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TV 3 Alumni: Where Did They Go?,
or "Where's Meg?"

It's a fact of life that in a small television market like ours, turnover is generally rapid. We might get used to a particular news anchor or weather person, who then moves on to another job. If you don't happen to be watching on that person's last day on the job, you might never hear anything more.

So, for all the TV 3 fans in the area, www.bridgewaterva.com is keeping this listing. If you know where some of your favorite TV 3 alumni went, please send e-mail to  w o o d w c  at gmail.com and I'll add them to this listing. Thanks!

Please note: I post everything I get as soon as I get it. Therefore, if someone has left TV3 and you don't see the name here, it won't do any good to e-mail asking if I know where somebody went . . . if I knew, it would already be posted. :) If you'd like to open the question up to anyone who might respond, please post it on the bulletin board here.

Here's the current list:

Meg Gatto, news Reporter for WGNO, Channel 26, ABC affiliate in New Orleans, LA
Melissa Tune, news Augusta, GA at the CBS affiliate, WRDW-TV, after Army Reserves and Pentagon duty; previously reporter/anchor WWBT NBC12, Richmond
Megan Bennett, weather Weekend weather and weekday environmental reporter at KEYE (CBS 42) in Austin, TX (she now goes by Megan Campbell)
Tim Saunders, former weekend anchor/reporter Lynchburg Bureau Chief at WDBJ-TV, Roanoke
Joe Downs, sports director Sports director at WLIO (NBC35) in Lima, Ohio after a brief time at WVIR NBC29-Charlottesville
Lauren McKay Producer position with Newschannel 8 (Maryland-Virginia-DC) effective summer 2007
Michelle Smith, news anchor Anchor with CBS 6 WRGB in Albany, NY; earlier at WWLP-NBC in Springfield, MA as anchor/reporter
Mariam Nabizad, news Reporter at KTVT-CBS in Dallas after stints at WSMV-TV NBC Nashville and the Ohio News Network, Cincinnati Bureau
Sonia Randev, news Community Television (CTV) of Prince George's in Maryland
Meryl Conant, news Reporter at WCBD (NBC- Count on 2), Charleston, South Carolina.
Ed Reams, news reporter Back to TV3 as News Director beginning August 2006, from WDSU 6 (NBC) in New Orleans, after stops in Roanoke, Raleigh and Atlanta
Jim Javinsky, news News director of  radio stations WBQB/WFVA, Fredericksburg, Va.
Jay Webb, weather WDBJ-7 in Roanoke, weekend weather anchor
Melissa DiPane, Augusta County reporter Reporter for FOX-35 in Orlando, FL, after stints at WATE-Knoxville, WJLA Newschannel 8 Washington and WSET, ABC Channel 13, Lynchburg, Va.
Amy Kehm, news WHTM-27, Harrisburg, PA as producer/reporter
Meredyth Censullo, news-weather Full-time "Traffic and Transportation" reporter for WTSP, Tampa Bay's 10 news; earlier, news anchor, WJHL (CBS affiliate) in Johnson City, TN
Jennifer Watson, news Reporter for WXIA Channel 11 in Atlanta
Cyndi Todd Freelance producer in Atlanta
Mike Hoss, news After stops in Oklahoma and Texas, now 10:00 weeknight anchor at WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ron Magnuson, news Co-anchor for Eyewitness News WSOC-9 in Charlotte Saturday Morning + still reporting Tuesday through Friday 
Adam Kramer, Augusta County reporter 2001-2003 Left broadcasting; now manager and senior broker for Ameriprise Financial, outside New York City
Amy Gleason, Daybreak Producer/Anchor Financial reporter with an information specialist company in Charlottesville.
Rob Boisvert, news Moving to Morning Anchor in both the Charlotte and Raleigh markets, News 14 Charlotte, after a time at WSOC Charlotte.
John Gawthrop, producer Executive Producer for News 14 Raleigh, utilizing a three market system with all production coming through the Raleigh station
Kate Ferrall, news Has her own production company and is a freelance executive producer for the Discovery networks--TLC, Discovery Health Channel, and Discovery Channel in Silver Spring
Tara Brown, news anchor 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor at KODE-TV12 in Joplin, Missouri.
Joey Groah, Creative Services Director co-owner and producer for Harrisonburg-based full-service production company, Digico (www.godigico.com)
