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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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Keeping Healthy: Preventing Lyme Disease
Thursday, July 5, 2012 @10:52 PMTicks are nasty little things - we've all found them before, either on our pets - or on us. And especially this season - we all...
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Keeping Healthy: Hands-Only CPR
Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:08 PM"Your best chance of surviving death is for the person standing next to you knows CPR." Dr. Frank Dubeck of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield says statistics show...
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Keeping Healthy: Heat Exhaustion
Thursday, June 21, 2012 @10:53 PMEspecially in an area that is prone to pretty brutal winters, when the heat arrives - we're all ready to jump in our bathing suits and bask...
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Keeping Healthy: Labs
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Keeping Healthy: Lawnmower Safety
Friday, May 18, 2012 @12:22 AM"Over 300 million dollars a year is spent treating lawnmower injuries. A quarter of a million people are injured every year," says Dr. Frank Dubeck...
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Keeping Healthy: Behind the Needle
Thursday, May 10, 2012 @11:42 PM"A lot of people really have anxiety when it comes to having their blood drawn," sames James Wood.Mr. Wood, however, is not one of those...
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Summer Job Boost
Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 8:56 PMFrom Governor Cuomo's office...
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Girl Scout Troop 641 Visits Eyewitness News
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Keeping Healthy: Seasonal Allergies
Thursday, April 19, 2012 @11:44 PMMother Nature may have been kind in many places this year, dumping just a little snow, hardly enough to make a snowman at times. It's kept many from...
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Utica Brewers 2012 Schedule
Friday, April 6, 2012 @ 3:58 PMBaseball fans, listen up - The Utica Brewers have announced their 2012 schedule.We're less than eight weeks away from the season opener and a 44...
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Keeping Healthy: Niche Program
Friday, March 30, 2012 @10:46 PMIn this week's 'Keeping Healthy' Report, we look at the NICHE Program at Little Falls Hospital.
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CDC Reporting 1 in 88 Children Affected by Autism
Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 3:04 PMInformation on NY ACTS, a state initiative for adults and children on the Autism Spectrum.
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Storm Damage Relief for Businesses
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 6:52 PMOneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. today urged local business owners who suffered damages in two severe storms of 2011 to contact the Oneida County...
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2012 Challenge: Not Just About Dropping the Pounds
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @10:48 PMThis contestant in the 2012 Challenge says it's not just about losing weight...
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2012 Challenge: Balancing Parenthood and Fitness
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 @11:43 PMBeing a parent is one of the biggest challenges out there. And as rewarding and wonderful as it can be, as Nicole Roberts says, being a mother...
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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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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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