Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in February 1983, he had brown hair. His first job at the station was weekend sports anchor, but he quickly moved up to sports director. In the mid-90s, he started as an anchor on 23 News This Morning, where he's stayed ever since.
Marta was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She joined the 23 News team in October 2021 after graduating from Xavier University in May.
Annamarie joined the 23 News team on May 17, 2021. She was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois and is excited to bring stories to the people of Rockford and the rest of the Stateline.
A native of Nottingham, England, Conor joined 23 News in September 2021 after working behind-the-scenes on Gray Television's "Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren."
Maggie Hradecky joined the 23 WIFR team as News Director in September 2017. This is her second stint at the station. From March 1994 to November 1996, she served as assignment editor. She has been in the news business for more than 30 years, working at stations in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Champaign and Chicago, Illinois.
Meghan Schobinger is a Digital Producer for 23 News. She joined Gray Television in November 2021 after graduating from Rock Valley College’s Media Production program.
Sydni started with 23 News in June 2023 after graduating from Illinois State University. Her passion for reporting and writing has taken her from an internship position to a full-time multimedia journalist.
Mark Henderson’s first television appearance was on “The Jerry Springer Show” as a member of the studio audience. He was selected by Jerry to ask a question of one of the show’s guests. But it was meteorology that captured his interest and drew him to the news business.
Born and raised in South Jersey, right outside Philadelphia, Gia was born a die-hard Philadelphia sports fan (never forget the double-doink). After working behind-the-scenes on Inside the NBA, and covering the NBA Finals, MLB Postseason, & the Olympics, Gia joined the 23 News team in May of 2023.
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor
Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.
Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.
I started working at Gray TV’s Washington D.C. bureau in May of 2023.
I found my calling for news while attending Butler University during the Ferguson Riots after the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. During the chaotic times is when I realized how facts and storytelling can really impact a community.
Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.
Ashonti Ford joined Gray Television in August of 2023.
Ford is a well-traveled watchdog journalist who has worked for newsrooms around the nation, including; Tampa, Kansas City, Decatur, Wichita and Salisbury.
Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC.
Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia.
Joshua worked at several local stations before moving to Washington, D.C.. There he launched a national morning show, "The National Desk" for Sinclair. He now works as a producer for the Gray Washington News Bureau.
Leah Vredenbregt joined the Gray Washington Bureau team in June 2023 as a weekend producer. She is a recent University of Missouri grad who worked for three years in mid-Missouri news, with internships across the country in both local and national news outlets.
Michael is a born and raised Ohioian who got his photojournalism start at his alma mater Ohio University working for PBS in 2007. He has gone on to work for several media outlets both locally and nationally, shooting award winning news and documentary stories, garnering him an Emmy and Edward Murrow award.
Sarah Meklir joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2023 as a production assistant after working as an intern for the DC Bureau in the summer of 2023. She is currently studying journalism at the University of Maryland.
Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education.
Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the
failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues.
White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor
Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.
