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  • Meet the Team

  • I was born in North Canton, Ohio and went to THE Ohio State University earning a degree in Atmospheric Science. I'm a Buckeye to the core! I started at WLIO in March of 2007 and hold the prestigious Certified
    I was born in North Canton, Ohio and went to THE Ohio State University earning a degree in Atmospheric Science. I'm a Buckeye to the core! I started at WLIO in March of 2007 and hold the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) Seal.
  • Hello Lima! I'm Ali Balgooyen. I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Just four hours North West of Lima. I graduated May 2012 from Columbia College in Chicago with a degree in Broadcast
    Hello Lima! I'm Ali Balgooyen. I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Just four hours North West of Lima. I graduated May 2012 from Columbia College in Chicago with a degree in Broadcast
  • I joined the Your News Now family in the Spring of 2009. But I'm no stranger to Lima. I grew up about an hour west of the city in the small town of Coldwater. My family made regular trips to Lima to go
    Hi everyone!  Thanks for watching Your News Now.  I'm currently on maternity leave, but I look forward to reporting the news in West Central Ohio again in a few weeks. 
  • I'm an Ohio native, born and raised in Youngstown. This isn't my first rodeo in TV, but it is my first in the anchor chair. Most recently I was a one-man-band reporter and fill-in weather forecaster in
    I'm an Ohio native, born and raised in Youngstown. This isn't my first rodeo in TV, but it is my first in the anchor chair. Most recently I was a one-man-band reporter and fill-in weather forecaster in
  • Bio coming soon.
    There's nothing like being back home! I was born and raised in Celina, OH, just 30 minutes from Lima, and graduated from Celina High School in 2009. I moved to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University
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    Growing up in villages no larger than 800 people, Lima is quite the change for me.  As I continue to cover stories and get to know the people of Lima, I hope to make this area home.  Graduating from Elmwood High School in 2008, I entered Ohio Northern University as a Biology/Pre-Dentistry Major.  After getting a taste of broadcasting through volunteer work at the campus station, I knew that I
  • Hello! I'm Jeff Fitzgerald, and I'm the co-anchor for Your News Now at 6pm. I was born on February 27, 1965, and I'm a lifelong Lima resident. I graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School, and attended
    Hello! I'm Jeff Fitzgerald, and I'm the co-anchor for the 6PM WLIO News Journal. I was born on February 27, 1965, and I'm a lifelong Lima resident. I graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School, and
  • HOLLY GEAMAN Noon Edition News Anchor & Producer holly@wlio.com In case you're at work or school during the day, I'm the anchor/producer for our noon show, "Noon Edition". In a way, WLIO should be
  • They say you can't go home again, but after a dozen years away from the great state of Ohio, I am happy to prove them wrong. I am a Hamler native (home of the Summerfest). I graduated from Patrick Henry
    They say you can't go home again, but after a dozen years away from the great state of Ohio, I am happy to prove them wrong. I am a Hamler native (home of the Summerfest). I graduated from Patrick
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    Hello Lima! I come here from the great city of Chicago. In May of 2012 I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia College Chicago with my Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism.
  • Jeff Gunter

    I spent nearly thirteen years in local radio, serving as News Director for Lima's Clearchannel stations. It was then on to television with a stint as News Director at Fox 25 prior to the Block ownership.
  • Hello, lima ! it's good to be back ! I grew up at Indian lake and am no stranger to lima and west central Ohio in general. After graduating from the university of Findlay, I spend years working in local
    Hello, lima ! it's good to be back ! I grew up at Indian lake and am no stranger to lima and west central Ohio in general. After graduating from the university of Findlay, I spend years working in local
  • I was born and raised on a farm 15 miles east of Lima and graduated from Ada High School.  Yes that's right, I am a local boy!  I gained my interest in the weather at a young age, mostly from my dad who is a private pilot.  Flying allowed me to view weather and clouds like most never get the chance to see.
  • Hi there! I'm Eddie Kilroy, and I'm the newest member of the WLIO sports team. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, I've had a passion for sports since I could first pick up a baseball bat.
    Hi there! I'm Eddie Kilroy, and I'm the newest member of the WLIO sports team. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, I've had a passion for sports since I could first pick up a baseball bat. Now, I'm living the dream, doing what I love to do!
  • Hello Lima! I'm thrilled to be joining the Your Hometown Stations team as a Video-Journalist.
  • profile will be posted shortly. Please come back and visit and learn all about Brian
    Brian Schroeder is the morning and noon meteorologist on First and Noon Editions.
       As a kid, Brian enjoyed watching thunderstorms develop and move across the flat farmland of Northwestern Minnesota.
  • Hi. I joined the news team in 2008 as a multimedia journalist. I enjoy every aspect of it from the storytelling to the investigations as I get the opportunity to shoot, script, edit, broadcast and package
    Sam Shriver is a Hometown Station Multimedia Journalist
  • I was born and raised in St. Marys, so I have a good knowledge of the Lima area and its sports teams. Having worked in Toledo for the last year and a half has given me opportunities to cover all levels
    I was born and raised in St. Marys, so I have a good knowledge of the Lima area and its sports teams. Having worked in Toledo for the last year and a half has given me opportunities to cover all levels
  • more to come: Julian is 2012 graduate of Ball State University. She completed her internship at Indiana's Newscenter in Ft Wayne in the summer of 2011. While at Ball State she was an Anchor/Reporter
    more to come: Julian is 2012 graduate of Ball State University. She completed her internship at Indiana's Newscenter in Ft Wayne in the summer of 2011. While at Ball State she was an Anchor/Reporter
  • WLIO News has some impressive numbers in viewers during our newscasts. This is due in part to the super job our news department does in covering issues and news in West Central Ohio. News videographer
    Phil Thomas and Joe Miles

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