In the original Scream film, the reporter Gale’s surname is Weathers.
Gale Weathers is a fictional television reporter introduced in Wes Craven’s 1996 film Scream. Played by Courteney Cox, she travels to Woodsboro while covering the murders linked to Ghostface. Gale is ambitious, persistent, and willing to challenge both the police investigation and the local community in pursuit of a major story.
The character’s surname is sometimes confused with names associated with other Scream characters. Sidney Prescott is the central survivor, Dewey Riley is the police officer who becomes closely connected to Gale, and later Scream films introduce new characters with different surnames. Gale remains one of the franchise’s recurring figures, appearing in the first six films and becoming part of its long-running ensemble alongside Sidney and Dewey.