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Jennifer Austin McLogan, known professionally as Jennifer McLogan, is an American television news reporter.
A native of Flint, Michigan, McLogan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and theater from the University of Michigan, where she lettered in basketball, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University.
McLogan began her broadcasting career in Boston, first as a writer at WEEI-AM and then as a reporter for WHDH-AM. She transitioned to television by joining WBZ-TV in Boston as a reporter. In 1982, McLogan joined WCBS-TV in New York as a reporter.
In 1984, she became a correspondent for NBC News, where she worked for the next five years and reported for The NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, and NBC Sportsworld.
In 1989, she joined WBBM-TV in Chicago as a reporter. After the birth of her third child, she left WBBM in 1993 to rejoin WCBS-TV in New York, where she covers Long Island. [1]
McLogan reports on Long Island and the tri-state area. She has covered the Gilgo Beach serial-killings investigations. [2] [3] She has also reported on the George Santos political scandal, including reactions from local Republican leaders after his admissions of falsehoods while serving as a congressman from New York. [4] In addition, she covered the extradition of Luigi Mangione. [5] [6] [7]
McLogan has been married to Daniel Gurskis, Dean of the College of the Arts at Montclair State University, since 1982. [8] Her daughter, Elle McLogan, is also a journalist and covers the borough of Queens for CBS News New York. [9] [10]