Several new anchors and reporters have joined the News 12 Long Island newsroom to work alongside longtime anchors across its daily newscasts. This also marks a homecoming for several Long Island natives who are returning to the region to help News 12 deliver the best in hyperlocal news to viewers that rely on the network for its high-quality news content.

Starting Feb. 7, Doug Geed, a 10-time Emmy Award-winner and proud 35-year News 12 veteran, moves to the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts. A member of the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame and one of the longest-reigning news anchors in the country, Geed makes this move to bolster News 12’s primetime evening broadcasts and help the network deliver on its mission to provide in-depth coverage on topics and stories that have become increasingly important to News 12 viewers. He will also continue to report on general assignment and breaking news in addition to producing and hosting "The East End," now in its 25th year on News 12.

Geed will be joined on the 10 p.m. broadcast by Mackenzie Maynard, an Emmy-nominated journalist who most recently worked at Hartford, Connecticut's News 8 WTNH-TV. Maynard brings to News 12 special expertise in education reporting, which will continue to be her specialty as Long Island parents and students continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic both in and outside of the classroom.

“These newsroom changes increase News 12’s journalistic commitment to reporting on the local stories that matter and that are affecting the safety, livelihoods and wallets of Long Islanders,” said News 12 General Manager Jacques Natz. “The mix of our veteran News 12 anchors with new accomplished anchors, reporters and meteorologists further strengthens News 12’s role in providing high-impact content in our award-winning newscasts.”