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Jodine Costanzo

Jodine is a reporter for Channel 11 News.

Jodine arrived at Channel 11 in March of 1998 as weekend anchor and reporter. A native of Pittsburgh, Jodine graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in communications. She began her television career in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at WDTV.

As a reporter and anchor, Jodine worked in Toledo, Dayton, and Cleveland, Ohio, as well as Chicago, Illinois, before returning home to Pittsburgh.  After five years on the anchor desk, Jodine stepped down as anchor so she could spend more time with her family.

 Jodine is involved in various charitable events, and actively involved with the American Cancer Society. She and her husband are the proud parents of two sons.
 
She enjoys covering all types of stories and loves getting to know the people of this community.  Some of Jodine's most memorable stories include the Mt. Washington tornado, the attack on America on September 11, 2001, and the miraculous rescue of the Quecreek miners.

Jodine says, "It is so exciting as a journalist to report the huge stories that impact so many lives.  Especially with the Mount Washington tornado and 9/11 attacks, the strength and resilience of the people in this community were so incredible." 

Latest from Jodine Costanzo

Cell Phone Providers Ranked On Signal Strength, Dropped Calls

Utility company worker Joe Frenak relies heavily on his cell phone.Nothing makes his day more frustrating than when he can't get a clear signal.Frenak said one of the worst dead zones in Pittsburgh is high atop Mount Washington.In fact, according to some consumer Web sites, Shiloh Street is a major ...

Chemical Leak Spills Onto Forbes Avenue

A chemical leak caused a lot of trouble Thursday near the Birmingham Bridge, both when it first happened, and then when crews tried to move the truck.The brightly colored molten sulphur left a trail the size of a football field on Forbes Avenue near the Birmingham Bridge.The tanker was transporting ...

Gas Line Ruptures In McKees Rocks

The sound of drilling echoed through McKees Rocks Wednesday as crews repair several ruptured gas lines. The broken gas line is the result of Friday's flooding.After a mandatory evacuation Tuesday in the heart of the town's shopping district, the source of the leak was found on Chartiers Avenue. Now, without ...

Washington County Police Investigate Woman's Death

The search for answers is on after a Washington County woman was found dead in her neighbor's yard. Sharon Christina sharon christina Sharon Christina, 59, was found in the yard on Chester Avenue in Roscoe."She was everything to me. My best friend, my mom, everything," the victim's daughter, Ada Diaz, ...

Local Doctor Part Of Anthrax Attack Investigation

Investigators are again trying to solve the mystery of who was behind the deadly anthrax attacks following 9-11; and their latest efforts are focusing on a doctor with ties to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Ken Berry dr. ken berry Dr. Ken Berry works in the emergency room ...

Newspaper Ad Leads To Undercover Sting, Prostitution Charges

A court hearing was postponed Thursday for two women accused of using an apartment as a place for prostitution.The apartment is located on Wisteria Avenue in Mount Lebanon.The women were arrested last week, when an undercover detective with the district attorney's office set up a sting and responded to the ...

Mom: Child Given Wrong Vaccination At Local Hospital

A local mother is outraged after she said her son was given the wrong vaccine at Children's Hospital.Georgia Baker is now worried about the possible consequences of the alleged mistake.Everett Baker, 13 months old, had four bandages on his little legs after getting immunized at Children's Hospital Wednesday.His mother has ...

Smash-And-Grab Turns Into Carjacking

A good Samaritan became a crime victim after being flagged down in his car by a suspect after a burglary overnight at a Shaler Township beer distributor. smash grab 1 The driver was carjacked and dragged by his own vehicle.A Shaler police officer driving past Brian's Brewery Outlet noticed the ...

People Targeted At Local Cemetery

Officials said criminals are preying on people at a local cemetery who are there to visit loved ones.Police said there's been a recent rash of thefts at the cemetery.Dan Pietragallo said, "This could be a very desolate place at times when visiting a loved one."Pietragallo makes regular visits to his ...

Was Woman Pushed From 2nd-Story Window?

A woman fell from a second-story window Thursday night at 312 South Trenton in Wilkinsburg.About 30 minutes before Crystal Bubon, 19, fell from the window, the owner of a beauty salon downstairs said she heard Bubon arguing with her boyfriend, Taru Thompson.Neighbor Andrea Crumbie said, "(There were) things being thrown, ...

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