WVIA News Team

Managing Editor
Faith Golay joined WVIA News in February 2024, bringing more than 30 years of experience to the news editor position. Faith is responsible for overseeing the content and operations of the news department team, including production and news publication for WVIA News. She plays a key role in shaping the digital/audio/video presence and overall voice of the WVIA News Team.
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Deputy Editor & multimedia journalist
Deputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. Read More

Local host, All Things Considered
Sydney Allabaugh joined the news team as an intern in the spring of 2025. She returned in July 2026 as a community engagement reporter and All Things Considered host on WVIA Radio. Sydney worked for The Times Leader as an education reporter after graduating summa cum laude from Wilkes University. Read More

Community journalist
Kat Bolus is an Emmy-award-winning journalist who has spent over a decade covering local news in Northeast Pennsylvania. She joined the WVIA News team in 2022. Bolus can be found in Penns Wood’s, near our state's waterways and in communities around the region. Her reporting also focuses on local environmental issues. Read More.

Multimedia journalist
Sarah Hofius Hall has covered education in Northeast Pennsylvania for almost two decades. She visits the region's classrooms and reports on issues important to students, teachers, families and taxpayers. Read More

Multimedia journalist
Borys Krawczeniuk, one of the most experienced reporters covering Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania, joined WVIA News in February 2024 after almost 36 years at the Scranton Times-Tribune and 40 years overall as a reporter. Read More

Multimedia Healthcare Reporter
Lydia McFarlane joined the news team in 2024 as an intern after graduating from Villanova University with a dual Bachelor's degree in communication and political science. She became the team’s dedicated healthcare reporter. Her beat covers hospitals, mental health, policy and most importantly, people. Read More.

Local host, Morning Edition
Sarah Scinto joined the WVIA News team in January 2022 as a reporter and All Things Considered host. She now hosts Morning Edition on WVIA Radio and WVIA's weekday news podcast Up to Date, along with reporting on the community.
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Julie Sidoni joined WVIA in 2021 as the organization’s first News Director and now serves as Director of Public Affairs, where she leads public engagement efforts, builds strategic partnerships, and strengthens relationships across 22 counties in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.