Meet the CGN St. Louis affiliate team covering local news, weather, and sports. Reporter photo slots use media placeholder lookup by name slug and fall back to the CGN logo until final portraits are added.
Beats: Local news, civic affairs, business corridors, public safety, neighborhoods, Missouri and Illinois metro coverage
Jordan Whitaker is the Editor for CGN St. Louis, leading affiliate coverage across the city, St. Louis County, Metro East, and the wider Missouri-Illinois region. Born in Florissant and educated at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Jordan focuses on local government, transportation, public safety, neighborhood redevelopment, riverfront commerce, and the civic decisions that shape daily life. Jordan is known for keeping a whiteboard full of ward maps, transit notes, and weather alerts, and believes every St. Louis story eventually connects back to neighborhoods, schools, sports, or the Mississippi River.
Beats: Weather, severe storms, river flooding, heat, winter weather, travel impacts, emergency preparedness
Elise Navarro is the Meteorologist for CGN St. Louis, covering severe thunderstorms, tornado risk, river flooding, heat, winter systems, and daily forecast impacts across Missouri and Illinois. Born in Belleville and educated at Saint Louis University, Elise became interested in weather after childhood spring storms turned family plans into radar-watching sessions. Her reporting translates watches, warnings, river gauges, and forecast uncertainty into practical guidance for commuters, schools, sports fans, and families. Elise keeps a small collection of vintage weather radios and is the person most likely to explain a cold front with a napkin sketch.
Beats: Cardinals, Blues, City SC, Battlehawks, SLU, Mizzou, Illinois, SIUE, Lindenwood, local college sports
Marcus Bell runs the CGN St. Louis Sports Desk, following professional, college, and community sports across one of America’s most loyal sports cities. Born in South City and educated at Webster University, Marcus covers the Cardinals, Blues, St. Louis City SC, Battlehawks, SLU, Mizzou, Illinois programs, SIUE, Lindenwood, and the high school traditions that fill Friday nights. He approaches sports as civic culture: stadiums, neighborhoods, rivalries, alumni networks, and family calendars all matter. Marcus collects old scorecards, refuses to leave a game early, and can usually identify a ballpark by the press-box view.
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