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Anchor Bios
Chloe Aiello
Chloe Aiello is a reporter at Cheddar News, where she covers the nascent cannabis industry. She previously reported on national technology and cannabis stories at CNBC. Chloe was also among the founding team of reporters at digital media startup Denverite. There, she covered the Denver-local technology, aerospace and health care industries. Prior to pursuing journalism, Chloe trained in classical ballet for two decades. She studied at such prestigious schools as New York City Ballet’s School of American Ballet and University of the North Carolina School of the Arts, and trained with professional companies nationwide. Chloe is a Michigan native who earned her Master of Science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and graduated from University of Michigan with bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Political Science.
Michelle Castillo
Michelle Castillo is a senior reporter at Cheddar News, focused on the intersection of technology, media and entertainment. Previously, she was a reporter at CNBC Digital, covering advertising and media. Castillo broke stories on Apple's content deals, inappropriate data use practices on Facebook, and Amazon's advertising ambitions, as well as did deep dives into Internet culture including child social media influencers and the soothing cult of ASMR. Her work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, and TIME. She's been a featured speaker and moderator at conferences including Web Summit, SXSW and Cannes Lions. Castillo has her Master's in Journalism from Columbia University, and holds Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Communications from UCLA. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
Hena Doba
Hena, a native New Yorker, joined Cheddar News in January of 2019 after working as a National Correspondent for CBS News in New York. There she anchored a segment called “The National Desk with Hena Doba” that aired on 100+ CBS stations across the country every morning. Hena also reports live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange focusing on consumer, business and economic stories making headlines. During her television career, she has simultaneously taught journalism as an Adjunct Professor at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. In October of 2008, Hena became weekend anchor at WFSB-TV making her one of the first Pakistani anchors in the U.S.
Hena’s won several awards including an Emmy award for best team coverage of the Newtown Tragedy, Associated Press award for Best Spot News, Best Breaking News and Best Sports Feature and was reported Best Reporter by the readers of Hartford Magazine for two years in a row.
Arielle Hixson
Arielle Hixson is an award-winning Anchor and Political Correspondent at
Cheddar, recognized for her riveting passion for storytelling. You can
catch Arielle every morning on Wake Up With Cheddar and giving live
reports throughout the day from the White House to Capitol Hill.
Prior to Cheddar News, Arielle was a National Correspondent/Anchor for i24 News, Newsy and News 12. She started her on-air career at Channel One News, where she had the opportunity to travel across the globe to remote locations including Cambodia, England, Hawaii and New Orleans for breaking news, lifestyle and feature stories. Arielle is recognized as a powerhouse journalist, both reporting and producing multiple breaking news segments, features and series. Some of her work includes a Telly-award winning eight part series on the brain, a Telly-award winning feature on whale watching in NYC and a two part series on landmines and the Cambodian genocide.
She received a Masters in Journalism from Georgetown University and graduated with Honors in Psychology from Wesleyan University. Arielle is a New Jersey native and loves art, music and film.
Prior to Cheddar News, Arielle was a National Correspondent/Anchor for i24 News, Newsy and News 12. She started her on-air career at Channel One News, where she had the opportunity to travel across the globe to remote locations including Cambodia, England, Hawaii and New Orleans for breaking news, lifestyle and feature stories. Arielle is recognized as a powerhouse journalist, both reporting and producing multiple breaking news segments, features and series. Some of her work includes a Telly-award winning eight part series on the brain, a Telly-award winning feature on whale watching in NYC and a two part series on landmines and the Cambodian genocide.
She received a Masters in Journalism from Georgetown University and graduated with Honors in Psychology from Wesleyan University. Arielle is a New Jersey native and loves art, music and film.
Instagram: @ariellehixson
Shannon LaNier
Shannon LaNier is an Emmy Award winning TV show host, news anchor & author. He started at Cheddar News in 2022. He is also a fatherhood family influencer as @MrShannonLanier on social media with more than 500,000 followers. Follow his hilarious journey as a positively present husband to his college sweetheart & dad to his 3 #LittleLaniers. Shannon came to Cheddar News following previous anchor positions at Black News Channel (BNC), CW39 Morning show in Houston, & the global pop-culture show “Arise Entertainment 360” also on BET.
Baker Machado
Baker Machado is an anchor at Cheddar News. Previously, he spent five years as a reporter for E! News in Los Angeles, where he covered everything from Michael Jackson’s involuntary manslaughter trial to Super Bowl 50 to countless red carpet events for the Grammys, Emmys and Oscars and has interviewed more A-List celebrities than he can count. Baker holds a masters degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder and considers himself a deeply depressed Colorado Rockies baseball fan.
Kristen Scholer
Kristen Scholer is Cheddar News’ senior anchor. Before joining Cheddar News, Kristen was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, penning a daily finance column and reporting across digital and print platforms. Prior to the Journal, Kristen was a writer and producer at CNBC. Kristen graduated cum laude from Northwestern University with a journalism degree.
