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Elsa Gillis
Elsa is thrilled to be part of our team as an Anchor and Producer for WUTR & WFXV Eyewitness News. Coming from Newtown, Connecticut, she graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in American Studies in May of 2010. While at Cornell, she had the opportunity to lead The Cornell Daily Sun’s video department, reporting on stories throughout the Cornell and Ithaca, NY communities.
Elsa also interned at News 12 Connecticut and MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” during her time at Cornell. Upon graduation, she participated in the New York Institute of Technology’s “Long Island News Tonight” program, reporting throughout New York’s east end.
In her spare time, Elsa enjoys singing, theater, cooking, fashion, and spending time with her family and friends. She is excited to further explore the central New York area and help bring the news to your living room or mobile phone. If you have any story ideas, or just want to say hello, Elsa can be reached at egillis@wutr.tv.
Elsa also interned at News 12 Connecticut and MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” during her time at Cornell. Upon graduation, she participated in the New York Institute of Technology’s “Long Island News Tonight” program, reporting throughout New York’s east end.
In her spare time, Elsa enjoys singing, theater, cooking, fashion, and spending time with her family and friends. She is excited to further explore the central New York area and help bring the news to your living room or mobile phone. If you have any story ideas, or just want to say hello, Elsa can be reached at egillis@wutr.tv.
Stories by Elsa
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America's Greatest Heart Run & Walk - Road Closures
Friday, March 1, 2013 @ 6:13 PMTomorrow morning, thousands will participate in the 39th Annual America's Greatest Heart Run & Walk. There will be numerous road closures between 7:30 am and...
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Keeping Healthy: Celebrating American Red Cross Month
Friday, March 1, 2013 @12:46 AMPart of the American Red Cross' mission is to provide compassionate care to those in need. While most of us think of the organization...
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Around CNY: Harden Furniture Tour
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 @ 8:21 PMFor five generations, the Harden Family has been making furniture in Oneida County.On this week's Around Central New York, Joe Kelly takes us behind the scenes...
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Keeping Healthy: Helping Kids Stay Healthy
Saturday, February 23, 2013 @12:19 AMChildren hold a lot of wonderful qualities - their curiosity, innocence, playfulness- and they can be pretty cute. But they also tend to pass...
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Keeping Healthy: The Truth Behind Fad Diets
Thursday, February 14, 2013 @10:25 PMLow fat, low carb, low sugar, gluten free, 20 pounds in 20 days- when it comes to dieting, the options are endless.
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New Hartford Man Goes for Gold
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 @ 6:21 PMA New Hartford man is in Russia, to compete in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships.James Joseph, along with four others, make up Team USA. They are...
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Keeping Healthy: Organ Donation
Friday, February 8, 2013 @10:46 PM"There are a 100,000 plus people in the U.S. waiting for organs today, 8,000 of those are in New York State alone, every 14 minutes somebody is...
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Living With Loss
Thursday, February 7, 2013 @ 1:10 AMAt President Obama's second inauguration, when poet Richard Blanco got up to read his poem "One Today" he mentioned what happened in Newtown...
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Utica Police: Two People Found Dead in Home on McVean Street
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Keeping Healthy: "Makeover My Heart"
Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 5:19 PMHeart Disease is the leading cause of death for women. But, it doesn't have to be. In fact, Heart Disease can mostly be prevented.
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Keeping Healthy: Winter Safety for Seniors
Friday, January 25, 2013 @12:41 AM"Senior citizens take a lot longer for them to get from point a to point b so they're exposed to the cold much more frequently," says nurse...
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Keeping Healthy: Overcrowding in the ER
Friday, January 18, 2013 @ 8:56 PM"Recently there's been a lot of hospital closings, hospitals don't have as many inpatient [facilities];" says Dr. Mark Winther of Little Falls Hospital... ...
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Keeping Healthy: Avoiding the ER
Friday, January 18, 2013 @ 8:51 PMExcellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, along with Oneida and Herkimer County Medical Societies launched a campaign last year to curb potentially avoidable emergency room...
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Keeping Healthy: Picking the right gym
Friday, January 4, 2013 @12:52 AMNow that we've reached 20-13 it's time to start on New Year's Resolutions. Maybe it's putting in extra effort at work - or doing...
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Keeping Healthy: Is it too late to get the Flu shot?
Friday, January 4, 2013 @12:51 AMTypically the flu doesn't peak until February - but this year it's hit high levels already, especially in central New York. Dr. Mark Winther of Little Falls...
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Meet the Eyewitness News Team
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Joe Parker
Joe Parker is an award-winning, well traveled journalist. He's been broadcasting since 1984...more than half his life, so far. Joe comes to the Utica area from the Gulf Coast (Florida,...
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Jeff Matthews
The only thing Jeff ever wanted to do more than be an on-camera Meteorologist was play left field for the Yankees. By the age of 7, he was already posting...
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Chelsea Rarrick
Chelsea comes to us all the way from Scottsdale, Arizona. While she may be far from her family back in the Southwest, Chelsea is thrilled to call Central New York...
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Elsa Gillis
Elsa is thrilled to be part of our team as an Anchor and Producer for WUTR & WFXV Eyewitness News. Coming from Newtown, Connecticut, she graduated from Cornell University with a...
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Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee joined WUTR/WPNY/WFXV as a Multimedia Journalist in August 2011. She is eager and honored to be apart of the news team and becoming the voice for the Central...
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Stephen Bond
Born and raised in the Central New York area, Stephen is excited to launch his career at home as a multimedia journalist at WUTR. He earned a bachelor's degree from...
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Rachel Polansky
Rachel is excited to join the Eyewitness News team as a Multimedia Journalist. Rachel is a 2012 Penn State graduate with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. While there, she was...
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Michael Spellman
A true hometown talent, Michael was born and raised in Central New York. His first taste of journalism came as a Sports Reporter for his high school newspaper...
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