Meet The Team

News Team

Matt Irvin

News Director

Matt Irvin joined the WVVA team in 2003.

Ben Schwartz

Evening anchor

Ben Schwartz joined the WVVA news team December 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. He was promoted to an Evening Anchor in July of 2023.

Joshua Bolden

Morning Anchor

Joshua Bolden joined the WVVA News team in June 2016 as a multimedia journalist working out of the Bluefield studios.

Megan Bailey

Multimedia Journalist

Megan Bailey joined the WVVA team as a Multimedia Journalist in October 2024.

Jessica Nuzzo

Videojournalist/Videographer

Jessica joined the WVVA team in January of 2023 as a Videojournalist/Videographer.

Charlie Boothe

Assignment Editor

Charlie Boothe joined the WVVA team in July of 2023.

Abby Lester

Weekend Anchor/Multimedia Journalist

Abby Lester joined the WVVA team in June 2024 as the Weekend Anchor and MMJ.

Robert Castillo

Multimedia Journalist

Robert joined the WVVA team in 2021.

Taylor Hankins

Digital Content Manager / In Focus Host

Taylor Hankins joined the WVVA team in August 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist. She now serves as the anchor for our morning show WVVA Today.

Mark Hughes

Photographer

Mark Hughes is a photographer and live truck operator at WVVA.

Clayton McChesney

Multimedia Journalist

Clayton McChesney joined the WVVA News team in August 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.

Weather Team

Katherine Thompson

Chief Meteorologist

Katherine Thompson has been with WVVA since June of 2014.

Jeffrey Hoole

Morning Meteorologist

Jeffrey joined the WVVA team in March 2022 as a Weather Specialist.

Tim Cha

Weekend Meteorologist

Tim joined the WVVA Weather team in January 2024.

Sports Team

Jon Surratt

Sports Multimedia Journalist

Jon joined the WVVA team in September of 2022.

Christian Rapoza

Sports Multimedia Journalist

Christian Rapoza joined the WVVA Sports team in July of 2024.