Meet the WLTX Team | Columbia, SC | WLTX.com | wltx.com

Breaking News

More () »

Meet the Team

Efren Afante

Chief Meteorologist Efren Afante, a native New Yorker, joined The News19 Weather Team in May of 2015.
Reggie Anderson

Reggie Anderson has been a member of the WLTX Sports Department since 1993.
Cassidy Bayer

After almost making the 2016 Olympic team, Bayer fell in love with journalism through learning about others and telling their stories for the world to hear.
J.R. Berry

It seems that J.R. Berry was destined to become a television anchorman.
Daniel Bonds

Daniel Bonds joined the News19 weather team in July of 2007.
Becky Budds

Becky is a graduate of DePaul University where she studied Journalism and Public Relations.
Christy Calcagno

Christy loves to meet new people and is excited to help viewers start their day with a warm and friendly smile.
Shelly Garzon

Shelly’s passion for journalism came at a young age.
Zoie Henry

Zoie grew up in Chicago and previously worked in Arkansas.
Walker Lawson

Street Squad is in counties across the Midlands telling stories you want to see on TV
Peyton Lewis

She joined the team in February of 2022, after working at 41NBC in Macon, Georgia.
Chandler Mack

Chandler Mack joined the News19 team in May 2017.
Andrea Mock

Andrea Mock has been an Evening Anchor at WLTX since April of 2007.
Sam Perez

Sam’s passion for storytelling started in middle school when she joined the speech and debate team.
Rachel Ripp

Rachel Ripp is a Multi-Skilled Journalist at WLTX-TV in Columbia, SC where she covers a range of topics.
Victoria Samuels

Victoria is originally from Kingston, Jamaica.
Nate Stanley

Nate grew up in Philadelphia but has moved South to cover the news in the Midlands.
Darci Strickland

There was never any doubt as to what kind of career Darci Strickland would have: it had to be communication.
Whitney Sullivan

Whitney is committed to creating and delivering innovative content that engages, informs, encourages and impacts the community.
Erin Walker

Erin was born and raised in New Jersey. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, her passion for meteorology truly began.