Taylor Bennett is an anchor/reporter and news editor for WIBC's sister entity, Network Indiana. She can be heard on WIBC reporting stories from around the state.
Taylor is a graduate of Vincennes University. She started her broadcast career in Anderson as News Director for WHBU and WAXT. She then moved to Muncie where she was news director at WLBC. She joined Network Indiana in 1993.
Taylor has received several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and from the Associated Press.
Eric Berman is a veteran reporter for WIBC News and WIBC's sister entity, Network Indiana, now in his fourth decade of reporting on state and local government and politics.
Eric holds a B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University. He came to WIBC in 1994 from WOWO in Fort Wayne where he worked as a news anchor and reporter. Prior to that, Eric reported for WIOU in Kokomo.
Eric was a semifinalist in the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions in 1987, and was Midwestern champion at the 2001 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, Conn.
Eric has won numerous statewide awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists, and Indiana Broadcasters Association.
Alex Brown anchors the WIBC traffic desk during Indy’s Afternoon News each day. Before joining the WIBC team in 2009, Alex reported traffic for NAVTEQ traffic, serving several stations in central Indiana.
Alex is a proud graduate of Ball State University where he studied Telecommunications with an emphasis on audio production. Alex was born in Seymour, IN, but grew up in Indianapolis. He is a graduate of Pike High School.
During his free time, Alex enjoys watching Colts football, Pacers basketball, IndyCar and Mixed Martial Arts.
Mike Corbin is a news anchor and reporter for WIBC News.
Mike is a graduate of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. He started his career in television, reporting and anchoring for WUTR-TV in Utica, NY and later worked for WIXT-TV in Syracuse, NY. He then worked for WTVR-TV in Richmond, VA, the Virginia Radio News Network and WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY before moving to Indianapolis to work for WISH-TV. Mike spent 9 years at WISH-TV before joining WIBC News in March, 2011.
Mike is also an award-winning author of two art appreciation books. His works have earned him several awards including the National Indie Excellence Book Award and the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
In his free time, Mike is an avid art collector, writer, yogi and runner.
Stan Lehr anchors the WIBC newscasts during Indy’s Afternoon News each day.
Stan is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. He got his start at age 16, calling football and basketball games for the Trenton High School Bulldogs. He’s worked as a news director, anchor and reporter in Norfolk, Nebraska; Dubuque, Iowa; St. Joseph, Missouri; and "both" Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. Stan joined WIBC in 1993 and anchored both the morning and afternoon news during his tenure.
Stan’s hard work has been recognized many times over by the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, and Radio & Television News Directors Association.
Reed Parker is a reporter and anchor for WIBC News and WIBC's sister entity, Network Indiana.
Reed is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he also served as Co-Sports Director at WSIU. Reed began his radio career in 1993 at his hometown station of WFIW in Fairfield, IL calling local football and basketball games. Reed worked as news director for WMOK in Metropolis, IL then moved to Indiana to lead the WITZ newsroom in Jasper. Reed joined WIBC News in 2009.
Reed enjoys sports, exercise, and spending time with his fiance' and their dogs.
Amber Stearns is a news anchor and reporter for WIBC News and WIBC's sister entity, Network Indiana.
Amber is a graduate of North Central High School and the University of Indianapolis. She started her career in Marion, IN reporting and anchoring for WBAT-AM/WCJC-FM. She then moved to Kokomo, IN where she spent more than 10 years as news director/asst. program director at WIOU-AM/WZWZ-FM. Amber came to WIBC News in 2007.
Amber has earned many accolades during her career, including 2007 Best Breaking News Coverage in radio by the Indiana Broadcasters Association. Amber is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She also serves on the University of Indianapolis Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Amber resides with her sons on the northside of Indianapolis.
Ray Steele is a news anchor and reporter for WIBC News and WIBC's sister entity, Network Indiana.
Ray is proud to be the only Southerner on the WIBC Staff. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised just south of there in Trenton, Georgia, Ray attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama.
Ray enjoys writing, particularly about baseball and pro wrestling and is a die-hard fan of the Atlanta Braves, Alabama Crimson Tide, and WWE Champion CM Punk. He lives in Greenwood with his wife, Jen, their two daughters and two cats.
