Janay Reece is a bubbly, vibrant, and fun-loving reporter at WDBJ7. She works in the New River Valley bureau. She joined WDBJ7 in August 2020 after spending two years anchoring, reporting and producing at Gray TV’s sister station KYOU-TV FOX/NBC in Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville, MO.
Raised in Florida, the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons fueled Ian’s interest in weather. From then on, Ian’s interest in weather only grew. He graduated from Florida State University in 2015 with a B.S. in Meteorology. After an internship at his favorite TV station in Tampa, WFLA, he fully realized he wanted to be a broadcast meteorologist.
Born and raised along the Gulf Coast, Christian Johansen grew to love weather, especially during hurricane season. Christian started his on-air career in 2012 in St. Joseph, Missouri before coming to WDBJ7.
Brent Watts was in 4th grade when the Flood of 85 nearly put his hometown of Buchanan underwater. That event sparked his interest in severe weather and a 20+ year career at Your Hometown Station.
Travis Wells is a Martinsville native who played basketball at Radford University. After graduating in May of 1995, he worked at WDBJ7 as a news photographer for two years before working at television stations in Charlottesville and Bristol.
Alana Austin joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau team in August 2017 after spending three years covering national and state politics in Richmond, Virginia at Gray TV's WVIR-TV.
Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography.
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.
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