ONN Radio Staff
Mike Hawkins
Morning Anchor & Reporter
A native Ohioan, Mike is one of the state's most experienced radio newsmen. In addition to covering Ohio for many years, Mike has also held radio positions in Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota and New Jersey. An Air Force veteran, Mike also did some work with Armed Forces Radio.
Dave James
Afternoon Anchor & Reporter
A native of Willard, Ohio, Dave brings more than 20 years of broadcast news experience to ONN. Dave's previous stops included WNCO in Ashland and WLEC in Sandusky. Before joining ONN in 1995, Dave was a regular contributor to the network from northern Ohio.
Skip Mosic
Director of Programming and Affiliate Relations
Skip has been with the OSU Network and ONN since its inception. His work with affiliates goes back to his stint as Morning Host and Program Director for our Columbus affiliate, WBNS. In addition to his work with the Ohio State Football and Basketball broadcasts, Skip is also the host of ONN’s award winning Tonight in High School Football and Ohio College Football Today programs.
Weather Staff
ONN has won numerous Ohio Associated Press awards for best weather coverage, and our staff is excited to bring that coverage to you.
- Chris Bradley - Meteorologist
- Mike Davis - Meteorologist
- Josh Poland - Meteorologist
- Eric Elwell - Meteorologist
Paul Keels
Sports
When he's not calling the Ohio State Buckeyes on the radio, Paul Keels does afternoon sports on ONN Radio. A native of Cincinnati, Paul brings more than three decades of news and sports experience to the microphone. In 2007 Paul was inducted into the Ohio Radio & Television Hall of Fame and has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the year many times.
Marty Bannister
Sports
A native of Columbus, Marty handles morning ONN Sports. Bannister has been the radio voice of Ohio State women’s basketball since 2003 and also serves as sideline/locker room reporter for Ohio State football. Some of Marty’s other work includes the voice of the Columbus Destroyers arena football team and ONN’s high school state championships.
Milan Jordan
Sports
A native of Cleveland, Milan has worked at our Columbus affiliate for many years covering all of our central Ohio teams.
Lori Schmidt
Sports
Lori really knows sports. The Columbus native is a graduate of Ohio University where she earned a degree in Journalism and helped her teammates win a MAC championship in women’s soccer. By the way, don’t argue basketball rules with Lori - she's a licensed hoops official.