Media: Jenny Li joins the dark side
WEEK announced at last night’s 10 p.m. newscast that weekend anchor/producer Jenny Li was leaving the station to work in public relations for State Farm Insurance in Bloomington.
What’s good for Jenny — better pay and better hours, no doubt — is bed news for news consumers. I’ll miss seeing her around the press table at Peoria City Hall.
And I’ll never forget watching her and another reporter arguing over whose turn it was to interview General Parker before the start of a City Council meeting.
11Bravo and 6 others are discussing. 
tory 6:59 am on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
She was lame. Sorry.
vonster 7:53 am on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
Bed news?
RomanII 9:58 am on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
She is a great reporter working in a very competitive environment; State Farms’ gain, our loss.
Steven Tripper 10:53 am on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
“And I’ll never forget watching her and another reporter arguing over whose turn it was to interview General Parker before the start of a City Council meeting.”
That’s classic Jenny Li. Always thought she was better than everyone else because she worked at WEEK. I’m not kidding you..I actually heard her say one time, “We don’t need to promote our newscasts. We’re number 1 and people are gonna watch no matter what we do.” That was three weeks before billboards appeared in the Peoria area.
In the Know 11:51 am on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
I agree with “Tory,” she was horrible.
For the stint of time she’s been in Peoria and all the people she’s met/covered she should have had solid investigative stories once a week on the news. She didn’t.
She sucked!
11Bravo 12:28 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
Yeah, I agree she was bad. I remember watching her anchor the weekend show, she could never get through a show without tripping over her own words a half dozen times.
Speaking of WEEK, they used to have a young female african-american reporter (who’s name escapes me right now) who was pretty good, even filled in at the anchor desk a few times I believe. Anyone have any idea what happened to her? She’s no longer on their website and I don’t remember an announcement about her leaving.
Billy Dennis 12:30 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
You people are haters.
Steven Tripper 12:42 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
If you’re thinking of Kellie Watson, she’s at WDJT in Milwaukee with former WMBD morning anchor Stepahnie Brown. Kellie is pretty good and that’s why she didn’t spend 5 year anchoring weekends and coasting by in Peoria.
11Bravo 1:31 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
Yep, that’s who I was thinking of.
mortonmalaise 2:44 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
She probably got ahead just because of her appearance, inappropriate dress, and shameless fawning over the people she interviewed.
/sarcasm
postsimian 4:05 pm on August 7, 2008 Permalink |
I remember when she was dating a buddy of mine. Seemed like a cool kid.