Jessica Harthorn
Sinclair Broadcast Group of Chattanooga announces the newest member of its anchor team, Jessica Harthorn.
Ms. Harthorn joins the morning news team for Good Morning Chattanooga and GMC FOX Edition. She is an Emmy nominated journalist for her work on a cold case murder and was a lead reporter on crime, government, waste and community concerns. She spent the past six years as reporter and weekend anchor with Sinclair Broadcast Group at WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Mi. Before moving to West Michigan she spent a year as an anchor/reporter for WEYI-TV in Clio, Mi. There she won the 2010 Best Individual Reporter award from the Michigan Associated Press. She also won the 2011 State Bar of Michigan Wade McCree Award in the broadcast category for her series on a father fighting to change Michigan’s Paternity Act. Prior to WEYI-TV, she spent two years at WICZ-TV in Birmingham, New York as the 6PM anchor. In 2009, the New York Associated Press awarded Ms. Harthorn first place for Best News Series on her coverage of the struggling dairy farmers. The series later won the New York State Agricultural Society Cap Creal Journalism Award. She also covered the mass shooting at the American Civic Association in Binghamton during the spring of 2009.
Despite her short time in Chattanooga, she is already a fan, saying, “Chattanooga is fantastic! I love the people, the scenery and of course the excellent team at NewsChannel 9 and FOX Chattanooga. I’m honored to serve this community and call this city home!”
Upon the arrival of a new anchor, Tom Henderson, news director, is excited about what Ms. Harthorn brings to the team. He said, “As a hard working mother of two children, Jessica knows firsthand what it takes to get a busy day started, which makes her a great fit for Good Morning Chattanooga and GMC FOX Edition. Viewers will soon get to know Jessica as we have in the newsroom – for her dedication, warmth and healthy sense of humor.”
Ms. Harthorn is a native of Dansville, Mi. She and her husband, Steve, and their two daughters enjoy the great outdoors, camping, biking and spending time with family. She will begin co-anchoring on Monday.