Jodi Applegate

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Jodi Applegate (born May 2, 1964, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American news anchor. She currently anchors WNYW-TV's "Good Day New York."

Applegate was raised in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. In 1982, Applegate graduated from Moon Area High School. She then attended New York University, where she received a degree in television and film.

From 1993 to 1996, Applegate hosted Good Morning Arizona on KTVK. During her stay in Reno, Nevada, Applegate met and married sportscaster Rob Nikoleski. In 1996, Applegate began anchoring "MSNBC Live" and "Weekend Today." She also filled in as a substitute host on the Today show. In late 1999, she hosted Later Today with Florence Henderson and Asha Blake. The show was canceled in 2000. In mid-2001, Applegate joined WFXT-TV in Boston. She anchored the Fox 25 morning news and also briefly anchored the short-lived 4:30 p.m. newscast.

In October 2004, Applegate left WFXT-TV for WNYW-TV in New York City where she began anchoring "Good Day New York" in 2005.

On July 27, 2006, Applegate hosted a segment of the Fox 5 show with guests Casey and Van Neistat, film-maker brothers, who were supposed to be demonstrating how to steal a bicycle in support of a video they made. During the demonstration of a "very dangerous" angle grinder to cut a heavy chain, Casey made it appear as if his brother had cut his throat (using ketchup and yelling excitedly). Applegate angrily scolded the two for perpetrating a prank on live TV.

In August 2007, Jodi appeared in the September 2007 issue of More magazine in a feature on "Portraits of 40+ Style."[1]

In March 2008, Jodi detailed how she lost 30 pounds, going from a size 8 to a size 2. [2]

In April 2008, Jodi showed off one of her unique skills, playing her 'nose trumpet' for Wynton Marsalis on Good Day New York. [3]

On May 28, 2008, Jodi made a one time only appearance in the Broadway musical Chicago. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=60684&op=1&view=user&subj=505518066&id=505518066[dead link]
  2. ^ Jodi's Weight Loss Story
  3. ^ Jodi's Nose Trumpet
  4. ^ Good Day New York, 'Chicago': Jodi Applegate takes her bow on Broadway. Fox 5 (2008-05-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.

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