Reporters

Shane Hogan

Hometown: Homewood, IL – about 25 mins south of Chicago Where did you go to school? Marquette University Previous experience: I worked at our sister station (WKBT) in La Crosse for a year. I worked on the morning show there…

Andrew Bandstra

Where did you go to school? Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. I played baseball, and was a Digital Media major! Previous experience: Senior Director of Marketing and Broadcasting, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs; Director of Social Media, Atlantic League…

Kathryn Merck

Hometown: Chicago, IL Other journalism experience: I worked at KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate in Columbia, Missouri for four years. I was an anchor, reporter, and producer while also attending the Missouri School of Journalism, where I graduated in May of…

Arman Rahman

Hometown: Des Plaines, IL Other journalism experience: I was the Weekend Anchor and Weekday Reporter at the FOX affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota for the past 4 years. Started at News 3 Now: June 2022 Why did you decide to come…

McKenna Alexander

Where did you go to school? University of Missouri Previous experience: General Reporter (2 years) for KOMU-8 in Columbia, MO; Weekend Anchor (2.5 years) for WQOW in Eau Claire, WI Started at News 3 Now: November 2021 Why did you…

Naomi Kowles

Home State: New York (Catskills area) Other journalism experience: I started as a freelancer for an alternative weekly in rural northern Wisconsin covering city politics. From there I moved to WSAW in Wausau, where I worked as an investigative and…