Jane Park joined NBC25 in December 2011 as an anchor/reporter.
Jane most recently worked for the ABC affiliate in Elmira, New York, as the morning show anchor and producer. She covered the natural gas drilling controversy extensively. In 2010, Jane won an Associated Press award for "Shale-Shocked," an investigative report about how gas drilling is impacting rural communities in northern Pennsylvania.
Jane was born in Boston and grew up in sunny Southern California, where she hopes to return one day. She holds degrees in English literature and French studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master's in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Jane is a proud Korean-American and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
In her free time, Jane enjoys running, reading on her Kindle, exploring wine trails, and Skype-ing with her fiance and family back home.
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FUN FACTS FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH JANE
Favorite Movie? Pride and Prejudice (The BBC version with Colin Firth)
If you were stranded on an island – what’s the one thing you’d want with you? Probably a copy of Theodore Taylor’s “The Cay,” for some survival ideas.
Person you most want to have dinner with? Michelle Obama and Clinton Kelly
Favorite story you’ve covered? An investigative piece about a convicted killer fighting for exoneration in Upstate New York.
Interesting talent you possess? I’m a good impersonator.
Best vacation you’ve taken? I loved summer camping with my family on the California coast.
Movie star crush? Colin Firth
Place you’d most like to visit? London
Charity or non-profit organization you volunteer for? I’m looking for one! Suggestions welcome.
Favorite childhood memory? I’ll never forget the day my dad took my sister and me to the hospital to meet our new baby brother. That was back in ’92.
Way you like your coffee? Black; with cream when I feel indulgent
What do you do to “treat” yourself? I hit the outlet mall!
Number one thing on your “bucket” list? Run a marathon.
Favorite Michigan spot to visit / vacation? I want to visit all the breweries and wineries in the state.
