Meet The Team

First Alert Weather & Traffic Team

Jennifer Valdez
Jennifer Valdez
Chief Meteorologist

Jennifer Valdez is the chief meteorologist for Atlanta News First.

Ella Dorsey
Ella Dorsey
Meteorologist

Ella Dorsey is a First Alert Meteorologist at Atlanta News First. You can watch her weekday evenings and nights.

Patrick Pete
Patrick Pete
Meteorologist

Patrick Pete is a First Alert meteorologist at Atlanta News First. You can watch him weekday evenings.

Anthony Baglione
Anthony Baglione
Meteorologist

Anthony Baglione is a First Alert Meteorologist for Atlanta News First.

JD Disharoon
JD Disharoon
Meteorologist

JD Disharoon is a First Alert meteorologist at Atlanta News First. You can watch his weather forecasts Wednesday-Sunday evenings.

Rodney Harris
Rodney Harris
Meteorologist

Rodney Harris is a First Alert Meteorologist for Atlanta News First.

Isaac Williams
Isaac Williams
Meteorologist

Isaac Williams is a First Alert Meteorologist for Atlanta News First.

Taylor Tucker
Taylor Tucker
Traffic Anchor

Taylor Tucker is a traffic anchor for Atlanta News First.

Investigative Team

Brendan Keefe
Brendan Keefe
Chief Investigator

Brendan Keefe is the Peabody, duPont, National Murrow & National Emmy winning Chief Investigator of Atlanta News First Investigates.

Ciara Cummings
Ciara Cummings
Investigative Reporter

Ciara Cummings is an Emmy-winning journalist who earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Florida.

Harry Samler
Harry Samler
Consumer Investigative Reporter

"Better Call Harry" is a consumer investigative reporter who joined Atlanta News First in 2005.

Anastassia Olmos
Anastassia Olmos
Investigative Reporter

Anastassia Olmos, Stassi for short, is an Emmy-award winning journalist who joined Atlanta News First Investigates in 2024.

Andy Pierrotti
Andy Pierrotti
Investigative Reporter, Executive Producer of Documentaries

Andy is an award-winning investigative reporter with a background in reporting on the criminal justice system.

Lindsey Basye
Lindsey Basye
Executive Producer of Investigations

Lindsey Basye is an 2x Edward R. Murrow and 13x Emmy award-winning investigative journalist at Atlanta News First.

ATL Live Team

Ava Braatz
Ava Braatz
Co-Host, ATL Live

Ava is an award-winning television personality with a genuine love for connecting with people and sharing their stories.

Savannah Louie
Savannah Louie
Co-Host, ATL Live

Savannah Louie is a national host, reality TV competitor, digital creator and public speaker.

Kennedy Felton
Kennedy Felton
Reporter, ATL Live

Kennedy Felton is a journalist and lifestyle reporter with a passion for telling stories that inform and entertain.

Sports Team

Baillie Burmaster
Baillie Burmaster
Sports Director

Baillie Burmaster is the sports director for Atlanta News First.

Avery Braxton
Avery Braxton
Sports Anchor / Reporter

Avery Braxton is a sports anchor and reporter for Atlanta News First.

Connor Hines
Connor Hines
Sports Anchor / Reporter

Connor Hines is a sports reporter and anchor for Atlanta News First.

Kinsey Lee
Kinsey Lee
Sports Reporter

Kinsey Lee is a sports reporter at Atlanta News First.

Digital Team

Jason Braverman
Jason Braverman
Director of Digital Content

Jason Braverman is the Director of Digital Content at Atlanta News First.

Jordan  Barela
Jordan Barela
Digital Executive Producer

Jordan Barela is the digital executive producer for Atlanta News First.

Tim Darnell
Tim Darnell
Investigative Digital Content Producer

Tim Darnell is the Investigative Digital Content Producer for Atlanta News First.

Hope Dean
Hope Dean
Digital Content Producer

Hope Dean is a digital content producer with Atlanta News First. She previously reported for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fresh Take Florida.

Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson
Digital Content Producer

Craig Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Atlanta News First.

Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker
Digital Content Producer

Ellie Parker joined Atlanta News First as a Digital Content Producer in July 2022.

Aaron Schmidt
Aaron Schmidt
Digital Content Producer

Aaron Schmidt is a digital content producer for Atlanta News First with a focus on the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia sports scene. He previously reported for Arizona Sports 98.7 FM and The Arizona Republic.

Josh White
Josh White
Digital Content Producer

Josh White joined Atlanta News First as a digital content producer in November 2023 after several years working for Gray Television’s Digital Content Center.