Meet The Team

News Team

Adam Atchison

Evening Anchor

Adam Atchison has two decades of experience covering the stories that matter to southern Coloradans and viewers throughout the Mountain West.

Lindsey Boetsch is beyond excited to be working in gorgeous Colorado Springs as an evening anchor at KKTV 11 News. She and her husband fell in love with Colorado when they came out here for a wedding in 2018.

Mark McPherson

Morning anchor

Mark McPherson joined the KKTV 11 News Team as their morning anchor in April of 2021.

Katie Pelton

Noon Anchor

Katie Pelton is the anchor for KKTV 11 News at Noon and the head of our 11 Call for Action team.

Kasia Kerridge

Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter

Kasia is a Denver native and is excited to be reporting in her home state.

Grace Kraemer

Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Grace Kraemer is so excited to be part of the KKTV 11 News Team and back in her home state!

Jack Heeke

Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Jack moved to Colorado in 2021 from South Carolina.

Matt Kroschel

Investigative Reporter/Anchor

Matt is a Colorado native who is ecstatic to be back in his home state covering news after years reporting across the country.

Carel Lajara

Digital Anchor

As our Digital Anchor, Carel will bring you all the latest news impacting Southern Colorado from KKTV's 11 Breaking News Center.

Samantha Basirico

11 Connects Anchor

Samantha is so happy to be in Colorado Springs and back out West!

Tony Keith

Digital Content Manager

Tony manages KKTV's website, social media pages and works as a digital reporter for the station.

Melissa Henry

Melissa Henry came to KKTV in June 2020 from Gray Television sister station WITN in Greenville, North Carolina.

Brian Sherrod

Reporter/Weekend Morning Anchor

Brian Sherrod joined the KKTV 11 News Team as a Producer/Reporter in November of 2021.

Aaron Vitatoe

Reporter/Producer

Aaron Vitatoe grew up in a military family, moving around constantly before returning to serve the Colorado Springs community. Having traveled a lot, he is a storyteller at heart.

Lauren Watson

Reporter/Digital Producer

Lauren Watson joined the KKTV 11 News Team in September of 2022.

Lindsey Grewe

Digital Content Writer/Good News Friday Reporter

Lindsey loves writing and reporting "Good News" for the Pikes Peak region!

Katelyn Quisenberry

Katelyn was born in Washington State before moving all over the country with her family. Some of her favorite family moves include New Jersey and Malibu. Katelyn's family is extensive with her being one of five girls.

Aleah Burggraff

Aleah Burggraff is originally from Rapid City, South Dakota where she worked as a multi-media journalist and weekend anchor for 2 years.

Weather Team

Brian Bledsoe

Chief Meteorologist

Brian obtained his Meteorology degree at the University of Northern Colorado. He's been in broadcasting for the past 20+ years.

Brady Brewster

Forecaster

Brady joined the 11 Breaking Weather Team in October of 2022.

Luke Victor

Meteorologist

Luke Victor is a meteorologist and traffic anchor for the KKTV morning team Monday through Friday.

Sydney Jackson

Meteorologist

Sydney is the morning meteorologist at KKTV. She joined the team in 2018 and enjoys helping you plan your day. Tune in weekdays beginning at 4:30 AM!

Sports Team

Jessica Mendoza

Sports Anchor

Jessica grew up in Loveland, Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University in 2020.

Gray DC Bureau

Peter Zampa

Multimedia Journalist

Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist.

Timothy Knapp

Supervisor of Videography

Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography.

Tyler S. Smith

Photojournalist/Editor

Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor.

Nicole Neuman

Anchor

Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021.

Jamie Bittner

Multimedia Journalist

Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021.

Priscilla Huff

Managing Editor

Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer.

Brendan Cullerton

Multimedia Journalist

Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.

Molly Martinez

Multimedia Journalist

Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.

Josh Rultenberg

Multimedia Journalist

Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist.

Jon Decker

White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor

Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995.

Annie Andersen

Producer

Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia.

Stetson Miller

Multimedia Journalist

Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC.