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Senait Gebregiorgis is a multi-skilled journalist at WHAS11 in Louisville, thrilled to tell stories in the Derby City! Senait was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois where you’ll find the best pizza and skyline in the world. She also takes pride in her Eritrean roots and rich culture.
Senait graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (I-L-L) and earned her bachelor’s in broadcast journalism with a specialization in African American studies and political science.
Prior to joining WHAS11 in April 2019, Senait spent 3 incredible months traveling across Europe. Her adventures took place in Berlin, Barcelona, Budapest, London, Istanbul, and Italy.
Before booking flights, Senait spent 2 years hitting the streets of central Illinois as a one-woman-band. She served as a multi-media journalist and fill-in anchor at FOX Illinois News in Champaign and Springfield.
There she covered community violence, severe storms and scored exclusive interviews — including one with the family of missing U of I Chinese student scholar, Yingying Zhang.
Senait sat down with the family members in their first-ever interview in the U.S. following the FBI’s investigation into Zhang’s disappearance, which gained national and international attention.
During her time in Chambana, Senait also covered President Barack Obama’s visit and first major speech ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Senait is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Senait strives to be a watchdog in underserved and overlooked communities, and contribute to amplifying marginalized voices. She is always up for a challenge and loves learning new things.
Traveling to new places is one of Senait’s favorite hobbies because it gives her a chance to learn about different social groups and cultures. She has committed her time to volunteer and giving back to communities including Puerto Rico, Selma, New Orleans, and Catalina Island.
Senait also loves spending time with family and friends, Netflixing, dancing, yoga/workout classes, performing arts, coffee shops and trying new food — so if you have any recommendations in The Ville send them her way! She loves meeting new people so don’t hesitate to slide in her DM with story ideas or when you see her out and about say hello! Feel free to contact Senait at sgebregior@whas11.com.
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Senait Gebregiorgis is a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at Fox Illinois News WCCU-TV in Champaign-Springfield, IL. She shoots, writes, edits, produces and reports breaking and lead stories daily in the evening weekday shows under tight deadlines.
She aims to break stories and score exclusive interviews. Her exclusive stories include a Chinese family of a missing university student scholar.
Senait sat down with the family members in their first-ever interview in the U.S. following the FBI’s investigation into the University of Illinois Chinese scholar, Yingying Zhang’s disappearance which gained national and international attention.
Senait also broke the story on a faculty racial remark case at a Champaign high school after a cheerleading coach was accused of using the ‘N word’ in front of team members. The news report immediately led the school district to let go of the coach.
Senait was born and raised in Chicago and earned her bachelor’s in journalism with a specialization in African American studies and political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2016.
As an undergrad, she was the publicity chair for the university’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, where she helped organize local chapter events.
Senait has written for her school newspaper, The Daily Illini, and was an on-air personality for WPGU 107.1, Champaign’s alternative radio station. A resident advisor for three years, Senait mentored students and helped foster an inclusive community in dormitories.
During her time in college, she interned at WCIA Channel 3 News (CBS affiliate) and Illinois Public Media WILL (PBS/NPR affiliate).
After earning her bachelor’s Senait spent her summer 2016 as a fellow at the Knight Foundation and interned at the Harlem Focus — a publication in collaboration with the Amsterdam News and the City College of New York.
At the Harlem Focus, she published blogs on community social justice issues, homelessness, culture, art, food, and politics in and surrounding the Harlem community.
After the fellowship, she traveled to Washington, DC to cover local news and stories on the NABJ-NAHJ 2016 summer convention as a participant in the student projects.
Moreover, she traveled to Miami, Florida in September 2016 for the NLGJA national convention and media summit to cover stories on the LGBTQ community. Senait later accepted an offer as a multimedia journalist with Fox Illinois News in Champaign on October 2016.
She has a passion for impactful storytelling and continues to seek ways to immerse herself in the dynamic digital-media world. She has traveled to various cities and has committed her time to volunteer and giving back to communities, which include: Istanbul in Turkey, Catalina Island, Selma, and New Orleans.
Senait hopes to continue to broaden her horizon in storytelling by visiting different parts of the world and documenting stories on different cultures, social groups, and social issues. Read also about Jessie Cohen
Senait aspires to be a watchdog in the many underserved and overlooked communities and contribute to amplifying marginalized voices. Her pieces of information about birthdate, age, month are not yet revealed but it will be updated soon
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Senait Gebregiorgis is a multi-skilled journalist at WHAS11 in Louisville, thrilled to tell stories in the Derby City! Senait was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois where you’ll find the best pizza and skyline in the world.
She also takes pride in her Eritrean roots and rich culture. Her pieces of information about marriages, wedding are not yet revealed but stay ready for the update soon
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