News Staff

Jeff Schaffer- Sports
Jeff Schaffer came to WBKB in April of 2011. Before arriving Alpena he worked in Bristol, Connecticut as an ESPN production assistant. He graduated from Ohio University in June, 2009 with a degree in broadcast journalism. After working for his high school newspaper and television program, Jeff confirmed he wanted to enter sports broadcasting after heading to college. He worked for four years at WOUB, a PBS affiliate in Athens, Ohio, as a sports reporter, anchor and producer. He reported for “Gridiron Glory,” a local high school football highlight show that won a regional Emmy Award in 2006. During his time in Athens, Jeff also served as a radio broadcaster for Ohio Bobcats hockey and a coach for local youth hockey teams. With ESPN he worked on productions of several events, including the Little League World Series, Winter X Games, and women’s NCAA basketball tournament. When he’s not out covering local sports, Jeff enjoys playing and watching sports, particularly hockey. He’s a proud fan of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Falcons, and his alma mater’s Bobcats. If you have a story idea, question, comment, or just want to get in touch with Jeff, feel free to e-mail him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Travis Kozek - Sports
Travis joined WBKB in May 2012. Before coming to Alpena, he attended THE Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated in March 2012 with a degree in Journalism and a Pop Culture Studies minor. During his college career, Travis spent time interning in the sports departments at WGN-TV in Chicago and WCMH-TV/NBC 4 in Columbus. He served as an anchor/reporter for Ohio State's student television station, Buckeye TV, and refined his television skills through frequent screenings of the movie "Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy".
Travis also spent time covering Ohio State athletics and local events as a reporter for The Lantern, Ohio State's student newspaper, and served as a contributing high school football writer for the Newark Advocate.
He is an avid sports fan and spends his time cheering on the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tennessee Titans and Ohio State Buckeyes. He also enjoys running and playing golf in his free time. Travis is very excited to be a part of the WBKB news team. If you have a story idea or would like to get in touch with him, you can e-mail him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Adam Claibon - Meteorologist
Adam joined WBKB in December 2012. He makes his way to Northeast Michigan from his home state of Alabama. A graduate of Florida State University, Adam graduated in April of 2011 with a major in Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. His interest in weather began early in life while living in Minnesota where he enjoyed playing in the snow, as a small child. After moving to Alabama, the snow pretty much vanished, but tornadoes, hurricanes and prevalent severe weather outbreaks increased Adam's fascination with weather. While at Florida State, Adam became a weathercaster on FSU Weather, a nightly weather show run by the meteorology students and took on the role as team leader of the show, which included duties such as building weather graphics and preparing forecasts for Tallahassee and surrounding areas. He also had the opportunity to intern at WSFA in Montgomery, AL where he helped prepare graphics and posted weather blogs. During his spare time Adam enjoys playing his bass guitar and playing sports. He also enjoys watching sports and passionately roots for “his” Vikings, Lakers, and Twins. He can also be found rooting for “his” FSU Seminoles (GO NOLES) and his home state’s Alabama Crimson Tide (ROLL TIDE)! Most importantly, you can find Adam intensely sitting in front of a computer; diligently forecasting the weather for the viewers of Alpena and the rest of Northeastern Michigan. If you have any weather photos, questions, or just want to contact him, email Adam at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  

Kelsey Fabian-News
Kelsey joined WBKB in February 2013. Before moving to Alpena, Kelsey worked in Philadelphia as a production assistant for the web team at NBC10. She graduated from Temple University in June 2011 with a degree in broadcast journalism. Kelsey grew up in a small town in central Pennsylvania and became very interested in news as her parents, were avid news watchers. During college Kelsey interned with the night side news team at ABC27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She also interned with NBC10 for her last two semesters at Temple. Kelsey loves to travel and took the opportunity to study abroad in London. During her time there she was able to travel throughout Europe and hopes to return one day. In her spare time she loves to stay fit, spend time with her family and friends and travel. Kelsey spent her college summers living at the beach so she is very excited to hit the beach this summer in Alpena! If you have a story idea, questions, comment or just want to get in touch with Kelsey, feel free to e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Velena Jones-News
Velena joined WBKB in February 2013. Before coming to Alpena, Velena worked as a production assistant and traffic producer at ABC 7 , the number one news station in Los Angeles, CA . She graduated from Biola University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism in May 2012. Velena is originally from the East Bay in Northern California. She has always wanted to be a reporter, throughout her time in college she has interned at various different stations around California to gain a well-rounded experience. While at Biola, Velena was a reporter, executive producer and anchor of her college news station, Eagle Vision. During her college experience, Velena continued her studies abroad to film a short documentary in the Dominican Republic, where she covered stories inside the prisons of Santa Domingo.When she's not working, Velena enjoys working-out, traveling and meeting new people.

She is also a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalist and is excited to make Northeast Michigan her new home.If you have a story idea, questions, or just want to get in touch with her, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Jessica Adkins
Jessica Adkins joined WBKB in March 2013. Before arriving in Alpena, Jessica attended Park University and graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Communications and a minor in Public Relations. During college, Jessica interned with KCTV-5 in Kansas City, and she also interned with the Travel Channel on the show Food Wars. Jessica was born and raised in Independence Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City.

Jessica has had the dream of being a reporter since high school when she caught the "on-air bug" in her high school broadcasting class. She was a reporter, anchor, and producer for the Northland News, Park University's student news program. She also wrote an article that was published in The Peace Journalist magazine in 2012. Jessica is excited to be here in Alpena, and is looking forward to fishing in the summer. In her spare time she loves to travel and watch ghost hunting TV shows. She also likes to cheer on her favorite sports teams, the KC Chiefs and KC Royals. If you have a story idea or have a question, feel free to contact her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.