Marcus McIntosh reports for KCCI 8 News and fills in on the anchor desk. He joined the KCCI team in 2000.

Marcus was born in Chicago and raised in St. Paul. After working at stations on the east and west coasts, he's happy to be working in the Midwest.

"I want to raise my children in the Midwest where they will have a quality of life you just can't get anywhere else," Marcus said. "This also puts us closer to family."

Marcus and his wife have three sons and one daughter.

The big Minnesota Vikings fan has worked at television stations in Monroe, La., Madison, Wisc., Bend, Ore. and Springfield, Mass. His resume also includes a year as a tour guide at Universal Studios in Hollywood, Calif.