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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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"Healthy Housing" training course offered in Oneida County
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 @ 7:03 PMA training course in Utica is helping people recognize unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions. Over the past two days experts have been providing a better understanding of...
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Rome Police say no suspects in custody in Lawrence St. homicide
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 @ 7:15 PMAs Utica police continue to investigate their third homicide of the year, Rome police are following leads for their first deadly crime of 2013. Rome police say they...
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Two suspects charged in Utica man's death
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 @ 7:11 PMTwo people have been charged with killing 47-year-old Allen Minor in his apartment. Police believe the suspects went to the Olbiston Apartments to rob the victim. 28-year-old Dennis...
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Law enforcement cracking down on stolen property via the web
Monday, March 25, 2013 @ 7:08 PMIf you plan on pawning an item or selling it to a second hand shop expect to fill out a form and wait. A local law...
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A Day of Remembrance in Herkimer County
Monday, March 25, 2013 @ 7:02 PMThe bell at the historic Herkimer County Courthouse rang seven times today. The bell tolled in honor of the March 13th shooting victims in Mohawk and Herkimer....
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Picente: Closing the Griffiss Air Control Tower is "not an option"
Monday, March 25, 2013 @ 7:00 PMThe closing of the Griffiss Air Traffic Control Tower in Rome could impact safety and economic development, says Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. Mr. Picente says the...
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The Almond Tree Project will kick off the Stanley Theatre's 85th anniversary
Friday, March 15, 2013 @ 6:44 PMThe Stanley Theatre will be celebrating 85 years in the coming months. To kick off the celebrations, the international bestselling author of "The Almond Tree" and Utica...
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United Way holds meeting to look at services needed in response to tragic events in Mohawk and Herkimer
Friday, March 15, 2013 @ 5:28 PMIt has barely been 48 hours since the horrific events unfolded in the villages of Mohawk and Herkimer. Now, area organizations are figuring out ways how to...
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Boilermaker charity bib program and bus services announced
Friday, March 15, 2013 @12:22 PMThis year's Boilermaker Road Race sold out in 68 hours. But, there's still a way to run the race if you weren't able to register. 200...
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Residents who couldn't evacuate buildings say they were in contact with police all night
Thursday, March 14, 2013 @ 6:34 PMAs law enforcement agencies were trying to communicate with the suspect, Kurt Myers all through the night, residents in the next door building had a bird's eye...
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Organizers are encouraging community to get involved in spring cleanup efforts
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 6:51 PMSpring cleanup is just around the corner for Central New York. Area organizations kicked off the region's spring cleanup efforts at the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority today. It's...
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The King's legacy lives on in Central New York at the Stanley
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 6:50 PMThe King's legacy lives on tonight here in Central New York. The Broadway Theatre League of Utica presents "Elvis Lives" at the Stanley Theatre. It's being called "the...
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Help Seneca Street Elementary School in Oneida win $60,000
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 4:50 PMSeneca Street Elementary School in Oneida is competing internationally for a chance to win a grand prize of $60,000. It's a competition to showcase how schools...
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Some area vets say they're being kicked out of government funded gym
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 6:55 PMArea veterans say they're not getting what they deserve. A Rome fitness center known as the Colosseum at the Griffiss Technology Park is telling some veterans to...
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UPD: Bodies found in South St. home being called a murder- suicide
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 6:53 PMPolice say the investigation into the two bodies found in a Utica home on South Street is being called a murder-suicide. According to preliminary reports from the...
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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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