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Marissa Jasek

marissa.jasek@wtkr.com

Marissa Jasek joined the News Channel 3 team in December 2012.

She made her journey up to Hampton Roads from Wilmington, NC where she worked as the lead reporter for WWAY’s 11 p.m. newscast. Marissa would frequently fill-in anchor for Good Morning Carolina and WWAY’s Sunday evening newscast.

Marissa was born and raised in the Lone Star State and graduated from Texas A&M in 2010 with a B.A. in Communication. During her time as a Fightin’ Texas Aggie, Marissa spent her first four years in the pool, competing for the Texas A&M Women’s Swimming team. She was a four-time All-American swimmer and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials.

While in her senior year, Marissa had her first taste of broadcast journalism when asked to host a Fox Sports segment entitled: Big 12 Showcase Women’s Sports Special.

Marissa is excited to discover all that Hampton Roads has to offer and is always on the lookout for any interesting story ideas!

Recent Articles

  • Hundreds pack meeting, speak out against Oceanfront violence

    Posted on: 11:46 pm, May 1, 2013, by , updated on: 06:24am, May 2, 2013

    The chaos at the Oceanfront this past weekend is still very much on the minds of those in Virginia Beach.
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  • Hundreds of 911 calls made Saturday from the Oceanfront

    Posted on: 11:41 pm, April 30, 2013, by and , updated on: 01:35pm, May 1, 2013

    The well-being and vitality of the oceanfront is still taking center stage after a violent weekend that had first responders trying to keep up.
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  • Decorated Army Reserve Sgt. accused of Suffolk arsons

    Posted on: 11:36 pm, April 25, 2013, by , updated on: 06:04am, April 26, 2013

    Suffolk, Va. – A decorated Army Reserve sergeant has been accused of setting a string of fires over the past four...
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  • Family, friends remember VSU student Marvell Edmondson in Portsmouth

    Posted on: 11:28 pm, April 24, 2013, by , updated on: 06:09am, April 25, 2013

    Hundreds came together Wednesday night at Churchland High School in Portsmouth to remember 19-year-old Marvell Edmondson.
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  • Conjoined twins from Franklin separated at VCU

    Posted on: 7:35 pm, April 24, 2013, by

    Six-month old twins A’zhari and A’zhiah were born conjoined, but mom Nachell Jones could always tell her two girls apart.
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  • VCU surgeons successfully separate conjoined twin girls from Franklin

    Posted on: 4:31 pm, April 23, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:41pm, April 23, 2013

    On Tuesday, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU announced the successful separation of six-month-olds A’Zhari and A’Zhiah Jones.
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    BEFORE SURGERY: Nachell Jones holds her daughters, A’zhiah (blue armband) and A’zhari (pink armband). The twins are wearing a dress made by faculty and students in the VCU Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising.

  • 12 arrested in Gloucester after synthetic drug investigation

    Posted on: 10:43 pm, April 18, 2013, by , updated on: 11:29pm, April 18, 2013

    12 people are behind bars Thursday night after police raided both "Hazy Dayz" and "A Lil of This N That," two Gloucester County businesses suspected of selling synthetic narcotics such as bath salts and spice.
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  • Elderly Chesapeake man tased, robbed at home; one suspect caught hours later

    Posted on: 11:14 pm, April 11, 2013, by , updated on: 07:02am, April 12, 2013

    Police say 34-year-old Jeremiah Wallman and 34-year-old Robert Bishop tased and robbed an elderly Chesapeake man at his home.
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  • Two cold cases revived in Isle of Wight, victim’s son reacts

    Posted on: 11:55 pm, April 8, 2013, by , updated on: 06:45am, April 9, 2013

    Isle of Wight County, Va. – Nearly nine years after two unsolved murders, Isle of Wight investigators are reviving both...
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  • Beach grandma takes action to get mail delivered

    Posted on: 11:38 pm, March 27, 2013, by

    Virginia Beach, Va. – Francine Froeling may be the oldest person on Burr Oak Court in Virginia Beach, but she...
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  • Unearthed human bones found in Elizabeth City cemetery

    Posted on: 8:05 am, March 22, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:18pm, March 22, 2013

    Police are investigating a complaint of unearthed human skeletal remains found in the Old Oak Grove Cemetery that were apparently dug up in an attempt to create a new burial site.
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  • Company, NewsChannel 3 viewers offer to help after tablet is stolen from boy with autism

    Posted on: 7:56 pm, March 20, 2013, by , updated on: 06:24am, March 21, 2013

    Virginia Beach, Va. – Three-year-old Bracken will soon get to play his favorite fishing game again after someone swiped his...
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