Team 2 Bloggers

Scott Levin
Hi, and welcome to my Blog!!! I hope you enjoy reading about my life as a father, a local news anchor and Western New Yorker! Read Scott's Blog

Maryalice Demler
I'm a native of North Tonawanda. My hometown is full of good people who work hard, take care of their kids and look out for their neighbors. What more can you ask for? Read Maryalice's Blog

John Beard
I came back to Buffalo after a long, award-winning career in Los Angeles. I love being back in a city that I have so many friends in.
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Ron Plants
I am the Weekend Anchor Guy and weekday reporter at 2 On Your Side. It's a great combination for any broadcast journalist. Read Ron's Blog

Melissa Holmes
Melissa couldn't be more proud than to be part of the Channel 2 News team and stand up for Western New Yorkers. After all, she is one herself. She grew up in Amherst and is a graduate of Sweet Home High School.
In her time covering the major stories that have touched the lives of Western New Yorkers, like the search for Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, the Surprise October Storm, the arrest and conviction of the Bikepath Rapist, the Crash of Flight 3407 , and the City Grill murders, Melissa earned a New York State Emmy for her morning reporting coverage during one of Western New York's wild windstorms. Read Melissa's Blog

Kevin O'Connell
I was born and raised in Buffalo. Graduated from Buffalo State with a BS in Political Science. I started my broadcasting career here in Buffalo on the radio in the 60s. Read Kevin's Blog

Andy Parker
I was raised in WNY and grew up in the Southtowns, so yes "I know Lake Snow". Come to think of it... It may have been all those snow days that led me to get that Bachelor's degree in Meteorology... Read Andy's Blog

Jennifer Stanonis
Jennifer Stanonis is our newest member of Storm Team 2. She is the weekend evening meteorologist. Jennifer is a Northern California native who now calls Buffalo her home. Jennifer started forecasting on Buffalo television in 2005. She has covered most severe weather events here since, from the studio anchoring and out in the field reporting. These include the Cheektowaga tornado of 2005, the October Snowstorm of 2006, numerous tornado outbreaks, and damaging snow and wind events.

Scott Brown
Scott is an award-winning journalist who returned to Channel 2 in November of 2003. He came back to Buffalo and WGRZ from the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, WCAU. Read Scott's Blog

Claudine Ewing
My blog will always be about something light-hearted that I enjoy. American Idol will be the main topic! Read Claudine's Blog

Kevin O'Neill
My blog will be about the interesting people I meet, the events I attend, and the WNY businesses I see hard at work everyday...and the Pussycat Dolls. Read Kevin's Blog

Pete Gallivan
I live in Kenmore with my wife, Sarah, and our three beautiful kids, Brenna, Benjamin and Hannah. Read Pete's Blog

Mary Friona
I will be writing about anything and everything. Feel free to give me your feedback. I'd love to hear from you! Read Mary's Blog

Heather Ly
I'm a Midwest girl turned Buffalonian. If you're up bright and early, you'll probably see me alongside the rest of the Daybreak crew. Read Heather's Blog

Dave McKinley
I enjoy telling stories of the people I meet and when time on TV won't permit me to tell all I'd like to, you'll read more about them here. One thing I've always found true: The best part about this job is you learn something new every day. Read Dave's Blog

Matt Granite
Seeing my name, Buffalo and Multimedia in the same sentence is something I've always wanted; so to say I'm happy to be at WGRZ would be an understatement. Read Matt's Blog

Theresa Fulcher
I grew up in Lockport, and returned to Western New York after anchoring, reporting and producing in Watertown, NY and Harrisburgh, PA. I am a graduate of the University at Buffalo with a B.A. in Communications. I also earned a M.A. in Broadcast Journalism at Syracuse University. I can't resist interesting stories. So, email me about your neighborhood. You can find me producing and reporting at Channel 2, and talking about what's happening in my blog. Read Theresa's Blog

Michael Wooten
I am from a small town in Southern West Virginia. I graduated from Marshall University (Go Herd!), and also studied for a time at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid, Spain and at Oxford University in England. I worked the last 6 years at WSAZ-TV, where I was an anchor and reporter. Read Michael's Blog

Aaron Saykin
Emmy-winning reporter Aaron Saykin has dusted off his red coat for a second tour of duty at Channel 2 in July of 2009.  
Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, Saykin first came to Buffalo after working in several television markets, including Springfield, MA and Wilmington, NC. Perhaps he’s best known locally as one of the original three “red coats,” who uncovered vast pork and patronage in Erie County during the budget crisis of 2005. Read Aaron's Blog

Ed Kilgore
There are a lot of, shall we say, interesting aspects of covering pro athletes as they do their thing that one can't report or comment on...except maybe in my blog. Read Ed's Blog

Adam Benigni
I'm originally from Boston, MA. My wife Lorrie and I live in Amherst, and love Western New York. Read Adam's Blog

Stu Boyar
I keep in shape by swimming laps and I do a little weight lifting.. My motto is, be as active as you can, as long as you can. Read Stu's Blog

Mike Luksch
WGRZ was my first and only TV job. I started out as an intern and never left. I worked in the sports department and gradually moved into news. I'm now working with the #1 Daybreak team in WNY! I have a beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters. I'm still trying to figure out how to get them to stop growing so fast.
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Kim DeGeorge
I'm an Assignment Editor/Community Connecter at 2 On Your Side. My job allows me to be involved with all aspects of our Information Center (newsroom), along with helping the community with information on our newscasts.
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Heather DuBose
I am a native of Western New York and proud of it! I grew up in Gerry, NY and attended college at Syracuse University (go Orange!). During high school I spent my summers scooping ice cream and flipping burgers at my parent's restaurant. I guess that's partly why I'm so interested in the restaurant business and enjoy checking out new, unique places to eat! Be sure to catch my Unique Eats segment every Saturday on Daybreak!
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