This hometown Journalist is glad to get back to her roots. After watching the nightly news for years as a child, Aisha often wondered how do those people on television know everything? That curiosity turned into action leading her family to give her the nickname Rona Barrett, after the first Hollywood Entertainment Reporter.Early on Aisha knew anything that had to do with talking and asking questions would be the perfect fit. So the Flint native headed to Michigan State University to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.After graduating from Michigan State, the proud Spartan headed to the big city of Atlanta, GA where she worked as an Assignment Editor. After following the big stories of the day for other reporters Aisha knew it was her turn to get in front of the camera. Aisha landed her first on-air job at WCTI-12 in New Bern, North Carolina. After a year’s time Aisha worked her way up from one-man-band weekend reporter to weekend evening anchor.

Now the anchor/reporter has found her way back home and is ready to deliver the news over the same airwaves she grew up watching.Aisha is excited to get out and meet new people as well as running into a few familiar faces. With her outgoing personality, Aisha has never met a stranger. So be sure to say hello! And watch out for her…she has to get used to driving in the snow again.

Andrew Keller is back to where it all started. A Davison graduate and a proud Michigan State Spartan, he joined TV5 in April, 2012 as a multimedia journalist. He is excited to join an excellent team.

Before coming back into driving distance to the famous Halo Burger Boston Coolers and the great eats of an Angelo's Coney Island, Andrew's first job took him out to the oil-booming North Dakota Badlands.

He worked for two years splitting time between being a bureau reporter in Dickinson, North Dakota and then working in the newsroom in Bismarck, North Dakota for KFYR-TV. During this time, Andrew's coverage of floods in the Spring of 2009 throttled KFYR to receive two Emmy Awards.

Most recently, Andrew worked in Northern Michigan for 7&4 News. He was the bureau reporter in Gaylord, covering West Branch north to Sault Ste. Marie, including Petoskey and Charlevoix. While in Northern Michigan, Andrew's coverage of wildfires in Roscommon County was recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.

He also had a very popular series called, "Andrew Vs." Andrew would do an everyday job, such as teaching or training for Coast Guard Rescue Swimming, and many times fail. It was a good way to have an average guy attempt a job that may be taken for granted in our communities.

Andrew chose journalism because he likes telling the untold story.

Did he mention he's a Spartan? On the weekends during the fall, Andrew will be at Michigan State Football games. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to sporting events, being outdoors, and being in the gym.

Brian Wood is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Before he came to WNEM TV 5, he worked for a television station in Midland/Odessa, Texas.

Brian is a graduate of Wayne State University where he received a degree in Communications.

Does he like his job? You bet! He likes being able to tell stories about all of the people who live here in Mid-Michigan and he likes being able to share those stories with our viewers.

When he's not working, Brian likes to do three things...read, read and read!

He likes living here because he's closer to his Detroit area family and because of the beautiful weather in the spring, summer and the fall. Brian also says the people here are the friendliest folks he's ever met.

Another enjoyment...spending time with his beautiful nieces and his nephew.

Carrie Sharp is an Emmy award winning journalist and comes to Mid-Michigan via Louisville, Kentucky.

Carrie was actually born in Texas but spent most of her childhood and adult life in the "Bluegrass State." Since middle school, Carrie knew she wanted to be in the news business. A college internship got her hooked for life. For 12 years, Carrie worked at WAVE TV the NBC affiliate in Louisville. Most of that time she anchored the "Sunrise" morning show and hit the streets daily as a reporter.

That's how Carrie met her husband, Doug Sharp, a Bay City native living in Louisville at the time.

Doug competed in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City winning a bronze medal in the 4-man Bobsled. Carrie first met Doug while interviewing him for a story.

The two married in 2008 and decided to head north in 2010.

In her free time, Carrie loves to cook, garden, water ski and workout. She also has a cocker spaniel, Sally, which she spoils rotten!

Catherine is a small town girl from the Upper Peninsula and is thrilled to be working in her home state. Her interest in weather sprouts from her experiences with stormy winters and summers spent on the shores of Lake Superior. Catherine is armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology as well as a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts from Central Michigan University. During her final year at CMU, she worked as a meteorologist for 9&10 News in Northern Michigan. So Catherine is no stranger to forecasting weather below the bridge. Catherine is fond of spending time outdoors with family and friends and embraces the long winters. She enjoys cross country skiing and rides her bike year round. When summer arrives her hobbies include sailing, kayaking and hiking.

