Jennifer Joas

Jennifer Joas is a reporter for NBC Connecticut. She can be seen weekday mornings from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on NBC Connecticut Today.

Jennifer is passionate about providing accurate and relatable news to our viewers. She also enjoys covering breaking news and loves to share an inspiring story.

One of the most memorable moments of her career was covering the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. She was able to watch this small town in North Dakota become a lively wealthy, town as thousands of people flocked to the area in search of the American dream. Through this, Jennifer won two first place awards through the Northwest Broadcast News Association for producing, reporting and anchoring a one-hour oil special.

Before calling Connecticut home, Jennifer reported at WFMZ 69 News in Reading, Pennsylvania. She also previously worked at KFYR-TV in Bismarck, North Dakota and KUMV-TV in Williston, North Dakota. Jennifer attended Hofstra University in Long Island.

When she’s not reporting, you can find Jennifer exploring the outdoors, taking in the great views across Connecticut and hiking with her husband and dog.

The Latest

  • breast cancer treatment Mar 12

    Breast cancer survivor pushes for biomarker testing for Medicaid patients

    Erin Nielsen is a walking example of how effective biomarker testing can be. On Tuesday, she shared her breast cancer survival story with state legislators, hoping they will approve biomarker testing for people using Medicaid. Six years ago, Nielsen was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was found during a routine mammogram. “I was a full-time employee, I was a full-time…

  • StormTracker Jan 17

    Snow and ice coated cars and made for slippery surfaces and roads

    Surfaces and roads were slippery on Wednesday morning after snow and ice and hundreds of schools had a delayed opening. You can see the full list of school delays here. Leonard Milulak, who has owned and operated Total Auto in Southington since 1977, recommends that people scrape ice and snow off their windshields before putting the windshield wipers on in…

  • Pride Month Jun 1, 2021

    LGBTQ+ Pride Month Begins Today

    It is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. In honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, June 1 marks the start of Pride Month. There’s going to be all kinds of events all over the state this month to raise awareness and celebrate the progress made by the LGBTQ+ community. The first event of Pride Month happened in West Hartford on…

  • online gaming May 26, 2021

    State Senate Passes Bill on Online Gaming, Sports Betting

    Lawmakers in the state Senate passed a bill just before midnight to legalize online gaming and sports betting in Connecticut and Governor Ned Lamont said he plans to sign the bill in the coming days. The bill allows the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes, who run the casinos, to have in-person and online betting for sports games and fantasy sports….

  • Covid vaccine May 25, 2021

    Mom of Conn. Teen Speaks After Son Suffers Heart Condition Days After COVID-19 Vaccine

    At least 18 teens and young adults in Connecticut have shown symptoms of heart problems after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, acting health commissioner Dr. Deirdre Gifford said Monday. Gifford said all but one of the young adults hospitalized for signs of heart problems have been released. Four of those young residents were hospitalized at Yale New Haven Health and three…

  • Vaccine Religious Exemption Debate Apr 27, 2021

    Conn. Senate to Vote on Removing Religious Exemptions for Child Vaccinations

    Removing religious exemptions for child vaccinations has drawn massive crowds to the state Capitol in protest and tomorrow, the Connecticut Senate will vote on it after the bill passed in the House last week with a vote of 90 to 53. Both Democrats and Republicans referenced a list from the Department of Public Health. It shows more than 100 schools…

  • UConn Mar 30, 2021

    Huskies Fans Excited as UConn Women Head to Final Four

    UConn women’s basketball fans are thrilled this morning after the Huskies won against Baylor University last night and are now headed to the Final Four. The Huskies beat Baylor 69 to 67 and they’re now on their way to their 13th straight Final Four and 21st overall. One of the star players was freshman Paige Bueckers. She led UConn with…

  • Boulder Mar 23, 2021

    Conn. Senators React to Deadly Shooting in Boulder, Colorado

    Ten people including a police officer have died after a shooting in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday night. Today, the suspect is in custody and we’re getting details from Colorado and reactions from lawmakers here in Connecticut. Connecticut senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy tweeted after the horrific shooting. “Another nightmare — so sickening, savage, stunning, but…

  • covid-19 in connecticut Feb 10, 2021

    ECHN Offers Help to People Suffering Long-Term Effects from COVID-19

    Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) is offering a place to turn for COVID long-haulers, or people who are suffering from long-term effects from COVID-19. People can call the network’s hotline at (860) 647-6434 Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. “We felt the need to put it out there because it’s...

  • first alert weather Feb 9, 2021

    Plow Drivers Prepare for More Snow on Tuesday

    With one storm after the next, the plow drivers are definitely putting in the hours. “Incredibly busy. It’s been nuts this year. It really has been,” said Coastal Creations owner Dominic Dimauro. “Last year we had almost nothing, maybe a storm or two and some saltings, but this one we’ve been salting two, three times a day, moving snow...

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