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Jessica Willey

As a general assignment reporter, Jessica Willey tells all kinds of stories. One day she may be standing in the rain to warn Houstonians about flood conditions, the next she could be covering a Congressional hearing from Capitol Hill. Telling people's stories is what she has wanted to do since she was a little girl.

Jessica came to Channel 13 in 2000. Since then the station has called on her to cover the important stories. In 2003, she traveled to Iraq to report on the conflict there. In 2005, she spent nine days in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans gathering stories on Katrina's aftermath. She also traveled to Rome twice that same year to cover Pope John Paul II's passing and its impact on the world. In addition, Jessica is often on the front lines of the station's hurricane coverage. In 2008, she was in Galveston, reporting live, as one of the most destructive storms in American history, Hurricane Ike, came ashore.

Other stories have taken her to Germany, Mexico, and across the country.

Jessica has been honored for her work. The Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association has recognized her for her reporting skills. She has also been awarded a regional Emmy for a half hour program about a controversial museum exhibition that hails from Germany. That same television special garnered a national award---a prestigious Gracie Award from American Women in Radio and Television.

Jessica came to Channel 13 from KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City. Prior to KOKH, she worked for Denison, TX-based KTEN.

Jessica graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. During college, she was a member of BU's Varsity Crew Team and also spent a semester abroad in England.

Jessica lives in the Houston area with her family and has another title -- Mom. She and her husband, a native Houstonian, have two precious children, a boy and a girl.

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