Meet The Team

Weather Team

Howard  Manges
Howard Manges
Chief Meteorologist

Howard grew up in Hamburg, New York, living a few miles from the shores of Lake Erie.

Brian Schroeder
Brian Schroeder
Meteorologist

Brian Schroeder is the meteorologist for 12 News This Morning and 12 News at Noon.

Connor Thompson
Connor Thompson
Meteorologist/MMJ

Connor joined the 12 News team in September 2022 as a meteorologist and MMJ.

Sports Team

Jacob Russo
Jacob Russo
Sports Director

Jacob Russo joined 12 Sports as the Sports Director in July 2021.

Jackson Neill
Jackson Neill
Sports Reporter

Jackson Neill became a member of the 12 Sports team in February 2022.

Management

Astrid Ressler
Astrid Ressler
News Director

Astrid became a part of 12 News in August 2019 and now serves as the news director.

Nikki Indelicato
Nikki Indelicato
Content Manager

Nikki Indelicato is the Content Manager for WBNG. She recently joined the Channel 12 News team in September 2022.

Matthew Benninger
Matthew Benninger
Digital Content Manager

Matthew joined 12 News in October 2018 and serves as the station's digital content manager.

Billy Draffin
Billy Draffin
Executive Producer

Billy joined the 12 News team in June 2021 as a morning newscast producer.

Around the Tiers

Julia Laude
Julia Laude
Co-Host & Producer of Around the Tiers

Julia joined the 12 News team in August 2022 as a Co-Host & Producer of Around the Tiers.

Lauren Del Valle
Lauren Del Valle
Co-Host & Producer of Around the Tiers

Lauren joined the 12 News team in April of 2023.

Gray DC Bureau

Peter Zampa
Peter Zampa
Multimedia Journalist

Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.

Timothy Knapp
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.

Tyler S. Smith
Tyler S. Smith
Photojournalist/Editor

Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.

Jamie Bittner
Jamie Bittner
Multimedia Journalist

Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021.

Priscilla Huff
Priscilla Huff
Managing Editor

Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer.

Brendan Cullerton
Brendan Cullerton
Multimedia Journalist

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.

Molly Martinez
Molly Martinez
Multimedia Journalist

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.

Josh Rultenberg
Josh Rultenberg
Multimedia Journalist

Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist.

Jon Decker
Jon Decker
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.

Annie Andersen

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.

Stetson Miller
Stetson Miller
Multimedia Journalist

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.