Bernie has spent several years as an anchor, reporter and producer in Grand Junction, Colorado. He's been married to his wife Kelli since 2001. They have three boys ages 13, 11 and 8.
Taylor Burke joined the KJCT News team in March 2021. She reports on various topics throughout the week and uses her keen sense of curiosity to search for answers, inform and educate the community.
Saphire graduated from Oklahoma State University in Dec. 2020. She's originally from Dallas, TX but is ready to explore all Colorado has to offer. Saphire is a content producer/reporter for Daybreak.
Butch has more than 15 years of weather experience in the heart of tornado alley and has done the weather for ABC’s Good Morning America, and hosted live feature segments for the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles.
Dave Ackert joined KJCT News 8 as Sports Director in August of 2020.
Before joining KJCT, Dave worked as a sports reporter for WPTZ in Burlington, VT and as a coordinator at CBS Sports in New York, NY. He's originally from New Paltz, NY.
Alana Austin joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau team in August 2017 after spending three years covering national and state politics in Richmond, Virginia at Gray TV's WVIR-TV.
Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography.
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