Jarrod Aldom, news Sports Director at WCAV in Charlottesville.
Josh Chernikoff, sports In Philadelphia to pursue jobs with professional sports teams.
Danielle Banks, news and weather Weather Channel Radio in Atlanta, after stints at WTZN-43 and WATE, both in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Rachel DePompa, news To WWBT-NBC 12 as Richmond City Reporter after being at WDBJ-7 CBS Roanoke and Bristol, VA/TN, WCYB TV-5
Kirsten Gladding, 5 p.m. anchor Left the news business; moved home to Tucson, AZ to be with family; plans to pursue public relations in Tucson; will marry her fiance once he returns from Iraq.
Susan Bahorich, Daybreak anchor/reporter Sunday morning anchor/4day a week reporter, WDBJ-7 in Roanoke as of 1/5/04.
John Donnelly KRIV-26 FOX in Houston, after six years in Memphis
Jane Smith, news anchor Reporter/fill-in anchor at KGW in Portland, Oregon, after a time at WALA-Fox, Mobile, Ala.
Thomas Tobin, reporter Producer at WTTG FOX-5 Washington, after a time at NBC12/FOX-Richmond
George Kessler, weather KBJR TV 6 (NBC affiliate in Duluth, MN), as chief meteorologist; then started a computer accessory manufacturing firm, developing mouses and mouse pads for children.
Erin Tate, news full-time reporter for WCMH, NBC Channel 4, Columbus, OH
Dan Bewley, Daybreak and noon anchor Reporter, Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Bob Radford, sports Bristol, VA/TN, WCYB TV-5, weekend sports anchor
Melissa Reynolds, news Now Melissa Reynolds Whetzel, news manager for the College of Charleston's Division of Marketing and Communications, Charleston, SC. Previously with the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association, after stints at ABC News 4 in Charleston and WCYB-Bristol (TN/VA).
Heather Peterson, News Producer News Producer at WTKR NewsChannel 3, Norfolk, Va.
Chris Suchan, news-weather morning/noon meteorologist for WTSP-10 in Tampa Bay (CBS affiliate)
Joelle Girone, news anchor WKRC TV12 in Cincinnati after stints at WLWT-NBC in Cincinnati and the Dayton, Ohio, ABC-TV affiliate
Richard Ortner, weather Meteorologist, KMGH- Denver
J.J. Davis, sports Sports Director at KPTM Fox-42, Omaha; after time at WSLS-10, Roanoke
Julie Bidwell, news anchor FOX News as Julie Banderas, after a time at New York City's Fox affiliate.
Robin Reed, weather WDBJ-7 weather, Roanoke, Va.
John Agresti, news reporter News 14 Carolina-Charlotte, after at time at WALA-Fox, Mobile, Ala.
Tom Patton, weather WWBT-NBC Richmond, after a time at WHO-NBC, Des Moines, Iowa
Libby Gardner, news anchor TV production job in Austin, Texas
Michael Friedmann, weather WTIC (Fox) 61, Hartford, Connecticut
Ross Guidotti, news reporter Reporter, KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA
Jen Lesmerises, weather Morning anchor/Noon anchor at WGGB-TV News 40, Springfield, Mass.
Rob Toomer, news reporter Richmond TV station for a time, then back to JMU for master's degree studies
Bill George Working for Massanutten Resort
Channa Brooks, news anchor Left broadcasting to go into public relations in New York after working as anchor at WCTI ABC, New Bern, N.C.
Gene Cox, news anchor WWBT-12, Richmond
   
Tracey Neale, news anchor WUSA-9 Washington-DC after a time at Washington, D.C.'s WTTG FOX-5
Beth Parker, news WTTG-5, Washington, D.C.
Kevin Schultze, news WJLA-7, Washington, D.C.
Chrissy Russo, news-anchor Morning weathercaster at FOX-6 in San Diego after a time at WTKR-3 (CBS), Norfolk
Michelle Mowery Communications Director for the Tennessee Department of Family Services, after other public relations work in Nashville and a stint at ABC 24 in Memphis
Ron Magnuson, news Bureau reporter at WSOC-9 in Charlotte
Dave Ferguson Champaign, Ill., station
Steve Raml Left KRCR-TV, ABC affiliate in Chico-Redding, California after 5 years; moved to Phoenix, thought to be in TV there.
Brian North, sports WCTI-TV, sports director, New Bern, N.C., ABC affiliate
Andrew Speno, weekend anchor News Anchor for FOX 25 News, Oklahoma City
Karen Shroeder, anchor and reporter Indianapolis, Indiana; then to Pittsburgh as anchor
Mindy Bassiro Johnstown to Pittsburgh to Baltimore