Meet The Team

News Team

Katie Aupperle

Anchor & Reporter

Katie joined KBTX in August 2022 as the 4 p.m. anchor

Conner Beene

Multimedia Journalist

Conner joined KBTX as a Multimedia Journalist in January 2021

Caleb Britt

Multimedia Journalist

Caleb Britt joined KBTX as a multimedia journalist in October 2021.

Megan Calongne

Producer

Megan joined KBTX in November 2021. She produces First News at 4.

Carolina Cardenas

Producer

Carolina Cardenas joined KBTX in July 2022 as a morning producer.

Karla Castillo

Anchor/Reporter

Karla anchors Live at Five and News Three at Ten.

Adrienne DeMoss

Director of Digital Content

Adrienne DeMoss has been the director of digital content at KBTX since June 2020.

Justin Dorsey

Morning Anchor

Justin joined KBTX in August 2022 as a Morning Anchor

Alex Egan

Anchor & Reporter

Alex joined the KBTX team in August 2022 as a reporter and weekend anchor.

Crystal Galny

Anchor

Crystal joined KBTX in 2000 and anchors News 3 at Noon and hosts Twin City Talk

Ferrill Gibbs

Director of Podcasting

Ferrill joined KBTX in August 2022 as the Director of Podcasting.

Josh Gorbutt

News Director

Josh Gorbutt has been the news director at KBTX since 2015. He first joined the KBTX team in 2008.

Katherine Griffith

Evening producer

Katherine joined KBTX as a morning producer in May 2021.

Tyler Hoskins

Multimedia Journalist/Producer

Tyler Hoskins joined KBTX in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist and producer.

Amy Licerio

Anchor

Amy joined the KBTX team in September 2022 as an anchor/reporter.

Hope Merritt

Multimedia Journalist/Producer

Hope Merritt joined KBTX in November 2021 as a multimedia journalist and weekend producer.

Abigail Metsch

The Three Co-Host

Abigail anchors KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m.

Julia Potts

Producer

Julia Potts joined KBTX as a Producer in June 2022.

Morgan Riddell

MMJ

Morgan joined the KBTX news team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.

For more than 17 years, Brenda Sims began your lunch time with the familiar “Hello, Brazos Valley!” Brenda is host of Names and Faces at Noon. Now, she has the opportunity to do in-depth interviews with those same Brazos Valley folks with her Names and Faces segment every other Thursday at noon.

Rusty Surette

Evening News Anchor

Rusty Surette is the evening news anchor of KBTX-TV in Bryan-College Station, Texas.

Donnie Tuggle

MMJ & Investigative Reporter

Donnie joined KBTX as a reporter in September 2020.

Warren Vause

Multi-Media Journalist

Warren Vause joined the KBTX news team in September 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist

An'Jonae Woodson

Lifestyle Producer

An'Jonae produces The Three on KBTX.

Jatrissa Wooten

The Three Co-Host

Jatrissa co-hosts KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m.

Weather Team

Max Crawford

Meteorologist

Max has been the meteorologist for Brazos Valley This Morning since 2015. Catch him and the BVTM crew weekdays 5-7.

Drew Davis

Meteorology Fellow

Drew is the newest addition to the PinPoint Weather Team. He is currently a senior Meteorology major at Texas A&M University. You can watch him on Saturday evenings.

Kayleigh Thomas

Meteorologist

Kayleigh joined KBTX as a part of the PinPoint Weather Team in September 2022.

Shel Winkley

Chief Meteorologist

Shel Winkley is the Chief Meteorologist for the PinPoint Weather Team. You can catch his forecast Sunday through Thursday at 5, 6, and 10pm.

Sports Team

Darryl V Bruffett

Sports Director

Joined the KBTX News Department in 1987 as a News Reporter/Photographer/Weekend Sports Anchor in August - 1987. Promoted to Sports Director in 1990.

Nicole Griffith

Sports Reporter

Nicole joined KBTX as a sports reporter in July of 2022.

Tyler Shaw

Sports Anchor/Reporter

Tyler Shaw joined the KBTX sports team in June 2019 as a weekend sports anchor/reporter.

Morgan Weaver

Sports Reporter

Morgan Weaver joined KBTX in June 2021 as a Sports Reporter.

Sales Team

Lori Bruffett

Vice President/GM, GSM

Lauren Flores

National/Regional Sales Manager

Amy Lane

Local Sales Manager

Troi Allen

National/Regional Sales Coordinator

Brittany Andrews

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Ashley Angonia

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Heather Brinkley

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Allison Fain

Digital Media Coordinator

Sonia Kitzman

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Kathy Miller

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Geoff Moore

Multi Media Marketing Consultant

Shelby Taylor

Local Sales Coordinator

Gray DC Bureau

Peter Zampa

Multimedia Journalist

Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.

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.

Tyler S. Smith

Photojournalist/Editor

Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.

Nicole Neuman

Multimedia Journalist

Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021 as a multimedia journalist.

David Ade

Multimedia Journalist

David Ade returned to the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2021 as a multimedia journalist. He previously worked at the Bureau from 2017-2019.

Jamie Bittner

Multimedia Journalist

Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021.

Priscilla Huff

Managing Editor

Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer.

Brendan Cullerton

Multimedia Journalist

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.

Molly Martinez

Multimedia Journalist

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.

Josh Rultenberg

Multimedia Journalist

Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist.

Jon Decker

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.

Investigate TV

Lee Zurik

Lee leads Gray Television’s National Investigative Team. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE.

Jamie Grey

Managing Editor of Investigations

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.

Greg Phillips

Executive Producer of Investigations

Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs.

Rachel DePompa

Consumer Investigative Reporter

Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years’ experience.

Joce Sterman

Investigative Reporter

Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues.

Caresse Jackman

National Consumer Investigative Reporter

Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns.

John Decker

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.

Jill Riepenhoff

Investigative Producer

Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption.

Emily Featherston

Investigative Producer

Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management.

Owen Hornstein

Investigative Videographer and Editor

Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography.

Scotty Smith

Investigative Photojournalist

Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC.

Daniela Molina

Investigative Producer

Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV.

Daniel Heffner

Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013.