Meet The Team

Lee Conklin is an Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter who’s been at 13abc for 28 years. He co-anchors the 5, 6, and 11 o’clock newscasts with Diane Larson. He also co-anchors the 5:30 newscast with Kristian Brown.

Sashem Brey grew up loving two things: talking and TV. Now she is proud and grateful to have made a career out of both!

James Starks was born and raised right here in Toledo and has traveled all over both as an athlete and a journalist. He returns to his hometown to join the team on 13abc Action News Good Morning.

Kristian Brown has been an integral member of the 13abc news team since 2002, anchoring the 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts alongside Lee Conklin, as well as the 7:00 p.m. newscast.

Christina joined 13 Action News in 2007 and currently anchors Action News at 4. She's also a member of our investigative unit, the I-Team.

Tony Geftos is a 4x Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (2018-19). Tony started at WTVG-TV in June of 2000 and is currently the anchor of Action News at 4 PM.

Josh Croup started at 13abc in February 2021. He is the station's digital anchor and weekend evening anchor.

You can watch Claire Mitchell anchor Weekend Mornings on 13 Action News and report Weekday Mornings. She is a Bowling Green State University Alumna, originally from Mentor, Ohio.

Gerald Harris is an experienced reporter, most recently working as a general assignment and political reporter for KHOU in Houston, TX. While there, Harris covered major political stories in Texas and Houston's Harris County, including the 2022 Governor's race.

Lissa has spent most of her life in the Toledo area with four generations of her family and decided at the age of five that she wanted to be a television anchor/reporter.

Shaun Hegarty serves as the Investigative Reporter for 13 Action News.

Alexis Means joined the 13abc Action News team in October of 2001 and has spent nearly two decades telling stories about the people and events happening in and around Toledo, Ohio.

Ethan grew up north of Columbus Ohio with his two brothers, twin sister, and parents. He graduated from Bowling Green State University in May 2022 and spends his weekday mornings reporting on the community at 13abc. Ethan is also serving as a second lieutenant in B CO. of the 148th Infantry Brigade in Bowling Green for the Ohio Army National Guard.

Brenna Nye joined 13 Action News in June 2023. She is a graduate of Ohio University and is excited to be back in her hometown sharing and telling the stories of the people within her beloved community.

Lily Lowndes is a curious individual who believes in reporting with compassion and rigor. She joined 13ABC Action News as a multimedia journalist in September 2023.

Alexandria Manthey joined 13 Action News in May 2024 after graduating from Kent State University. She grew up in Oregon, Ohio and is honored to be telling stories in her hometown.

Matt Mergen joined 13 Action News as a multimedia journalist in July of 2024. He grew up in Stow, Ohio and graduated from Stow-Munroe Falls High School in 2019. After high school, Matt attended Kent State University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication with a concentration in media and society, along with a business minor.

You can watch Chief Meteorologist Jay Berschback on 13abc Action News at 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, and 11:00 pm.

You can watch Meteorologist Ross Ellet on 13abc Action News at 4:30 to 7 AM weekday mornings and on Toledo’s only hour-long noon newscast.

Dan joined the 13abc First Alert Weather team in February 2019 and is currently in the role of noon/4pm meteorologist.

Derek became a part of the 13abc First Alert Weather Team in September of 2021 as the weekend evening meteorologist.