INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST JILL KONOPKA JOINS NBC CONNECTICUT
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TROUBLESHOOTERS
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
WEST HARTFORD, CT
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(October 9, 2015)
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NBC Connecticut / WVIT announced today that Jill Konopka has been named an investigative reporter joining NBC C
onnecticut’s
award-winning
Troubleshooters
investigative team. The
Troubleshooters
unit is
Connecticut’s largest team of broadcast
journalists that investigate issues and provide viewers with consumer-oriented results. Her first day with NBC Connecticut will be December 1.
“
Jill is a well-respected, passionate and hard-charging investigative reporter
and we’re thrilled that she is joining NBC Connecticut’s
Troubleshooters
investigative team,”
said Matt Piacente, Vice President of News, NBC Connecticut.
“
The best investigative team in the market just got better
.”
With nearly 15 years of experience, including various years of direct investigative reporting work, Konopka joins NBC Connecticut after working for Channel 3 Eyewitness News / WFSB as an Investigative Reporter and General Assignment Reporter. Prior to this, Konopka worked at NBC affiliate station, WBRE in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania and the FOX affiliate stations, WUHF in Rochester, New York and KEVN in Rapid City, South Dakota. NBC Connecticut
’s
Troubleshooters
is the largest, dedicated, television investigative team in the Connecticut market.
Troubleshooters
investigate corruption, fraud, consumer and public safety issues. Viewers can share their stories by email at troubleshooters@nbcconnecticut.com or call the tip line at
1-800-523-9848.
Konopka earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a master’s degree in Communication T
heory from Central Connecticut State University.
About NBC Connecticut
Owned by NBCUniversal, NBC Connecticut / WVIT serves its audience with local news and weather information across multiple platforms. This includes more than 35 hours of newscasts each week on WVIT, news segments on CT COZI TV and digital content on NBCConnecticut.com. The station is
Connecticut’s leader with Facebook and Twitter followers and provides mobile users on
-the-go breaking news updates and weather information through its cust
omized applications. NBC Connecticut’s
commitment to excellence in journalism has been recognized with numerous Emmy Awards and the prestigious Peabody Award. NBC Connecticut supports the community through its signature Partners in a Caring Community initiative.
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