Briana joined News4Jax from Southwest Florida, where she reported at Fox 4 News in Fort Myers. Before making it to the Sunshine State, she got her start in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the morning reporter and later transitioned into the weekend sports anchor. After leaving sports, she went to WANE 15 news in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Briana was born in Fort Wayne but grew up Griffin, Georgia. She graduated from the Southern University and A&M College with a double major in broadcast journalism and business marketing.