Meet The Team

Jeff Thelen is the most veteran member of the Newschannel 7 team. The Campbellsport native started here as a part-time reporter in 1994 while working as news director at WDUX Radio in Waupaca. He was hired full time in 1996.

Kassandra Sepeda co-anchors NewsChannel 7 at 5, 6 and 10

Tony Langfellow joined the NewsChannel 7 team in May 2020 and is a co-anchor and producer on Sunrise 7. He is a native of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.

Dale joined NewsChannel 7 in April 2007 as weekend sports anchor and reporter. He was named the station's sports director in May 2009 and was promoted to WZAW's NewsChannel 7 at 9 anchor in November 2017.

Hannah Borchert joined NewsChannel 7 as a multimedia journalist in July of 2021. She majored in communication and journalism, advertising, and media studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also earned a certificate in peace studies and conflict resolution.

Heather Poltrock came to WSAW as a sports intern in August of 2007. She is now the digital content manager for NewsChannel 7 and the main online content producer for WSAW.com.

Erinn Taylor joined NewsChannel 7 as an Anchor/Reporter in December 2021.

Desiree Fischer came to NewsChannel 7 in 2002 as a part time production assistant and now serves as NewsChannel 7’s Assignment Manager.

Jade Flury joined NewsChannel 7 as a multimedia journalist in September of 2021

Kim Reinders joined WSAW as a producer in September 2021

Stephen Spanel came to WSAW as a news producer in July of 2021.

Sean White joined WSAW in November of 2022 as a Digital Content Producer. Sean was born and raised in Fond du Lac before moving to Wausau.

Hailey Clevenger joined WSAW as a multimedia journalist in November of 2022. Hailey graduated from the University of South Dakota with a major in English and a minor in media and journalism

Chandler Ducker joined WSAW as a multimedia journalist in January 2023. He is originally from Easley, South Carolina and attended Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Georgia where he majored in English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in criminal justice.

Mark comes to WSAW after working at WEAU in Eau Claire for almost 6 years. Mark was born in Pottstown, PA, but after graduating from Owen J. Roberts High School moved to Wisconsin to attend the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point before transferring to Mississippi State.

Jeremy Tabin is a familiar face here in North Central Wisconsin. He has been a meteorologist at Newschannel 7 for over 15 years.

Chad Franzen returns to central Wisconsin for another stint at forecasting the quickly changing weather of Wisconsin. Chad worked in Wausau at another station from 1998 until 2004 and then spent another 2 years working at WREX in Rockford, Illinois.

Audrey Leigh joined the NewsChannel 7 team in July of 2021 as the Sunrise 7 Meteorologist on weekdays. This is her first time living in Wisconsin after spending four years in central Illinois.

Noah Manderfeld came to WSAW in June of 2020 as a reporter. Noah was born and raised in the small town of Northfield, Minnesota. Growing up with a love of baseball and sports, he decided at the age of 12 that he wanted to broadcast sports.

Ben Helwig joined the NewsChannel 7 team in July 2021 as a multimedia journalist.

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