Brian Wagner

Meteorologist

Brian Wagner, born in and raised in Cincinnati, came to Southeast Ohio in the fall of 1985 to attend Muskingum University. After graduating in 1989 with a degree in Communication, he began his broadcast career in New Lexington. After a short stay at WWBK in Mount Vernon, he join the WHIZ Media Group in fall 1992 starting as the Afternoon host on WHIZ AM.

He was named Program Director for WHIZ FM in the spring of 1994. In 1995, he became WHIZ’s Radio Operations Manager. Brian was then named Media Operations Manager in the summer of 2004, over seeing all programming aspects of the WHIZ Media Group. He also co-anchors, and is the meteorologist for, WHIZ TV’s "Live at Noon." Brian is a member of the National Weather Association and has a certificate in meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Brian is active in the community, serving as a trustee for the Muskingum County Community Foundation and is the current President of the Board for Muskingum, Perry and Morgan County United Way. He is an adjunct professor at Muskingum University. He served as the Inaugural President of the Muskingum County Community Foundation Council and as a past board member of Zanesville Community Theatre, Genesis Advisory Committee and Mid-East Career and Tech Center’s Communication advisory board. Brian and his wife Christine have a son, Matthew and a daughter, Lizzie.

Gabe Ross

Weekend Weather Anchor / Weekday Reporter

Gabe Ross joined the WHIZ News team in December 2011, but has been a resident of Southeastern Ohio his entire life. Growing up, his parents were television personalities at WSFJ-TV51 in Newark, Ohio, and it was there that he discovered his calling in television and entertainment.

A native of Somerset, Ohio, Gabe is a graduate of Sheridan High School and a 2011 graduate of Ohio University in Athens, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Video Production specializing in Journalism and Film.

While attending college, Gabe had a brief stint playing in the drum line of the Ohio University Marching 110. He also spent five years as a cast member on the local sketch comedy show, "Fridays Live." Since the beginning, he spent as much time as he could honing his craft at WOUB-TV; doing everything from working in Master Control to anchoring news, weather and other special events. In 2009, Gabe was tapped to co-star in the Emmy Award-winning educational series, "Spaced Out: a Cosmic Scene" and later that year was named Weather Producer for WOUB News; playing an active role in training the station's new weather anchors and Meteorology students. Gabe was honored, along with other members of the WOUB News team, in 2010 with an Ohio AP award for Best Breaking News Coverage in a Small Town Market; during a string of severe weather in mid-September that caused wide spread damage to the region.

In July of 2011, Gabe was selected to co-host the first-ever live web cast of the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards in Louisville, Kentucky; interviewing Emmy Award winners from all across the Ohio valley.

When he's not working, or substitute teaching, Gabe enjoys playing music, spending time with his friends and family, and vacationing in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Gabe is committed to delivering quality, accurate news and weather forecasts to the people of Southeastern Ohio.

If you would like to contact Gabe directly, e-mail him at gross@whizmediagroup.com