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MEET THE TEAM

  • AnchorsAnchors

  • Juan Conde has been a member of Richmond's media community since 1988. In 1999, Juan joined the TV-8 family full-time as co-anchor of 8News at 6 and 8News at 11, and now anchors 8News at 5 and 5:30 as well.  Read More
    A member of Richmond's media community since 1988, Juan began his career as a radio personality at WCDX-FM. Juan co-anchors 8News at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11, Monday through Friday. Email Juan

  • Christina Feerick is the co-anchor for 8News at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 newscasts.  After helping to launch Central Virginia's first weekend morning newscast, she was selected to anchor Good Morning Richmond. Read More
    Christina Feerick is the co-anchor 8News at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11.  After helping to launch Central Virginia's first weekend morning newscast, she was selected to anchor Good Morning Richmond Monday through Friday and served in that position for nearly 2 years.  Email Christina

  • Amy Lacey is the co-anchor for 8News at 5:30 and is an anchor/reporter for 8News at 5 and 6. She joined the afternoon news team after a stint as an award-winning anchor for Good Morning Richmond and 8News at 9. Read More
    Amy Lacey is the award-winning co-anchor of 8News at 5:30. Email Amy Follow Amy on Twitter
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  • WeatherWeather

  • John Bernier has been the chief meteorologist for WRIC TV8 since 1984. John holds a B.S. degree in Meteorology from the University of Lowell, Massachusetts, Magna Cum Laude. Read More
    John Bernier has been the chief meteorologist for WRIC TV8 since 1984.  Email John

  • Matt DiNardo is the meteorologist on Good Morning Richmond, 8News at 9am and 8News at Noon.  He came to WRIC in April of 2004, from WKTV in Utica, NY. Read More
    Matt DiNardo joined the 8News team as our meteorologist on Good Morning Richmond, in April of 2004.  Matt spent the first 11 years of his career at WKTV in Utica, New York. Email Matt follow him on Twitter or Facebook

  • Tim Pandajis joined the News8 Team in May of 2012 as the weekend morning meteorologist. Tim is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University where he earned a B.S. in Meteorology. Read More
    Tim Pandajis joined the News8 Team in May of 2012 as the weekend morning meteorologist. Originally from Connecticut, he comes to us from WHAG the NBC affiliate in Hagerstown, MD where he was the weekday morning meteorologist. Email Tim

  • SportsSports

  • Phil Orban is the Sports Director for 8News.  He comes from West Monroe, Louisiana where he spent a year and a half as the Sports Director for the NBC and Fox affiliates. Read More
    Phil Orban is the Sports Director for 8News.  If you have any story ideas for Phil, email him at porban@wric.com.

  • Yianni Kourakis is the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter at Channel 8. You can watch him on the weekend edition of 8News at 6 and 11. Yianni joined in the 8Sports team in July 2010. Read More.
    Yianni Kourakis joined in the 8News team in July 2010 as a news and sports video journalist. If you have any story ideas for Yianni, please send him an email at ykourakis@wric.com.

  • ReportersReporters

  • Nate Eaton joined 8News in January of 2009. Before coming to 8News, Nate reported and anchored for KIDK in Idaho Falls, Idaho where he was awarded "Rookie Reporter of the Year" by the Idaho Press Club. Read More
    Nate Eaton joined in 2009. During his time in Richmond, he has covered high profile stories, including the execution of the DC sniper, an historic 2011 earthquake, and the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings. Drop him an email at neaton@wric.com. Or find him on Twitter.

  • Laura reports weekdays for Good Morning Richmond and 8News at 9.  She graduated from Radford University, where she majored in English and minored in Media Studies. She joined the 8News team in July 2006. Read More
    Laura reports weekdays for Good Morning Richmond and 8News at 9.  She joined the 8News team in July 2006.  If you have a news tip, email Laura at lmorris@wric.com

  • Josh Landon joined the 8News team in October of 2009.  You can watch his reports weekdays on 8News at 5, 5:30 and 6. Read More
    Josh Landon joined the 8News team in October of 2009.  You can watch his reports weekdays on 8News at 5, 5:30 and 6. If you have a question or story idea, Josh would love to hear from you; email him at jlandon@wric.com
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  • 8News

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 2:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:47:39 GMT
    LUNENBURG, CO, Va - On May 18, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting call on Pleasant Oak Road in Lunenburg County. Upon arrival deputies learned
    LUNENBURG, CO, Va - On May 18, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting call on Pleasant Oak Road in Lunenburg County. Upon arrival deputies learned

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 2:36 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:36:47 GMT
    TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. (AP) - Virginia Marine Police divers have recovered the bodies of two men whose boat capsized in the Rappahannock River.
    TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. (AP) - Virginia Marine Police divers have recovered the bodies of two men whose boat capsized in the Rappahannock River.

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:16 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:16:55 GMT
    RICHMOND, Va - We are getting word of a possible homicide in Richmond. The incident is said to be on Fendall Ave. Little is known of the shooting, but we have crews heading toward the scene and will have
    RICHMOND, Va - We are getting word of a possible homicide in Richmond. The incident is said to be on Fendall Ave. Little is known of the shooting, but we have crews heading toward the scene and will have
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