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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 New York community.
Prior to coming to Utica, Jennifer spent her college years in the City of Brotherly Love in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. At Temple, she was heavily involved with the community and served as a main anchor/ reporter for the university’s student-run television station, Temple Update. Here, she closely followed the Pennsylvania’s budget plan for cuts in education funding. She was able to interview the President of Temple as well as covered student rallies at City Hall.
Jennifer also took advantage of living in a big city and was an intern for two major news stations in Philadelphia throughout her college career. She is apart of the Asian American Journalist Association as well as the journalism honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha.
When Jennifer isn’t working, she loves to spend time with her family and friends and watch all the latest box-office movie hits. You can reach her at jlee@wutr.tv.
Prior to coming to Utica, Jennifer spent her college years in the City of Brotherly Love in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. At Temple, she was heavily involved with the community and served as a main anchor/ reporter for the university’s student-run television station, Temple Update. Here, she closely followed the Pennsylvania’s budget plan for cuts in education funding. She was able to interview the President of Temple as well as covered student rallies at City Hall.
Jennifer also took advantage of living in a big city and was an intern for two major news stations in Philadelphia throughout her college career. She is apart of the Asian American Journalist Association as well as the journalism honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha.
When Jennifer isn’t working, she loves to spend time with her family and friends and watch all the latest box-office movie hits. You can reach her at jlee@wutr.tv.
Stories By Jennifer
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Oneida County Historical Society celebrating 150th anniversary of Civil War
Friday, April 13, 2012 @10:19 AMOne area organization is honoring the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. The Oneida County Historical Society is funding the Civil War Memorial Project to commemorate...
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Utica man in police custody after attempting to rob a bank with a toilet plunger
Friday, April 13, 2012 @12:01 AMA Utica man is in police custody tonight after reportedly trying to rob a bank earlier today in Utica. This all happened at Key Bank on the...
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MV Psychiatric Center employees say 140 jobs to be cut
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 @ 7:45 PMArea officials are hearing from employees within the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Facility that almost 140 jobs will be cut. This news comes after the center announced they'll be...
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Illegal painkiller sales on the rise
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 @ 7:43 PMIllegal painkiller sales are on the rise, according to medical experts. According to the drug enforcement administration, figures show dramatic rises between 2000 and 2010 in the distribution of...
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Christian Patterson sentenced to life without parole for shooting and killing Deputy Kurt Wyman
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 @ 7:33 PMThe man who shot and killed an Oneida County Sheriff Deputy was sentenced today. Christian Patterson faces life in prison without parole for killing Deputy Kurt Wyman back...
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Area officials recognize child abuse, sexual assault awareness month
Monday, April 9, 2012 @ 7:07 PMAlmost 80,000 children in the New York State were victims of abuse and neglect in 2010. In honor of Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness month, the...
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AFRL Challenge Competition takes place this week
Monday, April 9, 2012 @ 7:02 PMSome area high school students are spending their Spring Break competing for a summer internship at the Rome Research Lab and other various IT companies. This week, the...
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Area organization opposes minimum wage proposal
Monday, April 9, 2012 @ 6:48 PMThe minimum wage in New York State may increase by 17 percent. The proposed minimum wage increase would pay an employee $8.50 from the current $7.25. One area...
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Update on pit bulls removed from Utica residence on Whitesboro Street
Friday, April 6, 2012 @ 6:34 PMSix of the eight malnourished pit bulls rescued in a West Utica home are dead. This abuse case comes during prevention to cruelty to animal's month. Many community...
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Judge says rapist and murderer Robert Blainey is "the personification of evil"
Thursday, April 5, 2012 @ 6:38 PMSerial rapist and murderer Robert Blainey is sentenced to life without parole Blainey is responsible for raping and strangling motel owner Linda Turner to death back in November. It...
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CNY'ers participate in National Start Walking Day
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 7:01 PMMany people across the nation laced up their sneakers to work to promote a good cause. It's National Start Walking Day, so today is the day to...
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2012 Challenge: A winner is chosen
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 6:59 PMFive area residents were all competing in the ultimate health and fitness challenge up until today. And now there is winner. 25-year-old Jonathan Blando took the prize home today....
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Annsville man faces five years in prison for standoff back in February
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 6:56 PMThe Annsville man who barricaded himself in his home for eight hours back in February appeared in Oneida County Court today. Daniel Bragg will now be spending five...
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Multi-modal transportation center taking shape in Downtown Utica
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 6:53 PMA multi-modal transportation center is finally taking shape in Downtown Utica. It'll be located at the intersection of Charlotte and Bleecker Streets. The center will accommodate nine Centro...
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Board of Elections audit reveals issues says Oneida County Executive
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 @ 7:00 PMAfter a recent audit of the Board of Elections requested by the Oneida County Executive, reports reveal there are issues, according to county executive Anthony Picente. Picente says...
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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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