Rafer Weigel, a journalist who had won three Emmys by the time he arrived to KUSI in November 2022, felt immediately at home there. Rafer made their KUSI debut in 2005. He has since built a successful career in key American media markets and a solid reputation for covering breaking news. During the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, Weigel gained national attention and accolades at the St. Louis anchor desk for breaking the story that Jussie Smollett will be accused with arranging a fake hate crime in Chicago.