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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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John Carzo's Story; A Special Man With A Special Talent
Every person has a special talent and for some, they may spend their whole lives looking for it. But for one Mohawk man, he found...
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Area Fire Prevention Teams Celebrate National Fire Prevention Week
In celebration of National Fire Prevention Week, which wraps up today, fire prevention teams from Whitesboro, Yorkville, and New York Mills are visiting elementary schools...
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Oneida County Residents Have 1 More Day To Register To Vote
All eyes are also on the November election, and Oneida County residents only have 1 more opportunity to register to vote. Officials with the Board...
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Westside Senior Center Is Getting More Than A Makeover
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name - and they're always glad you came. Those are music lyrics but some...
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Chanatry's Supermarket Holds Flu Clinic
The cold weather is here and so is the flu. 5% to 20% of the country's population gets the flu and more than 200,000 people...
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Rome Man Faces New Charges For Alleged Crime Committed From Jail
The Rome man accused of raping a woman while holding her captive is facing new charges tonight. John Santoro is accused of calling the alleged...
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Your Health: New 5-2-1-0 Program to Combat Childhood Obesity Kicks off in CNY
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the U.S. And that's triple the rate...
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6th Annual Central New York Veterans Expo
Area veterans were invited to the 6th Annual Central New York Veterans Expo this afternoon at SunyIT.When veterans return from combat, some say making the...
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The Kylie Ann Turczyn Memorial Benefit; Celebrating A Beautiful Life
It was a tragedy that resulted in two deaths. As you may remember from June, Kylie Turcyzn of Deerfield was murdered and her 4-year-old daughter...
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Herkimer ARC holds SibShop; workshop for brothers and sisters of siblings with disabilities
Every child deserves attention... And the Herkimer ARC says today is a day to remember a group of children that don't always get that special...
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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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