Erik Elken, main co-anchor
Erik Elken joined KVIA in September 2018 and is honored to now co-anchor the station’s flagship newscasts with Stephanie Valle after…
Continue ReadingStation
Stephanie Valle, main co-anchor
In January of 2020, Stephanie Valle assumed the role as main co-anchor of ABC-7 at 5, 6 and 10, taking the reins from the longtime anchor Estela…
Continue Reading
Saul Saenz, GMEP co-anchor
A graduate of Riverside High School, I have deep roots in El Paso. I left the borderland to pursue my journalistic career, following the yellow…
Continue Reading
‘Doppler’ Dave Speelman, chief meteorologist
“Doppler” Dave Speelman is the Chief meteorologist for KVIA-TV. He began forecasting weather at KVIA in 2000 – longest served Chief meteorologist…
Continue Reading
Hillary Floren, GMEP co-anchor
The most-asked question Hillary gets is, “What time do you wake up?” The answer? “You don’t want to know!” Dubbed…
Continue Reading
Nichole Gomez, Weather Forecaster, anchor
Nichole was born and raised in El Paso, she attended Andress High school and grew up in northeast El Paso. Once she graduated from high school she…
Continue Reading
Katie Frazier, weekend meteorologist/ reporter
Hello everyone! My name is Katie Frazier, and I am both a weekend meteorologist and weekday reporter for KVIA. I was born and raised in…
Continue Reading
Rosemary Montañez, anchor / reporter
Rosemary Montañez was born and raised in El Paso. As a child, the one activity that she remembers doing daily was watching the evening news! It was…
Continue Reading
Sam Harasimowicz, anchor / reporter
Sam started his career studying Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Syracuse University, graduating Cumme Laude in 2021. After graduation, Sam…
Continue Reading
Rachel Phillips, weekend sports anchor / reporter
ABC-7 reporter Rachel Phillips was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia and has been in the U.S. since August of 2019. Rachel graduated high school…
Continue Reading
Adrian Ochoa, sports director
Adrian is proud to call himself an El Pasoan. Born and raised in the Sun City, he graduated from Eastwood High School in 2002. He grew up a fan of…
Continue Reading
Mark Ross, anchor / producer
Mark Ross is an El Paso native and a graduate of Texas Tech University. Mark has worked in El Paso radio and television since 1979. Before coming to…
Continue Reading
Jerry Najera, reporter/ photographer
I’m a reporter and photojournalist and have been with the KVIA team for six years. I was born and raised in the beautiful Sun City, and grew up in…
Continue Reading
Brianna Chavez, anchor/reporter
Brianna Chavez is an anchor and reporter at KVIA ABC-7. Brianna started her career at ABC-7 as an intern back in 2018. After her internship, she…
Continue Reading
Brianna Perez, anchor / reporter
Brianna Perez joined the ABC-7 team as a reporter in 2021. Brianna was born in Los Angeles, California but raised in El Paso, Texas. She…
Continue Reading
Sarah Coria, reporter, multimedia journalist
Sarah Coria is a native of El Paso. As a child in the Sun City, Sarah was a part of a technology program in her elementary school…
Continue Reading
Heriberto Perez Lara, reporter / multimedia journalist
Heriberto is a multimedia journalist who also edits and reports for GMEP Weekend newscasts and also reports from our sister city, Juarez. Heri joined…
Continue Reading
Kerry Mannix, reporter
Kerry Mannix joined KVIA in June 2022 and is ecstatic to be starting her career and new life with the team in El Paso. Kerry accepted the position of…
Continue Reading
Michael Courier, reporter / digital content producer
Michael Courier joined the ABC-7 team as a reporter and digital content producer. Michael came to the Borderland from Denver, Colorado, where he…
Continue Reading
Jason McNabb, anchor / multimedia journalist
Jason McNabb has been a member of the KVIA ABC-7 team as a multimedia journalist since the spring of 2022, and joined the Good Morning El Paso…
Continue Reading