Lauren Petty is an American Journalist and reporter, and anchor. She works at NBC 5 WMAQ based in Chicago as a reporter and fill-in anchor on weekdays from 4-7 a.m. Lauren joined NBC 5 in January 2012. She is renowned for anchoring several hours of a marathon show in August 2011. It was a 27-hour coverage of the tropical storm that hit Connecticut’s shores know as Irene. The coverage was so dramatic and outstanding and received an Emmy award in Chicago.
Allie Wagner is an American journalist and reporter. Currently, she works as a reporter for Good Morning San Diego at KUSI-TV in San Diego, California. Allie is excited to work in her hometown of San Diego. In 2008, she joined KUSI as a field producer on the Prep Pigskin Report. Allie continued to serve in sports and on weekend mornings and later joined the Good Morning San Diego weekday team in 2017.
Brant Miller is an American journalist and meteorologist. He is currently serving at NBC WMAQ-TV based in Chicago as the chief meteorologist. Brant joined NBC5 News in 1991 and reports NBC 5 weather News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. In addition to weather casting on television, he has been working as a DJ on WLS-AM/ WLS-FM for over 20 years. Brant also forecasts weather Monday to Friday mornings on WZZN-FM (94.7), from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Alex Maragos is an American journalist and anchor-based in Chicago working as a wweekend anchor and reporter for NBC since January 2023. He was previously working as the Weekend Evening Anchor at NBC 5 and a Reporter at 10 pm news three days a week. Alex moved to evenings in August 2020. Previously, he served as an Anchor of NBC 5 News Today and the NBC 5 News at 11 am for four years. Alex began at NBC 5 as a general assignment reporter in August 2015.
Siafa Lewis is an American journalist and sports anchor. He serves as a sports anchor and reporter at NBC 5 based in Chicago, Illinois. In August 2020 Siafa started co-anchoring the Sunday morning newscasts. He joined the NBC 5 sports team in May 2014 working as Weekend Anchor and Reporter and has since been named Lead Sports Anchor.
Alicia Roman is an American journalist and meteorologist. Currently, she serves as a meteorologist at NBC based in Chicago. Alicia is famous for her accurate explanations of the weather forecasts of areas that she covers. Previously, she worked in the WHIZ-TV as well as in WISH-TV.
Patrick Fazio is an American journalist, anchor, and investigative reporter. Currently, he anchors the 11 am News and reports for the evening newscasts at NBC 5. Patrick joined NBC 5 in 2017 from Kansas City’s NBC where he served as an investigative reporter and a morning news anchor. He also worked at stations in Terre Haute, Springfield, Indiana, Illinois, and Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Paul Deanno is an American journalist and meteorologist. Currently, he works as a Meteorologist for NBC-5, WMAQ-TV, based in Chicago, IL. Paul joined the station in October 2019 and forecasts Chicago weather on NBC5 News at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm. Previously, he served as the Chief Meteorologist for KPIX-TV in San Francisco, and WTVJ-TV NBC6 in Miami, FL. Additionally, Paul served as a meteorologist at KOMO-TV in Seattle, KENS in San Antonio, KYW-TV in Philadelphia, KREM (TV) in Spokane, and KDRV in Medford.
Lisa Parker is an American journalist and former consumer investigative reporter at NBC 5 from 1996 to January 2023. For years, Lisa’s consumer-investigative unit tackled a range of viewer complaints. This is from the every day consumer challenges to product safety to sophisticated financial schemes.
Trina Orlando is an American journalist and reporter. Currently, she serves as a reporter at NBC 5 Chicago since July 2014. Trina came to Chicago from KDKA-TV, her home market of Pittsburgh where she spent six years as a reporter and fill-in anchor. During her time there, she covered the planning and dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial, the Jerry Sandusky Trial, and the blizzard of 2010 that crippled much of the northeast.
