 Josh Benson
Investigator, Webmaster, News Anchor
Josh is the designer, creator and webmaster of Findjodi.com. He is an active journalist in the television news business. Josh began his broadcasting career in Boulder, Colorado at radio station KVCU. After attending the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Josh held internships at WCCO-TV and KSTP-TV in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. He began as a reporter at KAAL-TV in Austin, Minnesota in 2002. He served as weekend anchor and eventually main anchor of the station. He began working on the Huisentruit case in 2003 right along side KAAL's then news director Gary Peterson. In 2005, Josh went on to anchor the weekend news and eventually the morning show Tucson Today at KVOA-TV in Tucson, Arizona.
Josh has earned the Hearst Journalism Award, 2 Eric Sevareid Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Story, an Emmy nomination for "The Huisentruit File" and most recently, a Mark Twain Associated Press Award for "Best Ongoing Story". Josh also designs websites and specializes in video production for his private business, Joker Media, LLC.
Josh currently serves full-time as evening anchor on WRDQ-TV, the sister station of WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida.
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 Gary Peterson
Death Scene Investigator and Missing Person Consultant
Gary Peterson is a long time investigative reporter that has been working on the Jodi Huisentruit case for over four years.Gary has nearly 40 years of experience as a News Director and Investigative Reporter. He was a crime reporter on the north side of Minneapolis working for KSTP which required working the streets 24 hours a day. He has a unique ability to take on a story and to follow it through to the end. Many of his stories have broken cases that have been cold for several years. Gary knows the insides of the crime beat as well as the court system which gives him the advantage over other reporters in the field. If there is something wrong, Gary will find it. His tenacity and dedication to the Jodi Huisentruit case will result in new evidence and increased interest in this case that has baffled authorities for 12 years.
Gary is certified by the Air Force in ground search and rescue techniques and procedures. He is also a Death Scene Investigator for the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiners Office. He is a member of Texas EquuSearch assisting in locating missing people worldwide.
Gary has earned an Eric Sevareid Award and has received an Emmy nomination for "The Huisentruit File".
He also has an extensive background in Emergency Management, being a City and County Emergency Management Director.
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