NBC26 is excited to welcome our new evening co-anchor Jon Erickson to the team!
Jon is an Emmy award winning reporter who comes to Northeast Wisconsin from Phoenix, Arizona.
Jon jumped from the 100th TV market to the 12th TV market in 2014.
In Phoenix, Erickson obtained records that showed a charter school district did not comply with open meeting laws; district management admitted the mistake and changed their policy. He criss-crossed the state covering wildfires and dust storms. He found that some of the Phoenix area's wealthiest residents had skipped their fire tax payments for years.
"We are so excited to have a journalist of Jon's caliber joining our news team," said NBC26 News Director Julie Moravchik. "He's an Emmy award winning breaking news reporter and a dedicated and passionate journalist."
Before moving to Phoenix, Erickson worked in New Bern, N.C. as a weekend anchor and lead reporter. While in North Carolina, he won two best news writing awards from the Associated Press.
Jon is originally from Michigan and graduated from Michigan State in 2008 with degrees in journalism and finance.
He moved to Northeast Wisconsin with his wife Erin.
"The best part about Jon is he's a good person with a good heart, and I know Wisconsinites will love him," Moravchik said.
You can see Jon each night on NBC26 Live at 10!
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