She is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina where she received B.S. Jennifer’s career began as a field producer at WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to that, she was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for WBKO-TV in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The second for a multi-part, hard-hitting investigation titled, “Predator Next Door.” Earlier, Jordan anchored the weekend newscasts at WFIE-TV in Evansville, Indiana. While there, she earned two Emmy Awards, one for On-Camera achievement. Previously, Jennifer anchored the 10 pm newscasts at News 12 Westchester. As part of the award winning team, Jennifer was nominated for two Emmy awards for the mass transit strike. Jennifer was also lead reporter on the NYPD police shooting of an unarmed man killed by cops on what would have been his wedding day.īefore Fox & My 9, Jennifer was a Westchester correspondent and general assignment reporter for WCBS-TV also in New York. In an exclusive report, Jennifer also exposed security flaws at some of New York City’s most prominent tourist attractions, including the Empire State building.

Jennifer traveled to New Orleans for the unveiling of the USS New York, naval ship built with steel from the World Trade Center. While working for New York city’s only duopoly, Jennifer worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. Jennifer joined PIX News from WNYW/Fox 5 and WWOR-TV/My 9.

Jennifer was also the lead reporter on the deadly shooting of a Jersey City police officer and the attempted car bombing in Times Square. Continuous breaking news coverage included the mid-air plane/tourist chopper collision over the Hudson River that made national headlines. In just a few months there, Jennifer reported on some of the biggest stories in the New York metropolitan area. She also was a fill-in anchor at the station. Prior to joining FOX 8, Jennifer worked at WPIX-TV/CW11 as a freelance general assignment reporter. She reportedly was advised by a station colleague to “sound” like a news person - “You know, serious,” she was told., “Like Walter Cronkite.Two-time Emmy award winning journalist Jennifer Jordan joined WJW-TV FOX 8 News in January of 2012 as the noon Anchor and reporter for the evening newscasts. Rieger was an actress in her hometown of Norfolk, VA when she took on a job as a news reader in the late 1970s for a local radio station to earn extra money, according to The Washington Post. Our hearts are with Dan, her family, and the many, many people who loved Wendy.

Wendy delivered the news honestly - with humor, heart, & expertise and she will be missed dearly. I’m heartbroken over the passing of one of DC’s most beloved anchors, Wendy Rieger. 17, 2021, Wendy Rieger Day in the District. She announced her retirement in December. Several months later, she had open-heart surgery to fix two heart conditions. Last July, Rieger announced that she underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor, and was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with Glioblastoma. Wendy Rieger, longtime anchor and reporter for NBC 4 Washington, died Saturday morning after a battle with brain cancer, the news station reported.

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