Jackie Lukas

Jackie Lukas: Biography in Details

Who is Jackie Lukas?

Jackie Lukas is the weekend morning Anchor/Reporter for News 12 Long Island and News 12 Westchester and Hudson Valley.

Additionally, she is also a general assignment reporter for News 12 Long Island.

Jackie Lukas: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Jackie was born in the United States and has a Greek ethnicity. Most of the information relating to her early life and childhood is not available.

She hasn’t revealed details about her father, mother, and siblings.

Education

Talking about her education, Jackie attended Northport High School and then Dowling College.

Furthermore, Jackie Lukas graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Broadcast Communications.

At Dowling she played for the women’s basketball team, going to the NCAA Division II tournament.

In addition, she has also taken graduate classes at NYIT.

Jackie Lukas: Career, Profession

Initially, Jackie Lukas started her career behind the scenes as a desk assistant at WABC-TV in New York City.

Later, she worked on the Eyewitness News morning show and eventually landed a reporting job at WLNY TV 10/55 in Melville, where she also anchored a weekly update show.

Jackie joined the News 12 team in 2006. She has since then covered a wide range of breaking news, high-profile crimes, and human-interest stories.

Jackie Lukas went undercover to expose underage drinking at local bars. Also, she busted a sex offender who was living at a daycare center.

Furthermore, she went live for hours reporting on the miracle on the Hudson and covered the deadly crane collapse in Manhattan.

In 2010, she investigated the LIRR and uncovered thousands of dollars being lost in unpunched train tickets.

Her versatile nature in the journalism field has successfully made her one of the best journalists at present.

Awards

Jackie Lukas has garnered multiple Emmy Awards nominations for her reporting work.

Furthermore, she has won an Edward R. Murrow Award and an Associated Press Award for her reporting on a News series.

Additionally, she won a Deadline Club Award for her investigation into the Long Island Railroad and a New York Press Club award for best consumer reporting.

She also won numerous Press Club of Long Island awards for deadline and non-deadline news.

Jackie Lukas: Salary, Net Worth

Jackie Lukas has not revealed her current salary. Furthermore, there is no information regarding her net worth at present.

An average salary of a reporter in News 12 Long Island is $61,500.

Jackie Lukas’s Rumors, Controversy

There was a rumor that Jackie might be pregnant with her third child.

This rumor later turned out to be true as she made the big announcement during the 5 p.m. show in April 2016.

Furthermore, there are no controversies concerning Jackie at present.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Talking about her body measurement, Jackie Lukas has not revealed her height and weight.

Her hair color is blonde and her eye color is hazel brown.

Social Media Profiles

Jackie Lukas is quite active on social media such as Facebook and Twitter but not on Instagram.

She has more than 3.2K followers on Twitter. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 6k followers.

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