Ben Machi joined WAND in April of 2023 as the Weekend Daybreak Anchor and Morning Reporter. He is now co-anchoring WAND News at 4.

Ben grew up in Orlando, FL and attended college at West Virginia University, graduating with a degree in Sports and Adventure Media in December 2022. While in college, he was the Sports Director of the WVU student radio station, serving as main play-by-play voice and talk show host, and anchored the school's sports magazine TV broadcast.

In his free time, Ben enjoys playing pickup hoops, watching sports, and binging new TV shows. If you see him out in public, feel free to argue with him over his lifelong love of the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates.

If you have any story ideas, you can email Ben at Ben.Machi@wandtv.com.