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KWWL Anchor - Reporters

Ron Steele

For more than three decades, in Iowa and around the world, Ron has reported history in the making. He was in Saudi Arabia, when the Persian Gulf War broke out and he was at the White House when the American hostages came home from Iran. More>>

Tara Thomas

These days I am as much a mommy blogger as a news anchor. More>>

Jeff Eliasoph

Most of my career I have been a morning anchor so it is with great delight that I come to eastern Iowa to help wake up and inform the people of the Cedar Valley. More>>

Natasha Chughtai

Being back in the Midwest is a great feeling. I started my career in Duluth, Minnesota several years ago and though I have hopped across the country my dream has always been to return home. More>>

Bob Waters

Bob's been interested in broadcasting since he was in 4th grade. As part of a job shadow day, he tagged along with a photographer at the local NBC affiliate. The photographer let him "shoot" a weather shot. It aired on the 6 o'clock news and he knew from there on he wanted to be involved in television. More>>

Danielle Wagner

I first knew I wanted to be a news reporter in second grade. I was at the Iowa State Invention Convention with my dad, and a reporter asked to interview me. I remember the reporter repeatedly told me to look at her, not the camera. Even then, I wanted to tell a story directly to the viewers, which is why I love my job. More>>

KWWL Reporters

John Wilmer

For his entire life John Wilmer has called eastern Iowa home. He grew up in Parkersburg and attended Aplington-Parkersburg High School. John went on to the University of Northern Iowa where he graduated with a degree in Communications. John was hired as a full time reporter at KWWL in May of 2004 and that what he's been doing ever since. Click here to read more. More>>

Jason Epner

Since coming to KWWL in 2008, Jason has done everything from anchoring a sportscast to operating a live truck, (thankfully, never at the same time). Currently, Jason is working as a full time reporter. He is dedicated to bringing you Eastern Iowa's latest from our KWWL Iowa City newsroom. More>>

Colleen O'Shaughnessy

As a child growing up in Rochester, Minnesota, I always had a camcorder in hand. In fourth grade, I decided to launch a weekly newspaper for my elementary school. The paper only lasted a few weeks, but the experience of meeting a deadline stayed with me! More>>

Nikki Newbrough

I started my career with KWWL when I covered the tornadoes and floods in east central Iowa as an intern during the summer of 2008. It was at this time that I learned the power of TV and its ability to save lives. More>>

Kera Mashek

My television career has kept me close to my Midwestern roots. I started in Quincy, Ill. as a reporter/photographer for KHQA. More>>

Becca Habegger

In May of 2010, I found myself completing the state sandwich: I lived from eye-twinkle to teens in Minnesota, spent my college years at the University of Missouri and then got a reporting job with KWWL here in eastern Iowa. More>>

Meet our Meteorologists

Mark Schnackenberg

Mark joined KWWL in January 1995 after he received his degree in Meteorology from Lyndon State College in Vermont. More>>

Eileen Loan

Eileen Loan KWWL Storm Track 7 Meteorologist Eileen Loan grew up in Eastern Iowa and has lived in the Midwest her entire life, so Eileen knows how quickly our weather can change. More>>

Jeff Kennedy

Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin . His first weather job was with Weather Central in Madison, Wisconsin from '78-'81. He has been with KWWL since 1981. More>>

Jennifer Hildreth

I have always had an interest in the weather. I guess one reason is because the weather is always changing and no two days are ever the same, especially here in Iowa. More>>

Meet our Sports Team

Rick Coleman

Rick Coleman was born Nov. 9, in Waterloo and grew up watching KWWL-TV. He's always been a sports "junkie," and some of Rick's early idols were Dan Rather, Bryant Gumbel, Brent Musberger, Max Robinson, and KWWL's Ron Steele. More>>

Mark Woodley

Growing up in Dike, right here in Eastern Iowa, I've always had a passion for sports, but soon realized that I didn't have nearly enough talent to play or coach. So, I did everything I could to find my own way to be part of the action. More>>