Amy Yensi Biography
Amy Yensi,38, works as a reporter for PIX 11 News. She has more than 10 years of experience, in shooting, editing, and producing stories. She is an expert at interviewing and creating in-depth stories. The journalist perfected her skills after working at NY1 News Noticias, WJZ and News 12.
Amy Yensi Age and Husband
She is a first-generation Dominican but identifies as a black American. Amy grew up in a poor background in the Bronx but worked her way
ed her way through the corporate ladder. She was born in April 1984. The 38-year-old is also a mother to one child born to her union with her husband.
Amy Yensi Education
Yensi went to DeWitt Clinton High School and later to Hunter College where she pursued English-Creative Writing. After college, she furthered her career at the City University of New York with a master’s in Broadcast Journalism.
As a college student, Amy involved herself in journalism work. She worked for Bronx Net Television as a production assistant whose duties were assisting in creating and shooting stories. Her fluency in Spanish later earned her a role at Univision as a field producer.
There, she learned to conduct interviews set up for live shots and liasing with senior reporters for major coverage. While in the station, Amy covered the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 9/11 memorial ceremony, and May Day Immigration Rally.
Amy Yensi Career
On the side, she was working as a freelance contributor for different publications. She wrote for New York Daily News, Hunts Point Express, Huffington Post, and Crain’s New York Business. Amy also did reports for the community paper live webcast for several stations.
She joined News 12 Network in 2020 as a reporter, assignment editor, and field producer. Her duties were doing photographs, writing scripts, editing videos, and covering breaking news. She was also on the ground giving real and updated news concerning an event. After 1 year, she was promoted to Reporter at News 12 The Bronx and Brooklyn where she worked for another 3 years.
She left in 2015 to join WJZ-TV in Baltimore as a reporter for 3 years and later at NY1 News as a full-time reporter and fill-in anchor. In August 2022, Amy announced joining PIX 11 as a General Assignment reporter.
As a reporter, Amy has been at the forefront of covering crime and breaking news specifically in the Bronx. She has also covered the American situation during COVID-19 and post-pandemic. Amy has done coverage of elections and 3 presidential campaigns and elections. Her experience as a journalist has been involved with covering major news like the Gun Violence Awareness march which was done in June 2023. The journalist’s main area of coverage has been crime, politics, and lifestyle.
Amy Yensi Height and Salary
Her participation in the journalism business has earned her awards, influence, and recognition. The mother of one is reputed as hard-working and positive-minded. Her passion for journalism earns her an approximate annual salary of $80,000 per year.
She is also a beauty on the screen. Her height is 5 feet and 5 inches. When she is not working, Amy loves spending time with her child and family members. Amy is a famed journalist alongside others like Dejonique Garrison.
