JODI HERNANDEZ, Reporter, NBC Bay Area, San Jose
She’s a reporter who knows her craft! Jodi Hernandez joined KNTV as a general assignment reporter in 2002, working primarily on the station’s 5, 6 and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts. No question, she’s a veteran. Jodi started her career in 1992 at KCPM in Chico, then moved east to Wichita, Kansas to work at KAKE-TV. Two years later, she was back in northern California at KOVR TV. Then, it was on to NBC Bay Area. She has received numerous awards including a regional Emmy®, an RTNDA award, the NLGJA Seigenthaler Video Media Award and the duPont/Columbia award. She was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Hall of Fame in 2017.