PHIL CROSS - Primetime Reporter

Phil Cross is Fox 25's Investigative Reporter. Phil joined the Primetime News at Nine after working at stations in Iowa, Kansas and his home state of Missouri. He graduated summa cum laude from Missouri Southern State University with a degree in communications and psychology. Phil also studied at the University of Cambridge in England. Phil has won multiple awards for his reporting, writing and editing.

Phil's first investigative journalist piece was for his high school paper, which won him a visit from the high school principal. The experience only fed his passion to find the facts and tell the stories not everyone wants told.

When he's not in the newsroom, you'll find Phil at home in his new home state. Phil met his wife at Fox 25, the two now live in Edmond with their daughter. Phil enjoys finding all of Oklahoma's off-the-beaten-path sites while enjoying the benefits of a vibrant city.

Phil is excited to be part of the Fox 25 team and looks forward to getting to know as many people in his new city as possible.

E-mail Phil: pcross@okcfox.com

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MARISA MENDELSON - Primetime Reporter

Marisa Mendelson is an award winning Investigative Reporter for the Fox 25 Primetime News at Nine. Marisa joined KOKH after spending the last four and a half years as the Consumer Investigative Reporter at the Fox station in Fort Myers, Florida.

Prior to working at the Fox station in Fort Myers, Florida, she spent time in the Midwest as a reporter for a station in Des Moines, Iowa and a station in Rock Island, Illinois.  Marisa moved to Oklahoma City with her dog Gizmo in November of 2010, and so far she loves her new home.

Marisa has won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award, several Associated Press awards, a SPJ Green Eyeshade award, a Florida Bar Media award and she was also named one of Southwest Florida's 40 Under 40 by GulfShore Business Magazine.

Marisa has been a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors since 2006.

If you have a story tip or something you want Marisa to look into, just send her an email. She would love to hear from you.

E-mail Marisa: mlmendelson@okcfox.com
Facebook: Marisa Mendelson
Twitter: @marisamendelson

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DEEDA PAYTON - Primetime Reporter

Deeda Payton is a reporter for the Primetime News at Nine, but is not new to Oklahoma. Deeda moved north after spending nearly four years as a Reporter/Producer covering Southeastern Oklahoma and North Texas at KTEN-TV in Denison, TX/Ardmore, OK. In 2009, she reported live in the aftermath of a deadly tornado that left Lone Grove as well as other parts of Carter County, OK in ruin.

Deeda graduated from the University of Miami at Coral Gables, FL with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and theatre arts. While attending college, she interned at WFOR/CBS4 in Miami and worked with ESPN for Monday Night Football and Gameday at the Orange Bowl. Deeda also studied at the University of London's Queen Mary University.

When she's not in the FOX 25 newsroom, Deeda enjoys traveling and reading autobiographies, and it was her interest in people and their unique stories that led her into the field of broadcast journalism. She looks forward to meeting the people that make Oklahoma such a great place to live.

E-mail Deeda: dkpayton@sbgnet.com
Facebook: Deeda Payton
Twitter: @DeedaPayton

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Priscilla Luong- Primetime Reporter

Emmy-nominated multimedia journalist, Priscilla Luong hits the streets dark and early each weekday to bring you breaking news and overnight developments on "Fox 25 Morning News" and "Good Day Oklahoma."

Before she arrived in Oklahoma City, Priscilla was the Weekend Anchor/Reporter at KTAB, the CBS affiliate in Abilene, TX. Just before the West Texas winds led her to the Sooner State, Priscilla covered a high profile missing person case that led to several live national appearances on CNN Headline News.

Priscilla's proudest accomplishment in the field was venturing back to Vietnam, her family’s native roots for a special report, “The Fall of Saigon: 35 Years Later.” The story she shot, wrote, produced, and enterprised was nominated for an Emmy.

Her first professional newsroom experience took her to halfway around the globe to the British Broadcasting Corporation, where she helped break a double-murder suicide on the second day of her internship, and produced a new entertainment series on BBC Points West.

Priscilla is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association.

Outside of journalism, Priscilla’s greatest passion is world travel. Priscilla is also a lifelong performer with nearly two decades of experience as a classically trained dancer and actor. She is always looking for story ideas and ways to get involved with the community,drop her a line anytime at pluong@okcfox.com.

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