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  • WTAJ Contact Information 
    WTAJ - Main Office
    5000 6th Avenue
    Altoona, PA  16602
    Main: (814) 942-1010
    News: (814) 944-1414
    Fax: (814) 946-8746

    WTAJ in Centre County
    Centre Region Office
    1006 West College Avenue
    Suite 300
    State College, PA  16801-2835
    News/Sales: (814) 235-1010
    Fax: (814) 238-3169

    WTAJ in Clearfield County
    DuBois Office
    2 West Park Avenue
    Suite 2
    DuBois, PA  15801-2432
    News: (814) 371-4871
    Sales: (814) 371-4872
    Fax: (814) 371-3631

    WTAJ in Cambria County
    Johnstown Office
    907 Old Scalp Avenue
    Johnstown, PA  15904-1762
    News: (814) 266-2425
    Sales: (814) 266-6461
    Fax: (814) 266-4676

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  • WTAJ Leaders 
     Dave Kaplar
    News Director

    Dave Kaplar joined the WTAJ News family in 2009.  Originally from Ohio he started his career in Cleveland, before moving around the country to Dallas, Denver, Boston, and Portland, Maine.

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     Jody Gill
    Assignment Editor

    Jody Gill is a Blair County native who started his career at WTAJ in August 1986 as a photographer.  Since 1996, Jody has been the satellite truck operator for several remote live shots.


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  • WTAJ Anchors 
     John Clay
    John Clay is the Managing Editor for the WTAJ newsroom. He is the co-anchor for WTAJ News weekdays at 5:30PM, 6PM and 11PM. John joined WTAJ News in 1998 as a reporter in State College.

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     Carolyn Donaldson
    Carolyn Donaldson is the anchor for WTAJ News weekdays at 5PM and co-anchors WTAJ News at 6PM and 11PM. Carolyn began her career at WTAJ in 1982 as a Weather Anchor then returned to WTAJ News in September 1995.

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     Amy Mearkle
    Amy Mearkle co-anchors WTAJ News this Morning and WTAJ News at Noon. Amy is a native of Bedford county and began her career at WTAJ in 1999 as the first Bedford County Reporter. In March 2001 she was promoted to co-anchor the morning and noon newscasts.

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     Patrick Schurr
    Patrick Schurr co-anchors WTAJ News this Morning along with WTAJ News at Noon. Patrick joined WTAJ News in November 1999 as a reporter before being promoted to anchor.

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  • Stormtracker Weather Team 
     Joe Murgo
    Joe Murgo is WTAJ's Chief Meterorologist and you can catch him weekdays with the latest Stormtracker Weather at 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM and 11PM.

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     Regina Miller
    Regina Miller is WTAJ's Stormtracker Meterologist for the morning and noon newscasts. Regina returned to WTAJ in 2004 as a Weekend Weather Anchor while continuing her education and receiving her Certificate of Meteorology.

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     Brian Thompson
    Brian Thompson is WTAJ's Weekend Meteorologist. He first joined WTAJ as an intern in May 2007 and later the same year joined the Stormtracker Weather Team.

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  • WTAJ Sports 
     Nick Foley
    Nick Foley is WTAJ's Sports Director. Nick is the newest face to WTAJ News and joins us from sunny Florida. Nick has been covering sports for the past 10 years and we welcome him to the WTAJ family.

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     Mike Fink
    You can catch him anchoring the weekend sports reports on WTAJ News at 6 and 11 on Saturday and Sunday nights.

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     Mike Mueller
    Mike Mueller made his way to Central PA via Harrisonburg, VA. Mike keeps the local sports scene covered here in Central Pennsylvania for WTAJ.

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  • WTAJ Reporters 
     Charlotte Ames
    Charlotte Ames is the area's only local Health Reporter and brings you the latest medical health news weeknights on WTAJ News at 5PM with her Healthcast report.

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     Barb Consiglio
    Barb joined WTAJ as the DuBois bureau reporter in January 2010 and loves the warm welcome she’s gotten from everyone in Central Pennsylvania.

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     Kevin Flanigan
    Kevin Flanigan has been with WTAJ for almost 20 years. Kevin is a General Assignment Reporter based in Blair County and also covers the business news throughout central Pennsylvania.

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     Angie Boddorf Koehle
    Angie Koehle joined the WTAJ News Team in June 2009.  It's a homecoming for the Pennsylvania native.  Not only did Angie spend 5 years working in the region, she is from Jefferson County.

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     Danielle Krout
    Danielle Krout joined the WTAJ News Team as a general assignment reporter in October of 2008.  Before coming to Central Pennsylvania, she worked in West Virginia.

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     Ben Manning
    Ben Manning is a General Assignment Reporter for WTAJ News and covers a variety of topics for WTAJ. He covers mostly stories for the evening and late night newscasts.

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     Tessa Mentus
    Tessa Mentus joins WTAJ News as a General Assignment Reporter. You can catch her reports weeknights on WTAJ News.

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     Adam Paluka
    Adam Paluka is a General Assignment Reporter in WTAJ's State College Bureau. Adam joined the WTAJ News team in 2007 covering the news of Centre county.

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