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News 5 Team

News 5 Anchors

Johnny Wood

Johnny began his broadcast career in radio and made the switch to WCYB-TV in 1968. MORE

Garick Zikan

Garick grew up in Maryland and is a graduate of Ithaca College in New York. MORE

Tarah Taylor

Tarah is from Raven, Virginia, and is a graduate of Emory and Henry College. MORE

Preston Ayres

Preston is from east Tennessee; he is a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and ETSU. MORE

Angela Yingling

Angela is from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. MORE

News 5 Sports

Jordan Conigliaro

WCYB Sports Director Jordan Conigliaro joined the News 5 Sports Team from WVVA-TV in Bluefield, West Virginia. MORE

Casey Goetz

Casey joined the News 5 team as Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter in August, 2010. MORE

Region Focus

Jim Conrad

Jim Conrad grew up in the mountains of southwest Virginia and loves to tell the region’s stories. MORE

News 5 Weather

Dave Dierks

Dave grew up in Iowa and is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in meteorology. MORE

Marcus Lynch

Marcus grew up in Yadkinville, North Carolina, and started working in radio during his junior year of college. MORE

David Boyd

David grew up in Knoxville and has always had a love for weather. MORE

Donnie Cox

Donnie is a Tennessean having grown up in Upper Cumberland. He is from Cookeville and worked the past 20 years at the CBS affiliate TV station in Nashville. MORE

News 5 Reporters

Drew Hinesley

Drew grew up outside Atlanta in Conyers, Georgia. He was first interested in broadcasting when he was invited to join his high school broadcasting program. MORE

Megan Gorey

Originally from the shores of Lake Erie and Cleveland, Ohio, Megan found her love for journalism while on the Kent State University Collegiate Forensic Team.

Laura Halm

Laura Halm calls St. Louis, Missouri home and is a graduate of State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. MORE

Meredith Machen

Meredith Machen is a Kingsport native and is thrilled to get back to her roots in the Tri-Cities. MORE

Station Management

Jim McKernan

General Manager
jmckernan@wcyb.com MORE

Ken Smith

News Director
ksmith@wcyb.com MORE

Most Popular

Stories
- Alpha Cutting 320 Jobs
  Alpha Natural Resources said on Friday it is cutting more than 300 miners' positions at ten different mining locations.
- Teen Out Of ICU After Synthetic Drug Overdose
  A local teen was recently put in a medically-induced coma after overdosing on synthetic marijuana. He's now out of the ICU and Friday he spoke with News 5 WCYB's Laura Halm. Click for video
- Police Investigating Bristol, Virginia Stabbing
  An 11-year-old is accused of stabbing a neighbor in the parking lot of Mosby Apartments.
- Man Arrested In Connection To Christmas Day Murder
  Scott County, Virginia Sheriff John Puckett says they've arrested a man and charged him with first-degree murder.
- Kingsport Man Dies After Motorcycle Accident
  A Kingsport man is dead after hitting a car in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Video
- Johnny's Fishing Report, 2/2/12
  This is Johnny's Fishing Report for February 2, 2012.
- Synthetic Drug Overdose Update
  A local teen was recently put in a medically-induced coma after overdosing on synthetic marijuana. He's now out of the ICU and Friday he spoke with News 5 WCYB's Laura Halm.
- Local Legend Letting Go
  Happy Valley's Charlie Bayless is the longest serving high school basketball coach in the country. The 88-year-old is retiring at the end of this season.
- Wise Weather Station
  A new weather system could have a big impact on one small town and beyond.
- Tim Tebow On Faith And Football
  Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow talks about big football moments and "giving the lord credit."
Popular Slideshows
- Most Recent Local Mug Shots
  Mugshots from law enforcement agencies all over the region. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
- Last Month's Top Ten Stories
  These are the top ten most popular stories on WCYB.com for January 2012.
- Past Super Bowl Halftime Performances
  Check out who has rocked out at the Super Bowl during halftime performances.
- Shocking Numbers Behind Facebook's Success
  As Facebook prepares to go public, some experts estimate that the IPO could value the company somewhere between $75 billion to $100 billion. See the surprising numbers behind the social media titan's success.
- Who's Got Spirit? NFL Cheerleaders
  While NFL teams compete on the field, these cheerleaders entertain the fans from the sidelines.