Jessica Holley joined the KRIS 6 News Team in December of 2012. She calls herself a Texas native growing up in Plano, even though she was born in California. She is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism (M-I-Z!) and is known to wear black and gold on game days year round.

Jessica decided at the young age of nine she wanted to be a journalist after she was interviewed by her hometown ABC affiliate about her house fire. It was at that moment the spark and desire to tell and share others' stories began.

At Mizzou, she worked at the student run NBC affiliate, KOMU, doing everything it all from anchoring to even running the live truck. As the tech world and news world continue to merge, Jessica wanted to keep up. In Missouri she wrote and produced stories for an internet start-up company that analyzed breaking news coverage. Newsy.com made its name in the mobile news industry, and most viewers watched her stories from their smart phone or tablet.

Jessica landed her first job in Wichita Falls, in northwest Texas, at KFDX. She reported on a wide range of stories, but one of her biggest stories was hearing a man confess to murdering his two young children while in jail pending trial. While in Wichita Falls she also covered many large wildfires including the one at Possum Kingdom Lake scorching 125,000 acres and destroying hundreds of homes.

Don't be surprised if you see her around town with a camera and tripod in tow - Jessica is a multi-media journalist, which means she shoots, edits and writes her own video and content.

Her favorite part of being a reporter is having the privilege to tell real people's stories. While she has fun with her job, she holds herself to the highest standards of accuracy and maintaining credibility.

Jessica is always looking for ideas in Corpus Christi and around the Coastal Bend, so don't be a stranger! Send her an email: jholley@kristv.com or find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.holley.KRIS6news

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Andrew grew up in Southern California, where he went to school at St. Margaret's Episcopal School. Andrew's main love is sports. His favorite is golf, but he also enjoys baseball, basketball, football, tennis, and soccer.

In high school, Andrew played on the varsity golf team.

He went to Arizona State University for college, where he graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

In his free time, you can probably find Andrew on the golf course or watching one of the many sports he follows.

He is thrilled to be part of the KRIS/KZTV news team here in Corpus Christi.

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Caroline joined the KRIS/KZTV news team in February of 2012. She was born in Houston and raised in a small town called Richmond, Texas.

Caroline is a proud Longhorn that graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in December of 2011 with a Bachelor of Journalism. During her time at UT she volunteered with Texas Student Television. She reported for the award-winning student-run news program, KVR News, and with other entertainment TV shows. She also reported and anchored for Texas Newswatch. Caroline interned in Austin with NBC affiliate, KXAN.

Both of Caroline's parents were born and raised in Corpus Christi, so she is glad to get back to her roots and experience the city her family is from. She spends a lot of her down time with family. But when she's not at a relative's home for a family gathering you can find her at the gym, the beach, or any community event.

If you see Caroline out and about say hi and introduce yourself. She loves meeting new people and telling your stories!

You can "follow" her on Twitter - here. 

Or "like" her on Facebook - here.

 

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Heather Jackson was born and raised in Fontana, California and got the news bug after spearheading the broadcast journalism sector during her junior year in high school. The following summer in 2007, she landed her first mini internship by participating in the multicultural journalism workshop with NBC San Diego 7/39. There she was able to shadow reporters then work with a team of 6 high school students to create a student produced newscast that aired on NBC 7/39, where she was one of the co-anchors.

She continued to pursue her dreams by attending the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. There she was the anchor for the Blaze 1330 AM radio news show in 2009. She then went off to intern for PBS 8 and ABC 15 News locally. Her Junior year at Arizona State, she founded the National Association of Black Journalist's student chapter at ASU and remained President in 2010 to Spring 2011 and then Spring of 2012.

During the summer of 2011 she interned for the first time at CNN for the Fredricka Whifield Show where she was able to produce the weekend movie segment, and spearheaded the digital segment "Behind the Scenes with Fredricka Whitfield". In the fall of 2011 her passion for politics led her to an internship at the White House as the press intern for the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama. Then the following summer she returned to CNN in 2012 to intern with the Digital PR team where she helped with the social media branding.