Cheri Hardmon joined WNEM-TV5 in October 2011 and is happy to have her first on-air job in her home state of Michigan.

Cheri grew up in Belleville, near Ann Arbor. Cheri's first job in broadcasting was in Youngstown, Ohio, as a Sports Reporter. She was the first female sportscaster ever, in that market. After that, she came back to Michigan, working as a news writer at WXYZ in Detroit.

Next up, Milwaukee, where she worked as a Sports Reporter/Anchor. Following that, Minneapolis and FOX SPORTS North.

After a few years away from broadcasting, Cheri joined WNEM, covering news fulltime for the first time.

Cheri says she is happy for an opportunity to work in her home state and in Mid-Michigan.

Craig joined the TV5 news team in January 2003 from KAYU, in Spokane, Washington. He also worked at KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah and KKTV and KRDO in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Craig was also the primary anchor for King Broadcasting's Northwest Cable News in Seattle, Washington.

Craig is dedicated to literacy programs and is a board member of the Literacy Council of Bay County.

In his spare time Craig loves to go ballroom dancing with his wife Crystal.

Chief Meteorologist Doug Moats joined the FOX66 News at 10 Weather Team in September, 2012. He comes to WNEM-TV with over 13 years of forecasting experience.

Doug grew up in Indiana. A native of the Midwest, Doug got his start forecasting the weather when he was a shipboard weather observer in the U.S. Navy. Doug forecasted aboard U.S.S. Inchon just after the first Gulf War. Doug studied communications along with radio and television arts at the University of Southern Indiana. After graduating from USI, Doug moved to the state of California to pursue some post graduate work. During that time, he got the witness first-hand the devastating damage of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked Northridge, California.

While in college, Doug performed commercial voiceovers, read morning news and worked as a radio disc jockey. Doug landed his first job in front of the camera as a weathercaster on KECI-TV in Missoula, Montana. Doug provided wildland fire forecasts during the 1999 historic fire season, when wild fires scorched over a million acres of forest land in Idaho and Montana. Yearning for more experience, he moved back to Indiana for his second TV gig as a "weatherman/reporter" at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana. While in Fort Wayne, Doug attained a second bachelor's degree in Geosciences with an emphasis in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Eventually, WUPW, FOX Toledo made Doug a great offer to be their Chief Meteorologist. Doug worked there for three years.

Doug has three children, all boys. He has a son, Braedyn who is five years old and identical twin boys, Colin and Raylon who are 4 years old. He also has family that live in St. Clair county. So moving to mid Michigan is like a homecoming.

In his free time, Doug enjoys most outdoor activities, sports and spending time with his family.

Ever wonder why Eric Jylha got into broadcasting? One factor may be that both his parents were into broadcasting as well. Born in Battle Creek and raised in Bay Cityhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif, Eric has held jobs in Phoenix and East Lansing before ending up right here at home. The Delta College and MSU graduate enjoys his job because of the variety...there's something different every single day. Eric's hobby is photography and he makes this area home because of the wide variety of activities and events that occur here throughout the year.

Evan Beach joined WNEM-TV 5 as a sports anchor/reporter in March of 2011 and is happy to be staying close to home in Mid-Michigan.

Evan has moved around a lot, but has managed to stay in Michigan his entire life.

Born and raised in Mid-Michigan, Evan attended Ovid-Elsie high school, graduated from Alma College in 2006 and then began his sports broadcasting career as sports director at WBUP-TV in Marquette (2006-2007).

From there Evan moved on to a sports photographer/reporter position at WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids (2007-2008) and most recently he was a sports reporter/anchor at WJRT-TV in Flint (2008-2011).

Being from the area and covering sports in the area for the past few years, Evan is very familiar with all the local teams and the sports landscape here in Mid-Michigan.

Evan loves living in the Saginaw community, is happy to be close to many family and friends and is thrilled to cover the pro and college teams he grew up rooting for. In his spare time, Evan enjoys spending time with family and friends, following his favorite sports teams and playing basketball.

Born and raised in the Motor City, Gino Vicci joined the WNEM TV5 team in September 2012.

In his undergrad studies, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rochester College with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications/Broadcast Journalism and also obtained a video production degree from Specs Howard School of Media Arts.

Gino didn't stop there. In August 2012, he graduated with a Master's Degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.

During graduate school, Gino reported at the White House, Capitol Hill and was published in several online publications including MarketWatch, Huffington Post, The Military Times, The Army Times and McClatchy newspapers.

Outside the newsroom, Gino enjoys strumming a 6-string and spending some quality time with his wife and son.

