Meet The Team

Eyewitness News anchor, Candice Kelly first joined the Eyewitness News team in 2004. Currently, she can be seen anchoring Eyewitness News weekday evenings at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00pm. Candice got her start in television news after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from Minnesota State University at Mankato. She first […]

Nick comes to Eyewitness News with 27 years of reporting and anchoring experience, most recently in Rockford, Illinois where he co anchored the evening newscasts and was the emcee for a weekly televised high school quiz game show.. He started his career in print journalism in 1988 working as a feature writer and movie critic […]

Kelly Byrne joined the Eyewitness News team in June of 2017 as morning co-anchor. You can catch her each weekday from 4:30am to 7am on WBRE and 5am to 7am on WYOU. She also anchors the 12pm show on WYOU. Kelly was born and raised in Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. Before working at WBRE/WYOU, […]

Sean Coffey is a morning co-anchor at Eyewitness News, anchoring weekdays from 4:30 to 7 am on WBRE and 5 to 7 am on WYOU. He also anchors the 12 pm show on WYOU. Sean originally joined the Eyewitness News team in August of 2020 to lead the station’s Williamsport Bureau, before transitioning to the […]

Andy Mehalshick is the lead member of the Eyewitness News I-Team. Andy started his broadcast journalism career in 1979 at Wilkes University where he received a scholarship to run the college radio station. He began reporting at the Hazleton Area Radio Station WQEQ-EXPX in 1982 working his way up to News Director – at the […]

Mark Hiller is the anchor for the WBRE Eyewitness News weekend evenings. Mark first joined WBRE in 1985. Since then he has had a number of positions, including weekday morning anchor, WYOU First at 4 anchor, weathercaster and even health reporter. Mark has a Bachelor’s Degree in Radio/TV Communications from Marywood College. He has also […]

Julie Dunphy joined the Eyewitness News team in January 2020 as the Weekend Morning News Anchor, Producer, and Reporter. Julie grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is happy to be back home in Pennsylvania living out her childhood dream. Julie stayed in the keystone state for college studying journalism at York College of Pennsylvania. […]

Thomas Battle started at Eyewitness News in August of 2021 as the weekend meteorologist.  He began his career at WTAP in Parkersburg, WV in 2015. While there he was the morning meteorologist for the Daybreak and noon newscasts. In addition to weather, he also anchored the noon newscasts on occasion and helped produce live football […]

Josh Hodell is the Chief Meteorologist for Eyewitness News. You can catch him reporting the weather each weeknight at 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11.He joined the team as the weekend meteorologist in September 2003. In 2005, he was promoted to the head of the Eyewitness News weather department. However, weather wasn’t always in […]

Logan Westrope is the Weekday Morning Meteorologist for Eyewitness News. He joined the station in May 2019, shortly after graduating from Penn State University. Logan grew up in the DC metro area before moving to Martinsburg, WV. Growing up in the Mid-Atlantic, he faced some of the hottest weather in the summer to bitterly cold […]

Kevin Derk is the morning, weekend meteorologist at WBRE and WYOU! He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, from Rutgers University. During the week, Kevin is a Personal Trainer at Peak Performance Wellness Center in NJ. He has 27 years experience in the fitness field. On his day off, Kevin enjoys weight […]

Andy Mehalshick is the lead member of the Eyewitness News I-Team. Andy started his broadcast journalism career in 1979 at Wilkes University where he received a scholarship to run the college radio station. He began reporting at the Hazleton Area Radio Station WQEQ-EXPX in 1982 working his way up to News Director – at the […]

Rachel Malak is a Luzerne County native, born and raised in Shavertown. Rachel is 2020 graduate of Fordham University, where she studied English and Communication & Culture at the Rose Hill campus in New York. She got her start in production with an independent podcast, the h.e.r.LIFE Blogcast, that featured Olympic gold medalists, reality television stars, and up-and-coming […]

Chris Bohinski joined Pa Live! in June 2020. You can watch him each weekday afternoon at 3:00 pm on WBRE-TV.  Chris strives to treat those around him with kindness and compassion and has a daily goal of making people smile. After graduating with degrees in both Chemistry and Music & Theater from Wheeling Jesuit University, Chris moved […]

Brett Alper is the weekend sports anchor/reporter for Eyewitness News. He joined the team at WBRE and WYOU in September 2022.  After graduating from University of Kentucky in 2020, Brett worked as a co-sports director for WBKO in Bowling Green, KY where he covered Division 1 Western Kentucky University. He’s also been nominated for Kentucky […]

A.J. Donatoni is the Sports Director for Eyewitness News. He joined the team as the Weekend Sports Anchor in January 2014 and assumed the role of Sports Director in June 2016. After graduating from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University in 2009, A.J. worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KWYB in Bozeman, Montana […]

Emily joined WBRE and WYOU as a Reporter/Multimedia Journalist with the Eyewitness News team in September 2022. Emily was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and has lived in the area her entire life! She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021 and then lived and worked in […]

Paola Giangiacomo joined the Eyewitness News team in January of 2022 as a special assignment reporter. Paola is an award winning Journalist and a 25 year veteran of Broadcast Journalism. For 6 years, Paola was the Host of the award winning medical series ‘Call the Doctor’ on the PBS affiliate, WVIA-TV.  Paola won a Pennsylvania […]

Sydney Kostus joined the Eyewitness News team in October of 2021 as its Poconos Bureau Reporter.  Sydney was born in New York but grew up in Stroudsburg, PA. She graduated from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a Mass Communitions degree, ‘Go Huskies!’ Before working at Eyewitness News, Sydney worked behind the scenes on the assignment […]

Joe Garrison joined the Eyewitness News team in March of 1993. He is based in the Williamsport Bureau and covers news and sports stories across Central Pennsylvania. He started his career at WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio after graduating from Lock Haven University as a Presidential Scholar with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. After a brief […]

Jazzmyn Allen joined the WBRE/WYOU news team as their Williamsport Bureau reporter in June of 2021. Prior to returning to the Pennsylvania area, Jazzmyn spent nearly two years as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at WUTR/WFXV in Utica, N.Y. While there she developed a passion for telling stories, covering court cases and reporting on […]

Madonna Mantione is a Multimedia Journalist for Eyewitness News. She joined the team in March of 2020.  Born and raised right here in northeastern Pennsylvania, Madonna is thrilled to begin her news reporting career in her hometown market.  Madonna previously interned in sports media with the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Yankees, and PGA of America Organizations.  […]

Dennis Owens is a familiar face at the State Capitol and one of the most respected television reporters on that beat. His state government reports appear daily on Nexstar owned stations across the commonwealth, including Eyewitness News. He is also the host and co-producer of This Week in Pennsylvania, the only statewide political talk show in […]