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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 a reporter and anchor for the Centre County Report, a weekly news program reaching nearly 30 counties throughout Pennsylvania and New York. She was very busy covering the local and school angles of the Jerry Sandusky saga. Although it was a tough time to be a Penn Stater, Rachel says it was an incredible time to be a reporter.Her work has been recognized and honored by the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and other organizations.
While still attending classes, Rachel interned with WJAC-TV in State College, Pennsylvania. She also spent 2 summers interning with MTV Networks in New York City.
When she’s not reporting, Rachel enjoys yoga, drawing and painting, attending concerts and spending time with her family and friends. Rachel is happy to call Central New York her new home. If you see her, make sure you say hello! Have any story ideas? Rachel can be reached at rpolansky@wutr.tv
Stories By Rachel
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Charter School To Open In Utica In 2013
Parents living in the Utica City School District will soon have the option of sending their children to a charter school. The Utica Academy of...
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Central New Yorkers Organize Hurricane Sandy Relief Drives
After the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and the fear, municipalities rocked by Hurricane Sandy are starting to rebuild. But it's no easy task...
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Oneida County Voters Decide To Reduce Board Of Legislators
For some voters, the decisions didn't end with the candidates. Three propositions were posed to Utica city residents and one of those - for all...
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Lack Of Handicap Accessibility For Disabled & Elderly Voters At The Polls
Some elderly and disabled voters are not happy with the changes of polling places. Eyewitness News reporter Rachel Polansky speaks with disabled voters who say...
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Voters Will Decide Whether To Shrink The Size Of The Board Of Legislators
Some Oneida County voters might notice some propositions on the back of their ballots.Voters will decide whether to reduce the size of the board of...
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New Citizens Eager To Vote In First Presidential Election
For some people in our country, watching the 2012 presidential race is all they can do, because they are not U.S. citizens. But immigrants in...
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Emancipation Proclamation Makes Its Way To Utica
A huge piece of history has made it's way to Utica. The only surviving version of Abraham Lincoln's Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation will be on display...
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Former NBA Player Speaks About Battle With Drugs
One decision can change your life. That's the message that former NBA star Chris Herren told a crowded room at SUNY-IT tonight. Herren spoke about...
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Naturalization Ceremony At MVCC
The pledge of allegiance is recited every day across the nation, it's something we hear quite often. But for some residents, the pledge had a...
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Made in America: CNY Edition, From The Earth
Over the last and next few weeks, we are giving you a look at products that are made and grown right here in Central New...
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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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