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Meet the Team

Anne Allred

Anne Allred has been at 5 On Your Side since January 2013.
Kelsi Anderson

Kelsi has been with 5 On Your Side since 2017.
Osama Ayyad

Osama is a veteran of the U.S. Army and comes to KSDK from sister station WWL.
Laura Barczewski

Laura grew up in Ballwin and O’Fallon, Missouri and is a graduate of St. Dominic High School.
Mike Bush

Mike Bush loves to report on good news.
Christine Byers

Christine is an award-winning journalist who came to 5 On Your Side in January 2020.
Brian Byrne

Brian is 5 On Your Side's planning editor and moonlights as a DJ.
Mary Caltrider

The Carmel, Indiana native grew up with a microphone in her hand.
Jim Castillo

Jim Castillo grew up in St. Louis and joined the 5 On Your Side Weather team in January 2020.
Sam Clancy

Sam covers breaking and local news and enjoys sports.
Scott Connell

Chief Meteorologist Scott Connell has worked at 5 On Your Side since 1991.
Paul Cook

Paul is a longtime veteran of St. Louis media, and currently serves as the traffic anchor on "Today in St. Louis."
Justina Coronel

Justina is a big believer in seizing the day and making the most of every situation.
Clarissa Cowley

Clarissa, who is known as Claire by friends and colleagues, started at 5 On Your Side in mid-2022 as a producer-in-residence.
Travis Cummings

Travis joined the 5 On Your Side team in December 2021 from WRCB in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Frank Cusumano

Frank Cusumano has four jobs, but gives 100% at each.
Alex Fees

Alex says his favorite part of his job is surprising the subject of a story with how impactful it can be for them.
Garry Frank

His enjoyment of meteorology came at a young age from watching the storms roll in.
Alli Hebel

Alli is a native of Chicago and started reading and writing at a young age. It quickly became one of her biggest passions.
Rhyan Henson

Rhyan knew he wanted to be a reporter after he interned at 5 On Your Side.
Tracy Hinson

Tracy is a native of Sunnyvale, California and knew she wanted to be a meteorologist when she was in elementary school.
Art Holliday

Art has spent more than four decades at 5 On Your Side.
Kelly Jackson

Kelly Jackson anchors 5 On Your Side at 5 p.m. alongside Mike Bush.
Rene Knott

Rene Knott co-anchors Today in St. Louis with Michelle Li.
Jacob Kuerth

Jacob’s interests are wide and varied, but he particularly enjoys working on stories that touch on history and how it relates to current events.
Holden Kurwicki

Holden is an award-winning journalist from southern Illinois.
Michelle Li

Michelle has 20 years of broadcast experience, and her work has earned several national Murrows, regional Emmys, and a Peabody.
Mercedes Mackay

Mercedes came to 5 On Your Side in June 2022 from KSDK sister station KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mark Maxwell

Mark started his journalism career as a newspaper delivery boy.
Corey Miller

Corey grew up always wanting to work for KSDK, watching Karen Foss and Mike Bush in Freeburg, Illinois.
Kay Quinn

Kay Quinn is an Emmy Award-winning reporter and anchor, who has been a proud member of the 5 On Your Side team since 1989.
Nicole Sanders

Nicole is passionate about providing a voice to the voiceless by shining a light on diverse communities across the area.
Elyse Schoenig

Elyse is a native of Bloomington, Illinois, but says she’s long considered both Missouri and Illinois home.
Anthony Slaughter

After a few years in California, Anthony Slaughter is back at 5 On Your Side.
Brent Solomon

Brent went into journalism because he believes presenting the unbiased truth and holding the powerful accountable helps viewers live better lives.
Jennifer Somers

Jennifer is a native St. Louisan. She joined 5 On Your Side as a digital producer in 2022.
Sydney Stallworth

Sydney is a multi-skilled journalist and anchor.
Anne Stegen

Anne is the Director of Digital Content
Robert Townsend

Robert is a reporter with 5 On Your Side.
Paula Vasan

Paula came to 5 On Your Side in March 2022 from sister-station WHAS11 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hayley Vawter

Hayley joined 5 On Your Side in February 2022 as a digital desk producer.
Kayla Wheeler

Creating a social experience is important to Kayla.
Malik Wilson

Malik showcases the region on Show Me St. Louis.