| Jodi Applegate | |
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| Born | May 2, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Jodi Applegate (born May 2, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American news anchor for WPIX New York. She formerly anchored WNYW-TV's Good Day New York and News 12 Long Island.
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Applegate was raised in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. In 1982, Applegate graduated from Moon Area High School. She spent her freshman year at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. In her sophmore year through graduation, she attended New York University, where she received a degree in television and film.
Before turning to newscasting Jodi briefly worked as an actress. In 1986 she appeared in a television version of the classic children's book "A Pocket for Corduroy" as the mother. And in 1987 she appeared in a television version of the Mercer Mayer children's book "There's a Nightmare in My Closet" also as the main character's mother.
In the early 1990s, Jodi was a host of the Close Up on C-Span, a weekly public affairs program that featured a high school student audience and aired Friday evenings at 7:00pm on C-SPAN. From 1993 to 1996, Applegate hosted Good Morning Arizona on KTVK. During her stay in Phoenix, Arizona, Applegate met and married sportscaster Rob Nikoleski; they are now divorced.
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 short-lived Fox 25 News at 4:30 newscast then moved to 5:00 by early 2002. She anchored the Fox 25 Morning News for about a year from September 2003 then moved to New York by the middle of October 2004.