Meet The Team
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Spencer Schubert
Evening News Anchor/Executive Producer
Spencer is a Kearney-native and big Nebraska sports fan.
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Sarah Bekele
Evening Anchor/Producer
Sarah started her broadcasting career in North Platte, covering the devastation left behind by the Spring 2019 floods.
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Russ Batenhorst
Anchor/Reporter, KSNB
Morning and midday news co-anchor for KSNB Local4 in Central Nebraska
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Alissa Harrington
Morning/Midday Anchor
Alissa holds the title of Mrs. Central Nebraska and looks forward to competing for the title of Mrs. Nebraska in August of 2020.
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Alicia Naspretto
Weekend Anchor/Producer, Grand Island Reporter
Alicia Naspretto started with Local4 as a Grand Island Reporter in May 2019. She took over the role of Weekend Anchor in March of 2020.
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Shannon Heckt
Reporter
Shannon Heckt has covered murder trials, flooding, tornado damage, city council meetings, and everything in between.
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Cal Larsen
Morning Reporter
Cal is a morning reporter on Local4 Today, covering breaking news, giving live reports in the field and producing stories for the following morning.
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Lorena Carmona
Morning Producer/Digital Content Producer
Lorena is the morning producer for Local4 Today. She stays up all night working to making sure people are informed with the latest news to start their day.
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Mark Baumert
News Director
Mark is a native Nebraskan and has lived in Central Nebraska more than 30 years.
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Dale Kovar
Evening News Producer
Dale has been in the broadcasting world for 20+ years, so I guess he must like it!
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Shannon Booth
Vice President & General Manager
Always smiling and always watching, Shannon Booth is the Vice President and General Manager for KSNB Local4.
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Travis Klanecky
Morning/Midday Meteorologist
Travis Klanecky joined the Local4 weather team in June of 2008.
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Tim Jones
Evening Meteorologist
Meteorologist and Storm Chaser with over two decades of experience in small, medium and national markets.
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Kit Cloninger
Weekend Meteorologist
Kit is always willing to talk about the weather, or any science-related question you may have.
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Zach Williamson
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Although he is a Cyclone at heart, he is beginning to come around to the Huskers.
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Ben Brady
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Ben anchors the nightly 10 p.m. sportscasts. He produces, writes, edits video, and enjoys putting together feature stories.
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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.