Jennifer Lahmers
Jennifer Lahmers (born February 19, 1984[1]) is an American television news reporter and news anchor. She is a correspondent on Extra, a syndicated television newsmagazine reporting entertainment news. Before joining Extra, Lahmers co-anchored Good Day Wake Up on Fox 5 NY WNYW in New York City and was a reporter and weekend anchor at several local television stations.
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Born | Jennifer Lynn Lahmers February 19, 1984 Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
Alma mater | Ohio University |
Occupation | Journalist, Television news anchor |
Family and early life
Lahmers was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to parents William and Cathy. Lahmers has described herself as very shy as a child and young adult. Nonetheless, from a very early age she focused her interests on a career in television journalism.[2] She attended Dover High School, graduating in 2002.[3] In 2006, she graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.[4]
Journalism and News Anchoring
Lahmers' first job in journalism after graduation was as a reporter at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee. She also anchored the weekend news at the station.[5] While at WBBJ, Lahmers worked without writers or crew, writing and even shooting the news stories herself.[6] In 2007 she joined Fox CT (now referred to as Fox 61) in Hartford, Connecticut, once again as a reporter; by the time of her departure in 2012, she was also working as the weekend news anchor at the station.[7] While in Hartford, Lahmers also wrote columns for local publications such as the Hartford Courant.[5]
From 2012 until 2014 Lahmers was an on-air personality at Back9Network, a golf cable television start-up, along with her then-husband Jamie Bosworth, a former golf pro and co-founder of the station.[8] In 2014 Lahmers moved to the Fox station in New York City, WNYW-TV, as a general assignments reporter.[2] In 2017 she was promoted to daily co-anchor of the station's early morning news program, Good Day Wake Up, which airs before Good Day New York, along with long-time New York television news reporter Sukanya Krishnan.[3] During that time she also hosted Studio 5, a series of entertainment news specials on WNYW.[5]
"Extra"
In August 2019 Lahmers left WNYW to join the revamped entertainment news program Extra, now hosted by Billy Bush.[9] Lahmers relocated to Los Angeles and began reporting for the show in September 2019. As a correspondent, she conducts sit-down studio interviews, as well as covering red carpet events and high-profile film premieres.[10]
Personal life
Lahmers has been an advocate for the prevention of domestic violence since 2009, when Alice Morrin, a close friend and colleague at Fox CT, was murdered by her husband.[3] Lahmers was married to golf pro and cable network executive Jamie Bosworth from 2011 until 2014.[11]
References
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- "Pe ur rsonality profile: Jennifer Lahmers delivers news in NYC; active in fight against domestic violence". The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia, Ohio)). Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Dover High grad Jennifer Lahmers promoted to co-host of 'Good Day Wake Up' in New York City". The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia, Ohio)). Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Jennifer Lahmers Wiki biography". biographypedia.org. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- "Jennifer Lahmers, Correspondent". extratv.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Lahmers, Jennifer (April 11, 2011). "Jennifer Lahmers: How I Got Started in Journalism". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Amarante, Joe (March 12, 2012). "New weekend morning anchor under way at WTNH". The New_Haven_Register. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Turmelle, Luther (July 24, 2012). "Hole new channel: Grant helps Back9Network tee off from Hartford". The New_Haven_Register. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- "'Good Day Wake Up' host Jennifer Lahmers joins 'Extra'". pagesix.com. July 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- "Jennifer Lahmers becomes part of revamped "Extra" team". The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia, Ohio)). Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Jennifer Lahmers – Biography". factceleb.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.