Janelle Stelson

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Janelle Stelson
Born
Fairbanks, Alaska
Education University of Puget Sound (BA)
OccupationFormer WGAL news anchor
Years active1986–present
Employer(s) WGAL (Lancaster, PA)

Janelle Stelson is an American former television news anchor who worked at WGAL. Before that, she worked at WHTM, WPLG, and WHP, and WITF. [1]

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Broadcast journalism career

After graduating from University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and government, she began her broadcast journalism career at WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as a general assignment reporter, weather and climate anchor for three years. [2] She then left for Miami, Florida, and joined WPLG in 1989. [3]

Returning to Pennsylvania, she joined WHP in Harrisburg, anchoring the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts. [4] In addition, she also worked with WITF radio, hosting a statewide public tv broadcast, and anchored "Computer Chronicles" on PBS. [5]

She then joined WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1997. [6] She worked there as the co-anchor of the "News 8 at 4, 5:30, 10, and 11 pm" newscasts. [7]

On September 14, 2023, Stelson announced near the end of "News 8 at 5:30" that she would be leaving WGAL to pursue other interests after nearly 40 years as a journalist, with 26 of those years at WGAL, and that September 15 would be her last newscast. [8]

Political campaigns

In 2024, Stelson ran for Congress as a Democrat in Pennsylvania's 10th district against multi-term incumbent Republican Scott Perry but lost by about 6,000 votes. [9] In July 2025, Stelson announced her candidacy for the 10th Congressional district seat in the 2026 election. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Janelle Stelson". WGAL. 22 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "WHTM's Janelle Stelson does reporting and weather". The Patriot News. September 27, 1987.
  3. ↑ "Janelle Stelson joins WPLG as general assignment reporter". Newspapers.com. July 15, 1989. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Stelson new WHP anchor". York Daily Record. December 28, 1993. 28 December 1993.
  5. ↑ Fox, Barry (October 13, 1995). "Janelle Stelson is back - sort of". The Evening News.
  6. ↑ Fox, Barry (September 5, 1997). "Janelle Stelson hired as anchor at WGAL". The Patriot News. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Janelle Stelson recalls the tragic shooting in an Amish school". WGAL. March 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Charles (September 14, 2023). "Janelle Stelson leaving WGAL News 8 anchor desk". PennLive.
  9. ↑ Walters, Mark. "Janelle Stelson moves into 10th Congressional District, changing voter registration". York Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  10. ↑ Levy, Marc (2025-07-14). "The challenger who narrowly lost to Rep. Scott Perry wants another chance to beat him in 2026". WTAE. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  11. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1900468". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
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