Our Team

Steve Flowers

Steve Flowers has been our political analyst since 2008. He brings his expert analysis during the annual sessions of the Alabama Legislature and every campaign year. Flowers was born and raised in Troy. He became a Page in the Alabama Legislature at age 12 and worked at the State Capitol throughout his high school years. Upon graduation from high school,…

Vince Lennon

Alabama News Network Sports Director Vince Lennon made his return to the Capital City in January of 2016, after a near 20-year hiatus. Longtime Montgomerians may remember Vince from his previous four-year stint as Sports Director at ABC Montgomery, from 1994 to 1998. Upon his return, he relishes the community pride and support for the Montgomery Biscuits, as Vince journalistically…

Ellis Eskew

Ellis Eskew joined CBS 8 in October 2012. She is now the midday news anchor for Alabama News Network. She anchors at 11:00 a.m. and noon, and co-anchors at 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. with Jeff Sanders. With 18 years of experience in the TV news business, Ellis has held many different jobs both in front of and behind the camera….

John Longshore

John Longshore is the sports analyst for Alabama News Network. He’s no stranger to the sports scene in Alabama. John has been an avid participant and critic of sports since his days as an athlete at Jeff Davis High School in Montgomery in the early 1980s. John attended the University of Alabama for four years, majoring in Mass Communications. After…

News Room Staff

MANAGEMENT Glenn Halbrooks, News Director Elise Roberts, Executive Producer Ivy Carter, Assignment Manager   PRODUCERS A.J. Williams, Morning Lisa Ranieri, Morning Kristen Fisher, Noon & 5:00 PM Lakia Starks, 5:30 PM & Weekend Whit Evans, Senior Producer: 6:00 PM & 10:00PM Claire Jacobs, WCOV Fox 20 News at 9 PM Jasmine Bracy, News Assistant Jame Johnston, News Promotion Producer  …

George McDonald

George McDonald joined CBS 8 in June 2005 as a reporter in the Montgomery Newsroom. In July 2007, he began reporting from the Alabama News Network West Alabama Newsroom in Selma, covering Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry and Wilcox Counties. George arrived in Alabama from WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi, where he worked as a reporter/photographer. He began his career in television…