Meet The Team

My earliest thoughts in life were centered on weather. There was no guessing I wanted a career that involved meteorology.

I was born and raised in Connecticut, and I have been intrigued and passionate about the weather for as long as I can remember.

While I am no stranger to North Dakota, I did grow up in New Jersey. Right off exit 5 on the NJ Turnpike or from Burlington.

I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and became interested in weather at a young age.

Jon Cole is a veteran sports anchor of KUMV-TV. Voted by his colleagues as the North Dakota Sportscaster of the Year in 1983, 1998, 2003, 2006 and AGAIN in 2007.

I have been a huge sports fan my entire life and the opportunity to work in sports has always been a dream of mine.

Growing up outside of Cleveland, Ohio, I played at least one season of every sport you can name. I followed the same philosophy my parents taught me with new foods: try everything once. From ice fishing to hiking, and poutine to pickled fish; I hope to try plenty of things at least once in North Dakota!

I come to Bismarck, ND, and KFYR-TV after living in the state of Michigan my entire life. This is my first stop in the world of broadcast media out of college.

While growing up in Tea, South Dakota, my vision in life was to follow my father's footsteps and become a farmer.

Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.

Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.

Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.

I started working at Gray TV’s Washington D.C. bureau in May of 2023. I found my calling for news while attending Butler University during the Ferguson Riots after the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. During the chaotic times is when I realized how facts and storytelling can really impact a community.

Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.

Ashonti Ford joined Gray Television in August of 2023. Ford is a well-traveled watchdog journalist who has worked for newsrooms around the nation, including; Tampa, Kansas City, Decatur, Wichita and Salisbury.

Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC.

Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist.

Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia.

Joshua worked at several local stations before moving to Washington, D.C.. There he launched a national morning show, "The National Desk" for Sinclair. He now works as a producer for the Gray Washington News Bureau.

Leah Vredenbregt joined the Gray Washington Bureau team in June 2023 as a weekend producer. She is a recent University of Missouri grad who worked for three years in mid-Missouri news, with internships across the country in both local and national news outlets.

Michael is a born and raised Ohioian who got his photojournalism start at his alma mater Ohio University working for PBS in 2007. He has gone on to work for several media outlets both locally and nationally, shooting award winning news and documentary stories, garnering him an Emmy and Edward Murrow award.

Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.