On the Move: June 25

By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel 

Aaron Nolan is joining the anchor team at News Nation, the new national newscast on WGN America. Nolan has been named weekend breaking news anchor. He moves to Chicago from Nexstar’s KARK, where he was the morning anchor and the anchor of the national digital newscast, Newsfeed Now With Aaron Nolan. Aaron will also work developing WGNAmerica.com and the digital footprint for News Nation.

Ashley Ketz is also joining News Nation. She will serve as the national feed room reporter and fill-in anchor on the WGN America newscast. Ketz also comes from Nexstar station KARK in Little Rock, Ark., where she was the primary evening anchor.

Felicia Bolton will be seen on News Nation as well, making the move to the national newscast from Raleigh, N.C. Bolton will be the weekend feed room reporter and fill-in anchor. Shew makes the move to WGN America from morning anchor at Nexstar station WNCN in Raleigh.

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Chris Conte is now a national news correspondent with the E.W. Scripps national news team. He will be based in Washington, D.C., moving from WTVF in Nashville, Tenn., where he was a reporter.

Alexa Liacko also joins the E.W. Scripps national news team. She will be based in Denver. Liacko arrives from WAGA in Atlanta, where she was a reporter-MMJ.

Polo Sandoval enters into a new agreement at CNN as a correspondent based in New York.

Camila Bernal signs a new agreement with CNN Newsource as a Los Angeles-based correspondent. She moves to L.A. from Washington, D.C.

Bofta Yimam is now working on Capitol Hill for Euronews as a freelance reporter.

Seema Iyer is appearing regularly as a contributor on the national cable network NewsMax.

Corrina Sullivan is fill-in anchoring on the national cable channel Newsmax.

Kerry Charles has been named the primary evening anchor at WCMH in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Charles co-anchors the 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Previously, he was a weekend anchor at WAGA in Atlanta.

Caroline Goggin heads to Boston and WHDH as a reporter from WPRI in Providence, R.I., where she was an anchor-reporter.

Michael Estime joins WJBK, the Fox O&O in Detroit, as a meteorologist from WKYC in Cleveland.

Jennifer Penate is anchoring the 8 p.m. newscast at WFLA/WTTA in Tampa, Fla. Penate was the primary anchor at KNWA in Fayetteville, Ark.

Dee Dee Gatton moves from anchor at WICS in Springfield, Ill., to an anchor at WBTV in Charlotte, N.C.

Zak Dahlheimer is the new weekend anchor-reporter at WTKR in Norfolk, Va. Dahlheimer left WNCN in Raleigh, N.C., where he was a reporter.

Tommy Lopez has been named the new weekend anchor at KOB in Albuquerque, leaving WSLS in Roanoke, Va., where he was also a weekend anchor.

Nikki McGee arrives in Nashville, Tenn., as a breaking news anchor from WICS in Springfield, Ill., where she was a reporter.

Emani Payne moves to WNCN in Raleigh, N.C., as a reporter-MMJ from anchor-reporter at KCEN in Waco, Texas.

Dan Cohen, jumps 100+ markets to reporter at KSHB in Kansas City, from weekend sports anchor-reporter at WREX in Rockford, Ill.

Tiffany Savona is the new weekend meteorologist at WGAL in Harrisburg, Pa. Savona was freelancing in the area before joining the Hearst team.

Brad Stephens enters into a new multiyear agreement as primary anchor at KCTV in Kansas City.

Allen Henry moves up 30 markets to Columbus, Ohio, to report for WCMH, from WRGT-WKEF in Dayton, Ohio.

John Engel makes a 60 market move as he is named political reporter at KXAN in Austin, Texas, from WCYB in Tri-Cities, Tenn.

Justin Shrair moves to reporting at WXII in Greensboro/Winston-Salem, N.C., from KOTV in Tulsa, Okla.

Ashley Holden is promoted to weekend anchor at KWTV in Oklahoma City, where she was the morning reporter.

Melissa Zygowicz is promoted to weekend anchor at KTHV in Little Rock, Ark., where she was the nightside reporter.

Peter Maxwell is promoted to weekend anchor at KHQ in Spokane, Wash. He will continue to report during the week.

Chris Jose renews at WSB in Atlanta as a reporter and Cobb County bureau chief.

Jim Siebert renews his agreement as chief meteorologist at KRIV, the Fox station in Houston.

Maureen McCann enters into a new agreement as morning meteorologist at Spectrum 13 in Orlando, Fla.

Taylor Grenda renews her contract at Baltimore’s WBAL as a meteorologist.

Jeff Butera enters into a new agreement as primary anchor on WZVN, the ABC affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla. Butera continues to receive nationwide recognition for his book, Write Like You Talk.

Shannon Miller renews as anchor at WVIT, the NBC-owned station in West Hartford, Conn.

Tracy Clemons enters into an new agreement and continues as the morning anchor at WGHP, the Fox affiliate in High Point, N.C.

Sarah Acosta renews her contract at KSAT in San Antonio as a reporter-anchor.

Ira Cronin renews at KOAA in Colorado Springs, Colo., as the morning anchor.

C.B. Cotton renews her agreement at WKRN in Nashville, Tenn., as an MMJ-reporter.

Kaiti Blake enters into a new agreement as a weekend meteorologist at KSAT in San Antonio.

Kera Mashek signs a new contract with WDAF in Kansas City, Mo., as a reporter.

Japhanie Gray renews her reporter agreement at KSAT in San Antonio.

Tim Wronka renews his contract as reporter-MMJ at Bay News 9 Tampa, Fla.

Chelsea Koerbler renews as an MMJ-reporter at WPMT in Harrisburg, Pa.

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