Meet The Team
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Terry McFadden, an award winning television journalist, co-anchors the early evening and late editions of 16 News Now.
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Tricia Sloma has served as co-anchor of WNDU-TV's Emmy-nominated "16 Morning News" since late 1993.
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Mark Peterson
Multimedia Journalist
After joining the 16 News Now team at WNDU-TV in 1985, Mark Peterson set out to build a solid reputation as one of Michiana's finest reporters. Not only has he accomplished that goal, but he's become the kind of journalist that other journalists look up to.
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Maria Catanzarite
Multimedia Journalist
Maria Catanzarite is a reporter and weekend evening anchor. She joined WNDU in August 2014 as a multimedia journalist.
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Zach Horner
Multimedia Journalist
Zach Horner, a Michiana native, brings a variety of experience to the WNDU newsroom as a multimedia journalist.
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Melissa Stephens
Multimedia Journalist
Melissa grew up in Chicago and earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia College Chicago.
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Ibrahim Samra
Multimedia Journalist
Ibrahim Samra graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
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Monica Murphy
Multimedia Journalist
Monica Murphy is from South Bend and has an undergraduate degree from Saint Mary’s College and a graduate degree from Indiana University – South Bend.
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Jack Springgate
Multimedia Journalist
Jack Springgate joined 16 News Now after reporting news and sports for two years in Minot, North Dakota.
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Carly Miller
Multimedia Journalist
An Indiana native, Carly is excited to be working as a multimedia journalist in her home state.
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Meteorologist Mike Hoffman
Chief Meteorologist for WNDU-TV, AgDay and US Farm Report
Mike Hoffman has been the 16 News Now Chief Meteorologist since returning to Michiana in 1994. He has spent most of his life in Indiana and Michigan, so he is very used to watching weather around the area.
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Meteorologist Kimberly Newman
Weekday Morning Meteorologist
Member of the 16 Morning News Now team since 2019. Kimberly has been a professional meteorologist for over 10 years.
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Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick
Weekend Meteorologist
With a love for weather and a passion for informing the public and keeping them safe, Matt Yarosewick is excited to be a part of the Michiana community.
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There’s a lot more to Gary Sieber than meets the eye. Best known for Saturday morning weather poetry (“The Weather Could be Verse”), Gary has worn many hats in the Michiana community over the last four decades.
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Courtney Jorgensen
Meteorologist
Courtney Jorgensen joined the 16 News Now Weather Team in November 2017. She has spent her entire life in Michigan and Indiana, living in Michiana since 2005.
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Mark Skol Jr.
Sports Director
Mark Skol Jr. comes to South Bend from the Lone Star State. He grew up in Houston, Texas, and lived just down the road from NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
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Megan Smedley
Sports Multimedia Journalist/Anchor
Megan is a sports multimedia journalist/anchor for WNDU. She covers Notre Dame and high school athletics around Michiana.
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Jacqueline Policastro
Washington Bureau Chief
Jacqueline Policastro created the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in 2014. She’s covered Congress and the White House for more than a decade.
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Ted Fioraliso
Senior Reporter/Executive Producer
Ted Fioraliso returned to Washington, D.C. in April 2016 as a senior reporter/executive producer at the Gray Television Washington News Bureau.
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Peter Zampa
Multimedia Journalist
Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.
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Alana Austin
Multimedia Journalist
Alana Austin joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau team in August 2017 after spending three years covering national and state politics in Richmond, Virginia at Gray TV's WVIR-TV.
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Kyle Midura
Multimedia Journalist
Kyle Midura joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2017 from Gray TV's WCAX-TV.
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Timothy Knapp
Supervisor of Videography
Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography.
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Jillian Angeline
Multimedia Journalist
Jillian Angeline joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in January 2019 as a multimedia journalist.
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Karen Daborowski
Producer
Karen Daborowski joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in January 2019 as a producer.
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Natalie Grim
Multimedia Journalist
Natalie Grim joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau as a multimedia journalist in June 2019.
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Kristin Kasper
Multimedia Journalist
Kristin Kasper joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July of 2019 as a multimedia journalist.
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Tyler S. Smith
Photojournalist/Editor
Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.