Meet the Team

The success of KLTV is due to a strong, intelligent team of workers. Under the direction of General Manager Pat Stacey, the station continues to reach new milestones every day.

Meet the team below.

Anissa Centers is a native East Texan whose award-winning career has taken her all over the Southeast. She most recently anchored the news at WSB-TV, the number one station in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more here.

Jennifer Kielman co-anchors East Texas News at 4 and KLTV 7 News at 10, alongside Anissa Centers. Learn more here.

Blake Holland is the anchor of East Texas News at 5, KLTV 7 News at 6, and a reporter for KLTV/KTRE. Blake grew up in Panola County and graduated from Carthage High School. Learn more here.

A DFW native, Erika Bazaldua Holland anchors Good Morning East Texas. Erika earned a B.S. in Mass Media at Stephen F. Austin State University in December 2014. Learn more here.

Lane Luckie anchors Good Morning East Texas each weekday and produces the station’s long-running ‘Power of Prayer’ series. Learn more here.

Victoria Lara anchors Good Morning East Texas and serves as a reporter. Learn more here.

Mark Scirto is KLTV 7′s Chief Meteorologist. He has established himself as East Texans’ first and favorite choice for the information they care about the most: weather. He can be seen each day on KLTV 7 News at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. Learn more here.

Katie Vossler graduated from Troup High school and attended Tyler Junior College where she earned an associate’s degree in Physics before transferring to the University of Oklahoma to earn a B.S. in Meteorology at one of the country’s most prestigious weather schools. Learn more here.

Michael Coleman is the Sports Director for KLTV 7. Most recently, he worked at the CBS affiliate in Kansas City as sports director. Prior to that, he worked for NY News 12 in Long Island as sports director. Learn more here.

Cody Gottschalk is a weekend meteorologist and resident storm chaser for KLTV 7. During tornado season you’ll see Cody chasing severe weather in our First Alert Storm Tracker vehicle, mounted with Doppler Radar and all the weather tools needed to keep East Texas safe and informed. Learn more here.

Andrew Tate comes to the First Alert Weather team from KXAS-TV in Dallas, where he worked as a Weather Producer, supporting the meteorologists from behind the scenes. Learn more here.

Jeremy Butler hosts East Texas Now - an all-digital broadcast that is streamed live inside the newsroom. He formerly worked as the station’s Digital Marketing Manager. Learn more here.

Devyn Shea is a digital host for East Texas Now. Before joining the KLTV and KTRE news team, she spent six years in Los Angeles working in the television and film industry. Learn more here.

Stephanie Hill-Frazier is known to viewers as “Mama Steph.” She shares recipes she develops especially for viewers Tuesday mornings on East Texas News Midday in her segment, “Mama Steph on East Texas Kitchen.” She also writes feature stories, as well as news, as part of the KLTV digital team. Learn more here.

Kerri Compton is a well-recognized face on KLTV 7. As the only traffic anchor in East Texas, she has been providing exclusive traffic reports for Good Morning East Texas for more than 25 years. Learn more here.

Jamey Boyum is a longtime multi-media journalist for KLTV 7. He has worked for KLTV 7 for more than 20 years. Learn more here.

Bob Hallmark is the Longview Bureau Chief for KLTV 7. He grew up in Aldine, a south Texas town. Before moving to the Tyler-Longview area, Bob worked for Major League Baseball as network director of the Houston Astros Baseball Team. Learn more here.

Julian Esparza is a reporter and weekend anchor at KLTV 7. Julian is from McKinney, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2019 where he majored in journalism and minored in political science and history. Learn more here.

Arthur Clayborn is the chief photographer for KLTV/KTRE. Learn more here.

Lexi Vennetti is a multimedia journalist. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Indiana University. Learn more here.

Sariah Bonds is a multimedia journalist. She is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, double majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Dance Education. Learn more here.

Willie Downs is a multimedia journalist. A native East Texan, Willie earned his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. Learn more here.

Kristine Guevara is a multimedia journalist. She is a Tyler native and a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School. Learn more here.