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 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.
Eric Elwell - Chief Meteorologist
Mark Taylor - Staff Meteorologist
Harrison Hove - Staff Meteorologist
Emily Briem - Staff Meteorologist
Erin Carroll - Staff 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.
Tony Castricone
Sports
Tony comes to ONN from our Athens affiliate, WATH where he served as sports director. Tony also does morning sports for our Columbus affiliate, WBNS and hosts several Ohio State pre-game programs.
Scott Torgerson
Sports
Scott comes to ONN from Phoenix, AZ and serves as Sports Director for our Columbus affiliate, WBNS. In addition to those duties Scott also co-hosts a daily sports talk program.
Lori Schmidt
Sports
Lori is a hard worker who really knows sports. The Columbus native is an Ohio University graduate
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 roundball official.
