Joe Birch marked his 40th year at Action News 5 in 2018. The Emmy Award-winning news anchor has traveled the world for WMC, filing stories from the People's Republic of China, the Vatican Museums in Italy and the 1996 Atlanta Games. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers University and a member of the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame.
Joy Redmond is a Detroit native with nearly 20 years of television journalism experience. She loves fashion, shoes in particular. When she's not on your TVs in the evening, you may see Joy hanging out on Beale Street or checking out a local eatery.
Deja Brown is an Emmy award-winning journalist and weekday morning anchor for Action News 5. A New Orleans native, she’s worked in markets from Florida to Salt Lake City and is known for community-centered storytelling. Deja holds degrees from North Carolina A&T and Syracuse University and is proud to call Memphis home.
Kym Clark joined Action News 5 more than 30 years ago. The Emmy Award-winning news anchor has interviewed countless people over the years, including Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres. She is a regular speaker and emcee at events throughout the Mid-South.
Andrew Douglas is an award-winning anchor and reporter with more than two decades of journalistic experience. His notable interviews include former Vice President Dick Cheney, civil rights photographer Earnest Withers and Martin Luther King III. Andrew grew up in South Florida. He and his wife, who is a native Memphian, have two children.
Arianna Poindexter is a military child who has lived everywhere from California to Washington D.C. and even Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She is a graduate of MIZZOU and a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Parker King is a morning anchor and reporter for Action News 5. He grew up watching channel 5 as a kid in Cleveland, Mississippi—just a few hours down Highway 61.
Kaitlyn may have spent the past eight years in New York City and Southern California, but she’s a Texan at heart, having grown up just outside Houston. She has reported the news across print, podcast, and television, and is grateful to be bringing it to you with Action News 5.
Hannah Kozlowski is the Digital & Connected TV Content Manager at Action News 5 in Memphis. She oversees the weekday Digital Desk (9–11 a.m.) streaming on actionnews5.com, the Action News 5 app, and platforms like Roku, YouTube, Amazon Fire and Apple TV. A Trenton, TN native and UT Martin meteorology grad.
Lydian is a Memphis native who joined Action News 5 as a digital content producer in May 2022. She graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021 with a Bachelor's in Journalism and a minor in Biology.
Fun fact - her parents' engagement was actually broadcasted live on WMC-TV during the New Year's Eve guitar drop on Beale Street in 1995.
Joel Moore is a news producer, writer, and professor who was born and raised in Memphis. A graduate of Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, Joel has dedicated his life to journalism, storytelling, and using writing to cultivate community.
Stuart Rucker is an innovative Digital Content Producer based in Memphis, Tennessee currently working at Action News 5. With 5+ years of experience in news production, digital content creation, and audience engagement across broadcast and online platforms. Stuart has demonstrated consistent success in writing and editing.
Shayna joined Action News 5 as a digital content producer. A proud Tennessee State University graduate, she’s all about keeping viewers in the loop with the latest headlines and the details that matter most.
Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers is a native Memphian. His 30-plus years of forecasting include some of the Mid-South's most memorable storms. He is an Emmy Award winner and holds the prestigious American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval. Ron is married to Action News 5 anchor/reporter Joyce Peterson.
Born in Memphis, Addison is excited and honored to be back in her hometown. She is eager to be a helping hand to the community and to communicate the weather to the Mid-South.
Riley joined the First Alert weather team in July 2025. He joins Action 5 News after covering hurricanes, tornadoes, and even snow in Tallahassee, Florida! He previously freelanced as a weather producer behind the scenes in New York City.
Anna is an award-winning Senior Investigative Reporter with Gray's National Investigative Team, InvestigateTV. Anna has been consistently recognized for producing impactful journalism that has driven reform, prompted civil and criminal investigations, and profoundly influenced public and corporate policy.
Lee leads Gray Television’s National Investigative Team. He also is a Senior Vice President within Gray and is an anchor on both InvestigateTV+ and InvestigateTV+ Weekend.
Jamie is InvestigateTV's Director of Investigations. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education.
Greg is the Managing Editor for InvestigateTV+. Before joining InvestigateTV, he was News Director at WMC, Gray Television’s NBC affiliate in Memphis, TN.
Joce is a national senior investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the
failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues.
Brendan Keefe is a Peabody, duPont, National Murrow & National Emmy winning national investigative reporter and the Chief Investigator of Atlanta News First Investigates.
Brandon specializes in crime, consumer and data-driven investigations. Before joining InvestigateTV, he was assistant news director at WECT, Gray Television’s NBC affiliate in Wilmington, NC.
Michael Buckner serves as the Digital Content Manager for InvestigateTV, which includes overseeing the distribution of all content across multiple platforms.
Wade Smith serves as Gray Media's first Director of Podcast & Livestream Strategy, helping stations transform great local journalism into modern, video-first storytelling that reaches audiences wherever they watch and listen.
He started his digital career in Atlanta, GA in 2008 after graduating from the University of Alabama.
