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Meet the Team
Crystal Crews, Anchor
Crystal Crews is from North Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Journalism Degree.
Jolina Okazaki, Sunrise Anchor
Jolina Okazaki is the Sunrise anchor NewsWest 9. She started as a multimedia journalist in 2016 before being promoted to the desk in 2018.
Tatum Guinn, Anchor
She joined the NewsWest 9 team in 2019 as the 10 p.m. anchor.
Victor Lopez, Anchor/Producer
Victor joined the NewsWest 9 news team as a reporter in 2007 and earned his spot on the anchor desk in 2011.
Anthony Franze, Chief Meteorologist
Anthony joined the StormTracker 9 Team in June 2018.
Dylan Smith, Morning meteorologist
Dylan Smith joined the NewsWest 9 team in January 2019.
Eliav Gabay, Sports Anchor/Reporter
Eliav Gabay was born and raised in Los Angeles, California before graduating from Arizona State University.
Cory Mose, Sports Anchor/ Reporter
Cory Mose grew up in Houston, Texas. He joined the NewsWest 9 team in October of 2019.
Dana Morris, Anchor-Reporter
NewsWest 9 Reporter since 2017
Sammi Steele, Reporter/Anchor
Sammi was born and raised in Colorado, went to the University of Oklahoma and made her way to the Lone Star State as fast she could.
Rachel Ripp, Reporter
Rachel graduated from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
Tate Owen, Reporter
Tate was born and raised in the Permian Basin. She made her way back in January 2019 to join the NewsWest 9 team.
Jonathan Polasek- Reporter
Jonathan is a University of Texas graduate.
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