Jennifer Austin McLogan, known professionally as Jennifer McLogan, is an American television news reporter.
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 has been recognized for her coverage of breaking news with her first-on-the-scene reports of the Long Island Railroad shooting, the crash of TWA flight 800, the Belle Harbor crash of American Airlines flight 587, the Philadelphia Police firebombing of the headquarters of the radical group MOVE, the death of Arthur Ashe, and the guilty verdict in the Long Island DWI "limo murder" trial.
In her more recent reporting, McLogan has focused on major, ongoing Long Island and tri-state area stories. She has provided extensive coverage of the Gilgo Beach serial-killings investigations, following the arrest and indictment of principal suspect Rex Heuermann in a case involving multiple victims whose remains were discovered along Long Island’s Ocean Parkway. [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, the suspect charged in the high-profile killing of a major insurance company executive. [5] [6] Her longstanding presence and deep familiarity with regional law enforcement, crime and justice, and politics have consistently put her at the center of complex, evolving stories on Long Island. [7]
For her reporting, McLogan has been the recipient of national and local Emmys as well as awards from the Associated Press, American Women in Radio and Television, and the Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting.
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]