Clearwater Beach, Florida native Jessica Kumari cultivated a passion for news at her campus TV station at Georgetown University. She then moved to New York City and joined the prestigious NBC Page Program before serving as a production assistant for Brian Williams.

Jessica then jumped in front of the camera reporting for Cablevision's News 12, putting her multiple talents to work by shooting, editing and writing all of her own stories for "The Bronx" and "Brooklyn" broadcasts.

Jessica joined Channel One News team in 2007 as an on-air reporter. Her favorite stories to date include following the presidential campaign trails, exploring the Korean divide and climbing the glaciers of Bolivia.