Jennifer Epstein
Jennifer Epstein joined the Good Day Tampa Bay team as traffic reporter in March 2006. Jen now anchors Good Day weekdays from 4 to 6 a.m. She also produces stories such as her weekly Hometown Hero reports.
Jen grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude from Temple University in Philadelphia. She had her television debut on Temple Update, a weekly, half-hour news program produced, written, directed and anchored by students. Jen also received the Jessica Savitch Award for her excellence in journalism.
After graduation, she started her career in Allentown, PA with Metro Networks where she reported news and traffic for dozens of local radio stations. One year later, she landed a traffic-reporting job in Tampa.
Although Jen's family still lives up north, she says Tampa is her home. She prides herself on community involvement with the Make A Wish Foundation, National Eating Disorder Association and the Humane Society. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, reading, and soaking up the Florida sun. She is also blessed with two rescue dogs, Kote Boz and Otis, and her husband Jeremy.
If you would like to contact Jen you can email her at Jennifer.Epstein@fox.com. You can also connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @jenepsteinfox13.
The latest from Jennifer Epstein
'Sticks of Fire' fan group pulling for Lightning through playoff push
You might not see them, but if you've been to a Tampa Bay Lightning home game, you've definitely heard them: they're the Sticks of Fire.
Florida couple celebrates 63 years of marriage on Valentine's Day, shares advice
63 years of marriage and Gerald and Esther Fulton are sweeter than ever.
Little Lightning fans may be come of the team’s biggest supporters
Some Bay Area kids are taking their love for the Tampa Bay Lightning onto the ice at Amalie Arena.
Woman honors cousin who died of suicide by offering mental health resources in Wesley Chapel
Victoria Silvers remembers her cousin Ryan’s high school graduation like it was yesterday.
TGH nurse receives life-saving kidney from friend a decade after marrying a heart transplant recipient
When Bill Ismer checked into Tampa General Hospital with 48 hours to live, he was in desperate need of a new heart. Ten months later on October 28, 1999, he got the transplant he needed and so much more.
Bay Area couple hopes to inspire others to give the gift of life through organ donation
A Bay Area couple takes selflessness to another level as they save two lives through organ donation.
Florida family goes the distance to support the Tampa Bay Lightning
To say David Clegg is a fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning would be an understatement. The hockey fan and his family have traveled 6,500 miles to attend 21 Lightning games.
New St. Pete bar is going to the dogs
Cheers to cocktails and canines. A new Bay Area bar allows dogs and their owners to belly up to the bar and bond over martinis.
Sun City Center high school sweethearts credit 70 years of love to dedication, sacrifice, and God
It is a milestone worth celebrating. Lucy and Luellen Whit just marked 70 years of marriage.