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Emily Smith
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Emily SmithEmily Smith joined the Eyewitness News team as our Long Island Reporter.She comes to us from WHEC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rochester, NY where she reported and did some substitute anchoring.Prior to that, Emily worked at WETM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Elmira, New York where she produced and anchored 18 News at Noon and worked as a dayside reporter.Emily also filled-in on the anchor desk.
Prior to working at WETM, Emily worked for a year at WIVB in Buffalo as producer for the #1 rated morning show Wake Up.That's where she became familiar with what's called "the graveyard shift".
Before joining WIVB Emily anchored the 6 p.m. news at WENY-TV in Elmira.Duties weren't limited to anchoring.She produced, anchored and reported all in the same day.
Her broadcast career began as a radio reporter/anchor at WBEN-AM in Buffalo.
Emily received her Bachelor Degree at St. Bonaventure University.Aside from her passion for news, Emily enjoys reading, running and, hates to admit it, reality TV.