Month: December 2023

Connor McCarthy is an American journalist currently serving as the reporter at FOX 12. He joined FOX 12 in September 2021. Connor grew up in Carlsbad, California, a city in North County San Diego. He attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. There, he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in political science. But he’s not stranger to the Beaver State.

Bonnie Silkman is an American journalist currently serving as an anchor and reporter at Fox 12. She loves the east coast but continues to move west. Currently she anchors and reports for Good Day Oregon on FOX 12 Oregon. She was born and raised in a small town, Farmington, Maine. After getting her Broadcasting & Communications degree at Keene State College in New Hampshire, she moved to beautiful Colorado.

Karli Olson is an American Emmy-nominated Multimedia Journalist working at Fox 12 and a born-and-raised Oregonian. She joined the team at Fox 12 Oregon in May 2023. She was passionate about telling the stories that matter most to the people in her beloved state. Karli grew up in the small town of Harrisburg, just north of Eugene.

Drew Marine is an American journalist currently serving as the Multimedia Journalist at FOX 12. She joined the station in June 2020, ready to jump in and cover stories in both Oregon and Washington mid-pandemic and as protests in Portland began.

Shomari Stone is an American Emmy award-winning journalist currently serving as an anchor and reporter at Fox 5 DC. She joined FOX 5 DC in May 2023. Stone is a 7-time Emmy and 2-time Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, coming to FOX 5 from CNBC. He was a correspondent for “The News with Shepard Smith,” based at the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

Pete Ferryman is an American Emmy award-winning journalist currently working as an anchor at Fox 12. He anchors the 5 O’clock, 6 O’clock and 10 O’clock News each weekday on FOX 12 Oregon. In addition to his anchoring duties, Pete is an Emmy award-winning reporter with more than 30 years of experience in TV news.

Rielle Creighton is an American journalist currently working as the anchor at KPTV. She is excited to be anchoring the 5 & 11 p.m. news for Fox 12 Oregon and to discover the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Rielle is from Omaha Nebraska. She grew up watching her mother on television who was also an anchor and reporter in the Midwest for more than 30 years. She likes to say news is “in her blood.”

Paulina Aguilar is an American journalist currently serving as a news and sports reporter and multi-media journalist at Fox 12. She joined KPTV, in Portland, Oregon in November 2021. Paulina started her television career behind the scenes as a production assistant.