Jennifer Jean York (born August 30, 1962) is a studio traffic reporter with KNX news radio in Los Angeles.

Education

York graduated from

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with a

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in Political Science and Communications.

Early career

York worked as a talent coordinator for Pierre Cossette Productions, contributing to events such as the Grammy Awards and the

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. After graduating from UCLA in 1984, York started working at '' Good Morning America'', where she was eventually hired and promoted to the Field and Series unit.

Return to LA

In 1987 York returned to

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and quickly became an aerial reporter for

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, becoming the second ever female traffic reporter to fly in a helicopter (the first being Kelly Lange, who flew for KABC Radio). In 1991 she joined ''

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'' as their aerial traffic reporter while becoming a household name in

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. York has won numerous awards for her performance, earning an Emmy Award in 1993 for her coverage of the Malibu fires as well as two more the next year for the

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and her morning news reports. She has also received three Golden Mike Awards in 1998, 1999, and 2003 and another Emmy in 2003. York has been featured on shows such as ''

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'', '' Entertainment Tonight'', and ''The Leeza Show'' while having appeared in films such as ''

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'', '' Bandits'', and ''

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''.

Other work

York is also an electric and acoustic bassist, and performed with the all-female Christian rock group Rachel Rachel (of which she was the founder). The group, now defunct, recorded two albums and performed at several events such as the Long Beach Jazz Festival, the Pasadena Playboy Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Drum Festival. During the

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Talent Show scene of

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' 1996 movie ''That Thing You Do!'', York can be seen as the acoustic bass player for the girl group that is performing in the contest.

References

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