Jackie Lukas Biography
Jackie Lukas is an American Emmy Nominated broadcast general assignment reporter working as a weekend morning anchor for News 12 Long Island since 2006 after joining as a general assignment reporter. She also served behind the scenes as a desk assistant at WABC-TV in New York City.
Jackie Lukas Education
Lukas studied at Northport High School and then Dowling University graduating with a degree in Broadcast Communications. During her tenure at Dowling, she played for the women’s basketball team, going to the NCAA Division II tournament. At NYIT, Lukas has also taken graduate classes.
Jackie Lukas News 12 Long Island
Lukas is currently working as a news anchor for News 12 Long Island. Before becoming a News 12 team, Jackie served as a reporter at WLNY TV 10/55 in Melville, where she also anchored a weekly update show.
She has even gone undercover in her profession exposing minors drinking at local bars, busting a sex abuser who stayed in a daycare center, going live for hours reporting on the Hudson miracle, and covering Manhattan’s deadly crane collapse.
Jackie also researched the LIRR and found thousands of dollars missing in unpunched train tickets in 2010. She started her profession at WABC-TV in New York City, serving as a desk assistant on the Eyewitness News morning show.
Jackie Lukas Age
How old is Jackie Lukas? Jackie is 39 years old as of 2022. She was born on October 7, 1982, in Long Islander, New York, in the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on the 7th of October of every year and her zodiac sign is Libra.
Jackie Lukas’s Height | Weight
Lukas stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m). However, information about her other body measurements is currently not publicly available.
Jackie Lukas Husband
Jackie is a married woman. She is happily married to her husband Andre Costanza. More information about her marriage is still under review.
Jackie Lukas Children
Lukas and Costanza are blessed with three children, Joseph, Aubrey, and Lukas.
Jackie Lukas Salary
Lukas receives an annual average salary of $63,900. However, these figures can defers from the level of position one has in the station.
Jackie Lukas Net Worth
Lukas has an estimated net worth of between $500,000 – $1 million. Being a successful journalist surely earns her a good amount of money. She might have other sources of income too.
Jackie’s Awards
- Jackie has earned many Emmy Awards nominations for her reporting service. Moreso, she has won an Edward R. Murrow Award and an Associated Press Award for her reporting in a News series.
- Additionally, she earned a Deadline Club Award for her investigation into the Long Island Railroad and a New York Press Club award for best consumer reporting. She also received numerous Press Club of Long Island awards for deadline and non-deadline news.