Meet The Team

Hugh Keeton is an anchor and reporter for WLOX News who grew up in the small North Mississippi town of Iuka, and later attended Ole Miss.

Jennifer Lott is a news anchor for WLOX News, but reporting is her passion. So in addition to sitting at the desk each night at 6 & 10pm, you may also see her out in the field covering stories.

David Elliott came to WLOX in 1985, and is one of the station's most recognized faces.

Karen Abernathy came to WLOX in 1985 as a news anchor. She is also the reporter for our Healthwatch and Backstage reports.

Born and raised in Biloxi, Chet Landry is no stranger to “coast life.” A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, by way of Biloxi High School, his roots run deep.

Jaimee Dorris has more than 15 years experience writing, shooting, hosting, producing, and marketing media. She began her career as a news reporter at WLOX where she covered Hurricane Katrina's landfall and South Mississippi's recovery.

Mike Lacy was a print journalist for 37 years before joining the WLOX team. Most of his career he spent as a writer, editor and page designer at the Sun Herald newspaper.

Amber Spradley is a reporter for WLOX News Now and weekend anchor for Good Morning Mississippi. She is originally from Atlanta and graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University.

A familiar face has returned to WLOX as Bill Snyder rejoins the team as one of our Multi-Media Journalists.

Stephanie Poole is a Gulfport native. She returns to South Mississippi after spending nearly four years as an Anchor/Reporter with WCBI-TV in Columbus, MS.

Leslie Rojas comes to WLOX from the Los Angeles area where she earned her degree in Journalism from California State University Long Beach.

As a native of Ocean Springs, Noah Noble has spent most of his life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Ja'Colbi Rivers was born and raised in the New Orleans area. He graduated from Loyola University with a degree in Mass Communications, focused on Broadcasting.

Parker Boyd is a native of the New Orleans metropolitan area. He graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in journalism.

Prior to joining WLOX News, Lauren Martinez worked as an entertainment reporter with a focus on television and film.

Renee Johnson has worked at WLOX in various roles since 1993. She grew up as a Navy brat whose family settled in Ocean Springs.

Yolanda Cruz is a Biloxi native with a journalism degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Dylan Jones grew up in Leakesville, and worked as a sports writer for the Richton Dispatch.

Flora Dedeaux was born and raised in Gulfport, Mississippi. She graduated from Mississippi State in 2022 with a communication degree, concentrating in broadcast and public relations and minoring in marketing.

Carrie Duncan grew up in Starkville, where she went to high school and college. Throughout her career, she has worked hurricanes and other tropical weather.

Wesley is your Gulf Coast guy. Born and raised in New Orleans, schooled in Meteorology in Mobile, Wesley has lived in almost every Gulf Coast state, except Florida.

Eric Jeansonne knew he wanted to be a meteorologist as early as five-years-old when Hurricane Andrew tracked through his home state of Louisiana.

From an early age, Taylor had a fascination with people that predicted the weather. She knew in elementary school that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Growing up in Elizabethtown, KY, she was able to experience everything from snow and ice to severe storms.

Blake Brannon was born and raised in Panama City, Florida, and comes from a family of football coaches.

Matt DeGregorio grew up in Southborough, Massachusetts, and developed a passion for sports watching his local Boston teams capture championships.