Fun Fact: Gino has lived in 4 countries and 6 states! If you have a story idea for Gino, he wants to hear from you.

Jason is happy to be back in Mid-Michigan! He joined the TV5 sports team in November, 2006.

Jason began his career at WBKB-TV in Alpena, spending just over a year on the sunrise side, first as the weekend sports anchor/weekday sports reporter, then as the sports director.

Prior to that, he held internships at 1) WTOP Radio in Washington, D.C. where he covered major league baseball, especially the Orioles and Nationals; 2) WEYI-TV 25 in Clio, where he mostly worked in news; 3) WKTV 2 in Utica, NY where he covered sports; and 4) WSTM-TV NBC 3 in Syracuse, NY where he covered sports.

Jason grew up in the small town of Deerfield, Michigan, and received a B.A. from Saginaw Valley State University where he double majored in Communication and Political Science. He then went on to graduate school at the prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse, NY where he received a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism.

Jason has volunteered for the MDA, co-hosting the entire local portion of the Jerry Lewis Telethon at WBKB. He also has been the keynote speaker at various SVSU Scholarship Recognition Programs, and also was the celebrity auctioneer at the Cardinal Cabaret, a spring fundraiser for the SVSU Athletic Department.

Jason is a founding member of the Upsilon Delta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon at SVSU, and a member of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

While at TV5, Jason has developed a series of sports stories called "Fielder's Choice." In them, he takes on sports challenges from viewers. He won a 2008 Michigan AP Award for best feature story for his "Fielder's Choice" story wherein he was challenged by a young female archer.

In his spare time, Jason likes to hang out with friends and family, sing in his rock band, and meet new people.

Jonathan is excited to be in the "Great Lakes state", his first ever opportunity to live outside of his homestate of North Carolina. He brings a lot southern hospitality and charm with him to Mid-Michigan. He spent four years with News 14 Carolina. Jonathan first worked with the 24-local cable news channel as a reporter/producer in the station's Greensboro, NC newsroom. He was later promoted to full reporter status in December 2008 in the News 14 Carolina "Charlotte" newsroom. While there he was awarded "2008 Rookie of the Year" by the North Carolina Associated Press. Before his time with News 14, Jonathan "got his foot in the door" to the broadcast industry as an assignment editor at WFMY News 2 in Greensboro, NC. Jonathan is a native of Charlotte, NC, the home of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Bobcats. He's a proud cum laude honors graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where he worked as student production director for the university's radio station, WNAA 90.1 FM. Aggie Pride! Jonathan likes to call himself a news junkie and you'll likely find him plugged into some news outlet. But he also enjoys volunteering, especially in the schools. And he's an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Jonathan is looking forward to finding and telling stories that are important to the people of the Mid-Michigan area.

She joined the TV5 news team in 1996 and calls mid-Michigan home. Katie has anchored breaking news coverage for major events including the tragic shooting death of first grader Kayla Rolland and the quick moving fire and deadly explosion that leveled The Clara Barton Nursing Home. She is also an Emmy award winning reporter. Katie won an Emmy for her poignant depiction of Rose Michelle Joseph, a Haitian infant whose life was saved by a mid-Michigan missionary. Katie has also received several A.P. and M.A.B honors.

Before joining WNEM, Katie anchored the morning and noon newscasts at KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, OK. During her time at KFOR-TV, Katie anchored several breaking news stories on the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building.

Katie has also worked as a morning anchor and reporter at WWTV in Cadillac, Michigan and at WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan.

Katie is actively involved with many charitable organizations. She serves as a board member for the “Just for Kids” foundation. It’s an organization that gives back to children in the tri-county area. Katie also volunteers her time with “The Toni & Trish House.” It’s a true charity for the terminally ill in mid-Michigan. Katie loves all children and volunteers her time with the Saginaw County Child Abuse & Neglect Council, Special Olympics, MDA, The Saginaw Community Foundation and The Turn-Around Achievement awards.

Katie has emceed hundreds of events all over mid-Michigan. She has co-emceed events with former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani, General Colin Powell, James Carville and Mary Matalin. Katie was even asked to host The Great Lakes Loons home opener with Tommy Lasorda.

Katie and her husband have four children and are grateful and happy to be a part of the mid-Michigan community.

Kristin has covered news and weather in the Midwest and southeast. She joined WNEM in August 2012 and is excited to continue her career in Mid-Michigan where she was born and raised.

Kristin has always asked a lot of questions. She also enjoys listening to others share their experiences and stories. So, becoming a reporter just seemed natural.

She earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism at Florida A&M University. While at FAMU, she worked as a one man band reporter and anchor for the school's TV station.

Kristin's first professional on-air job brought her back to Michigan. She worked as a reporter at the Fox station in Lansing. In addition to reporting news and government issues in the Capitol city, she also learned to interpret weather models and forecast the weather. She became the station's weekend weather anchor.

Next, it was off to Green Bay, Wisconsin, also known as the "Frozen Tundra", where she worked at the CBS affiliate as a Reporter/Weather Anchor. There, she had a variety of assignments from covering the area's first blizzard in years, to reporting on a fatal fire, the city's first fire to claim the life of a firefighter.

Kristin returns to Mid-Michigan after working as a news writer and associate producer in Atlanta, Ga. She's ready to get back to her roots, interacting with people one on one and covering stories she hopes will make a difference to the people of Mid-Michigan.

So, if you see Kristin around town say Hello. And if you have a story you'd like her to look into send her an email at Kristin.Moore@wnem.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.

Lauren joined the WNEM TV5 team in January 2012. Born in California and raised in Georgia, Lauren Fahrenkrug rarely felt temperatures below freezing or saw a snowflake as a child.

Lauren has always been fascinated with (and frightened by) severe weather, and there was plenty of it during her childhood in Georgia. She originally set out to study environmental science at the University of Denver, and she blames her elective meteorology course for her decision to pursue meteorology. She transferred to North Carolina State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Meteorology.

Prior to WNEM TV5, Lauren was the meteorologist at WBKB-TV in Alpena. She survived her first long, cold Michigan winter, discovered her love for snow, and is happy to stay in Michigan for more winter weather forecasting.

Lauren was a gymnast growing up, which influenced her to stay active as an adult. She's still involved with the sport, and has also picked up aerial silk as a hobby. Her favorite winter activities are snowshoeing and staying warm. In the summer, you can find her outside running, camping, or rock climbing.

Liz is a journalist with a passion for storytelling. No stranger to the Great Lakes State, she was born and raised in Michigan. She grew up in Metro Detroit. Liz is thankful for the opportunity to continue her career in Michigan and she is excited to live in the Tri-Cities area. Before coming to Saginaw Liz spent time at WLNS in Lansing as a video journalist. She learned a lot during her time in the state's capital city. Liz covered everything from the legislature to Michigan State University and Lansing’s two General Motors plants. Liz also lived in Missouri for several years. She worked at KOMU in Columbia, Missouri, as a reporter. One of her most memorable stories was about an ice storm so severe it knocked out power to parts of southeast Missouri for more than two weeks. Liz is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She has a degree in Journalism and a minor in Political Science. During college she also spent time as an intern at WDIV in Detroit. In her spare time she enjoys exercising, baking, and catching up with family and friends. Like any native Michiganian, she loves a good hockey game. Go Wings!

Sam Merill is a familiar face and veteran journalist who brings 17 years of experience to the TV5 anchor desk.

From 1990 to 1999, he was an anchor and reporter at TV5. In 1999, he returned to his boyhood home of Pittsburgh to anchor "Action News This Morning" for WTAE-TV. That program was twice nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Award, and won the award for "Best Morning News" in 1999.

But he missed Mid-Michigan, TV5 in particular, and returned in 2002.

Sam is very active in the community, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Bridge Center for Racial Harmony, and the Saginaw County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He has also served on the boards of The Disability Network, the Genesee Food Bank, and the Central Michigan University Alumni Advisory Board.

In his spare time, Sam loves reading; particularly books about politics and history. He enjoys golf, tennis and is an avid runner who has competed in several local races.

Scot Johnson considers him self a Mid-Michigan man despite the fact that he was born and raised in California.

Scot arrived in Mid-Michigan in 1996 and has been working in the local media ever since. A true sports fan, Scot pioneered the first Friday Night High school sports shows in the area and has made high school and local sports his passion.

Scot attended Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from HSU in 1988.

Through his 20 plus year broadcasting career Scot has done everything. Sports play-by-play, on location radio and TV shows, news anchoring, AD sales and he has even sold popcorn during half-time. Scot enjoys the Michigan sports scene, watching the Wings win Stanley Cups, Pistons taking home NBA championship trophies and the National Titles won by the UM Football and MSU basketball teams.

When Scot is not trying to sneak into a game, you can find him losing money at the poker table. If he's not there...you'll catch him at the beach with his two sons Andrew and Mathew.