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The Emmy award winning journalist anchors the station’s community affairs segments, “Positively Tampa Bay” and is also at the helm of the station’s community awareness campaigns produced throughout the year.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/About-Lissette-Campos">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Sarina-Fazan" title="Sarina Fazan"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/http://media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2011/07/13/Sarina_Fazan_headshot_20110713_640x480_20110713155313_140_105.JPG" alt="Sarina Fazan" title="Sarina Fazan"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Sarina-Fazan">Sarina Fazan</a> </h2> <p><p>After moving to Seattle from Kashmir at the age of 2, Sarina Fazan learned English by watching Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters. 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She is one of the original members of the ABC Action News team.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Linda-Hurtado">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Brendan-McLaughlin" title="Brendan McLaughlin"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/http://media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/brendan_20100503151428_140_105.JPG" alt="Brendan McLaughlin" title="Brendan McLaughlin"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Brendan-McLaughlin">Brendan McLaughlin</a> </h2> <p><p>Brendan McLaughlin did stints in San Francisco and Austin before helping start the WFTS news operation in 1994.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Brendan-McLaughlin">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Ellen-McNamara" title="Ellen McNamara"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/https://a248.e.akamai.net/media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/ellen_20100503152615_140_105.JPG" alt="Ellen McNamara" title="Ellen McNamara"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Ellen-McNamara">Ellen McNamara</a> </h2> <p><p>Ellen McNamara is thrilled to help you wake up on the weekends! She joined ABC Action News in April of 2009 as the weekend morning anchor. You can also see her reporting three days during the week.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Ellen-McNamara">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Deiah-Riley" title="Deiah Riley"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/https://a248.e.akamai.net/media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/deiah_20100503152615_140_105.JPG" alt="Deiah Riley" title="Deiah Riley"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Deiah-Riley">Deiah Riley</a> </h2> <p><p>Deiah Riley co-anchors the morning and noon newscasts.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Deiah-Riley">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Wendy-Ryan" title="Wendy Ryan"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/http://media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/wendy_20100503151750_140_105.JPG" alt="Wendy Ryan" title="Wendy Ryan"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Wendy-Ryan">Wendy Ryan</a> </h2> <p><p>Wendy Ryan co-anchors the 6 and 11 o'clock editions of ABC Action News, and does investigative stories with the ABC Action News I-Team. She also launched the popular “Dirty Dining” franchise shortly after joining ABC Action News.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Wendy-Ryan">Read More</a></li></ul></li> </ol> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="m81045487" class="module variable fham double variable" style="width: 658px;null"> <div class="module-wrapper"> <div class="module-bg"> <div class="corners"> <div class="tl"></div> <div class="tr"></div> <div class="bl"></div> <div class="br"></div> </div> <div class="content"> <ol> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Dan-Shaffer" title="Dan Shaffer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/http://media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/dan_20100503152615_140_105.JPG" alt="Dan Shaffer" title="Dan Shaffer"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Dan-Shaffer">Dan Shaffer</a> </h2> <p><p>Dan Shaffer co-anchors Action News This Morning, beginning at 4:55 a.m., and Action News at Noon.</p> </p></div> <ul class="article-options"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Dan-Shaffer">Read More</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/John-Thomas" title="John Thomas"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842im_/https://a248.e.akamai.net/media2.abcactionnews.com//photo/2010/05/03/john_20100503152615_140_105.JPG" alt="John Thomas" title="John Thomas"/></a> <div> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110813041842/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/John-Thomas">John Thomas</a> </h2> <p><p>John Thomas has been with ABC Action News since 1999. 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