Weekday Anchors - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

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  • Morning Anchor
    Brandon Artiles joined WLBT in August 2010 excited to share the desk with Katina Rankin and Paul Williams on the morning show. In addition to anchoring in the morning he enjoys getting out into the community
    Brandon Artiles joined WLBT in August 2010 excited to share the desk with Katina Rankin and Paul Williams on the morning show. In addition to anchoring in the morning he enjoys getting out into the community

  • 6PM, 9PM and 10PM Anchor
    Howard Ballou has been in the broadcast journalism profession for more than 20 years. He has won several awards of excellence in his field, including United Press International's "Best Documentary" category
    In 2007, Ballou was inducted into the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame having anchored and reported for the top rated six and ten p.m. newscasts since 1984.

  • Noon & 5 p.m. Anchor
    Bert Case graduated from Jackson's Murrah High School in 1957 and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1962. He began broadcasting in radio in 1957 at Ole Miss. Bert also worked in Oxford, Mississippi;
    Bert has covered every major news story in Mississippi since 1965 either as a reporter, anchor, or news director.

  • Noon Anchor, Medical Matters reporter
    Watch Medical Matters, Monday - Friday in the 5 & 10pm Reports.
    Stephanie is a native of Gloster, Mississippi.  She graduated from Mississippi State University  with a degree in Communications.

  • Morning Anchor
    Cheryl Lasseter's career path has led her deeper and deeper into the South. She grew up in Bel Air, Maryland, a suburb nestled about 45 minutes away from Baltimore. She worked at Oriole Park at Camden
    Cheryl's on-camera work has stretched beyond the television screen to the silver screen. Catch her chasing actor Richard Gere down the street, microphone in hand, in the movie "Runaway Bride".

  • Morning Anchor
    Morning & Midday Mississippi Anchor
    During her journalism career, Katina has covered everything from the Mississippi murder trials of Byron De La Beckwith and Sam Bowers to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in Texas.

  • 5:30 & 9PM Anchor
    Joy Redmond is excited to call the Capital City home-again. She was just a young girl when she lived in Jackson the first time around-during junior high and high school years. She's a former Chastain Warrior
    Joy's first TV news job was in Duluth Minnesota. She covered plenty of snow storms, including a blizzard in April!

  • 4, 4:30, 5, & 10 p.m. Anchor
    Maggie is a native of Crystal Springs, Mississippi. She attended Hinds County Public Schools and is a graduate of Utica High School. An Emmy nominated News Anchor, Maggie attended Jackson State University,
    An Emmy nominated News Anchor, Maggie attended Jackson State University, becoming the 89th member of her family to attend JSU.