Jenna Flanagan
Reporter, Innovation Trail, Capital RegionJenna first knew she was destined for a career in journalism after following the weekly reports of the Muppet News Flash as a child. In high school she wrote for her student newspaper and attended a journalism camp at SUNY New Paltz, her Hudson Valley hometown. Jenna then went on to study communications and journalism at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ where she earned her Bachelor of Arts.
In 1999, Jenna took her first job in the business as a Production Assistant for 1010WINSeventually working her way up to assistant editor. Working in a busy New York newsroom, she quickly learned what it takes to churn out a factual, engaging and newsworthy story on deadline.
From there she took her first on-air position at WBGO, Newark Public Radio and began a lifelong love of public broadcasting. After WBGO, Jenna spent 6 ½ years writing, reporting and producing All Things Considered for WNYC in New York City. Her work has also aired nationally on NPR.
Her television reports can be seen on WMHT's award-winning public affairs show, New York NOW, which airs on PBS stations statewide.
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The state budget is now three days late and negotiations remain at an impasse. Now, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking legislative leaders to extend last year's…
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A small but passionate group of about 50 activists with the Sierra Club, gathered on the southern lawn of Albany’s Academy Park recently to deliver a…
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Hydraulic fracturing is currently not allowed in New York state. But a group of medical professionals, advocates and residents are warning that the…
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They're beautiful on the surface, but, our rivers are on drugs.The scientists at the Cary Institute of Ecological Studies say their findings show human…
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It may not have taken place around a roulette wheel, but there was a palpable air of suspense as the state Gaming Facility Location Board announced three…
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First time farmers gathered at the Stone Barns Center, a teaching farm in rural Westchester County for the Young Farmers Convention. The 3-day conference…
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Just hours after a Staten Island grand jury ruled there were no grounds to indict a white police officer in the killing of an African American man,…
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Want to know what crops local farmers are producing? There’s an app for that, or at least there will be one soon.Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced…
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Winery owners have been stepping up their pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject a proposal to store natural gas liquids in the salt caverns along scenic…
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Everything old is new again, so the saying goes. With that in mind, the Preservation League of New York State announced a plan to repurpose five vacant…