints’ Superbowl victory and reported extensively from the coast during the BP oil spill.
Shelby is a proud Bulldog as she graduated from Fontainebleau High School, then attended Mississippi State University to earn her degree in Professional Meteorology.
Rob Masson is a New Orleans native who has been covering news in the region since he was in high school. The Murrow award winner joined Fox 8 in 1994 and has covered everything from governor’s trials, to hurricanes. He served as News Director at WLSU while in college and is proud to call Louisiana home.
Liz Reyes is an award winning anchor and reporter. She anchors the weekday Fox 8 Noon News and the 4pm Evening weekday Newscasts. Prior to that she anchored Fox 8 Morning Edition. She has called New Orleans home for 19 years and considers herself part of the complex "gumbo mix" of this great city.
Josh Roberson was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. After reporting at KSLA News 12, he set his focus on his favorite city of New Orleans. After falling in love with the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Big Easy from a young age, Josh knew it was eventually the place he would call home.
Emmy and Regional Murrow award winning reporter, Natasha Robin was born and raised in St. Bernard Parish. She started her career right here at FOX 8 News at just 17years old as a Production Assistant.
New Orleans-born and Lafayette-raised, Chris graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2012. Chris has worked every job in a newsroom and covered multiple major hurricanes, the Alton Sterling shooting and civil unrest in Baton Rouge, the deadly 2016 ambush of Baton Rouge law enforcement, and the Seacor Power disaster.
An award winning journalist whose work as been recognized at both the national and local level, Sabrina has covered almost every story imaginable. Sabrina is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the New Orleans Press Club and has mentored several aspiring journalists.
FOX 8 Chief Meteorologist Bruce Katz is a native New Orleanian who has been fortunate enough to serve the viewers in his home state for his entire three plus decades on the air.
Fox 8 WVUE Meteorologist Nicondra Norwood loves serving her home region. The Gramercy native began her broadcasting career in Montgomery, AL. Followed by a few years in Memphis, TN before returning home to New Orleans in 2007.
To be home in the city I love providing you a weather forecast is really a dream come true.
Most meteorologists will tell you their interest in weather started at a young age
and I was no different. Growing up on the West Bank, I can't remember a time in my life
I didn't love everything about the weather.
Hannah grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She realized her love of meteorology when she was very young - sitting on camp chairs watching thunderstorms with her dad and watching the local weather daily. After seeing coverage of Hurricane Katrina when she was just 5 years old, Hannah decided her dream career was to be a broadcast meteorologist.
Although she's a North Carolina native and a southern girl at heart, Amber spent the last decade forecasting snowstorms and extreme cold in North Dakota. She finds the beauty in all weather... from the clear blue skies to overcast and rainy. When not at work, Amber loves trying new restaurants and traveling with her husband.
FOX 8 Sports Director Juan Kincaid has been in New Orleans since 2001 and he loves it. He loves the people, the food, the music and the weather (most times).
Sean Fazende joined FOX 8 Sports in 2008, then full-time in 2009, and is now the longest tenured reporter in the sports department. Born in New Orleans, raised in Terrytown, Sean went to Brother Martin high school and LSU. His first job out of college was at HTV in Houma then spent four years as a producer at another local station.
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor
Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.
Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.
I started working at Gray TV’s Washington D.C. bureau in May of 2023.
I found my calling for news while attending Butler University during the Ferguson Riots after the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. During the chaotic times is when I realized how facts and storytelling can really impact a community.
Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.
Ashonti Ford joined Gray Television in August of 2023.
Ford is a well-traveled watchdog journalist who has worked for newsrooms around the nation, including; Tampa, Kansas City, Decatur, Wichita and Salisbury.
Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC.
Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia.
Joshua worked at several local stations before moving to Washington, D.C.. There he launched a national morning show, "The National Desk" for Sinclair. He now works as a producer for the Gray Washington News Bureau.
Leah Vredenbregt joined the Gray Washington Bureau team in June 2023 as a weekend producer. She is a recent University of Missouri grad who worked for three years in mid-Missouri news, with internships across the country in both local and national news outlets.
Michael is a born and raised Ohioian who got his photojournalism start at his alma mater Ohio University working for PBS in 2007. He has gone on to work for several media outlets both locally and nationally, shooting award winning news and documentary stories, garnering him an Emmy and Edward Murrow award.
Sarah Meklir joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2023 as a production assistant after working as an intern for the DC Bureau in the summer of 2023. She is currently studying journalism at the University of Maryland.
Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education.
Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the
failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues.
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor
Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.