When she returned to ASU, her passion for social media trends led her to partner with two students to create a documentary called "One Million Views" (link: http://onemillionviews.tv/). It shed light on how the average person uses the platform of YouTube to garner success, and in turn has changed the music, news, and television industries. The stars in the documentary were Issa Rae and the Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, Supricky06, and the news station RightThisMinute (link: http://www.rightthisminute.com/).

She graduated from Arizona State in December 2012. She joined our team just one month later in January of 2013. She has a passion for communicating to her audience through all digital platforms so be sure to follow her on twitter @HeatherDJackson and "like" her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heather-D-Jackson/220669457966290?ref=hl , and follow her blog "Just Ask Jackson": http://justaskjackson.wordpress.com/.

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Frances graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Speech Communication and Rhetoric Studies.

If you have any story ideas, please contact her at mfrances@kristv.com. You can also follow her on Facebook or Twitter.

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Rachel Cole joined KRIS in January of 2012. Miss Cole came to the 'Lone Star State' from Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. She's excited to be in a new city and live near the beach.

While studying broadcast journalism in college, Rachel interned with KNXV's sports team and was the first ever '3 a.m. morning' intern with the CBS affiliate, KPHO!

Rachel spent her senior year, sideline reporting for the AIA Sports Broadcast Network and doing volunteer work with COX7 Sports.

In her free time, you can find Rachel at the gym doing anything from Body Combat to cycling classes. She's dedicated to staying healthy while getting involved with community activities. She likes to go to the Hooks and Ice Rays games here in town and enjoys running on the beach.

If you see Rachel out and about say hi and introduce yourself. She loves meeting new people and loves telling stories... if you have one, share it!

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A New England native, Mike Manzoni is a journalist whose hard-hitting style and reputation as an aggressive, fair reporter has led him to break important stories and become a trusted source for news.

He joined KRIS-TV and KZTV in October 2011 as a Reporter/Multi-Media Journalist and quickly became a member of the station's "6 Investigates" team.

During his time in the Coastal Bend, he has uncovered dozens of sex offenders legally living near local elementary schools, investigated food stamp fraud in South Texas, exposed a local tanning salon for not following the law and uncovered issues with a city ordinance that made it difficult for city leaders to demolish dilapidated buildings.

He also traveled to West, Texas where he filed reports on the aftermath of the fertilizer plant explosion.

Before coming to the Coastal Bend, Manzoni worked briefly as a General Assignment Reporter at FOX affiliate WFXL-TV in Albany, Ga., where he covered a variety of beats, including politics, crime and education.

Manzoni interned at ABC News where he was assigned to 20/20 and Primetime. He also interned at WCVB-TV, Boston's top-rated station, where he wrote for NewsCenter 5. In addition, he interned at WBZ-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in Boston, where he worked at the assignment desk. He also interned at FOX News Channel where he worked as a guest booker.

In 2013, Manzoni was recognized by the Lone Star chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with an honorable mention in the reporter craft achievement competition.

He has also been the recipient of a Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for a story he produced for WRHU-FM on quitting smoking. He was also part of a team recognized by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association for "Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program," for his work on the station's newscast, "Newsline." In addition, he was twice awarded the Patricia A. Dyon Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism.

Manzoni earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

If you have a story idea, please contact him at mmanzoni@kristv.com, "like," him on facebook or follow him on Twitter.

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Born and raised in Chicago, Andy remains a loyal Bears, Bulls, Cubs(sorry White Sox!), and Blackhawks fan!

Andy came to KZTV in 2007 and within just 4 months broke the story on the forced resignation of the Director of the city's Water Department. He has followed that up with several more exclusives!

Andy's emphasis is investigative and Troubleshooter stories, but he also reports on city hall, the courts, police, spot, and breaking news. He also anchors various newscasts on a fill-in basis.

Before transitioning to news, Andy was an award-winning sportscaster in cities from Miami to Los Angeles. He's covered the Super Bowl, Summer Olympics, Soccer's World Cup, MLB, NASCAR, PGA, LPGA, NHL, NBA, NCAA's March Madness Basketball Tournament, and the NCAA's Div. 1 Football National Championship.

However, more than all that, Andy enjoys spending time with family in Texas and Chicago. After that, a low score after 18 holes of golf, a good book or movie, and travel are among his favorites.

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