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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

  • Update: Learning tablet stolen from 3-year-old boy with autism in Virginia Beach

    Posted on: 10:02 pm, March 19, 2013, by , updated on: 07:57pm, March 20, 2013

    Who would steal from a 3-year-old with autism? A mother is pleading for the person who took it to return this precious item to her son who needs it.
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  • ‘Smash and grab’ serial burglar hits 11 beach businesses

    Posted on: 9:58 pm, March 18, 2013, by , updated on: 11:28pm, March 18, 2013

    Beach police are calling him the smash and grab burglar. Surveillance video shows the man smashing in a door window...
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  • Sex offender expert discusses Patience Perez case

    Posted on: 1:07 am, March 15, 2013, by

    A Beach woman is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student at her home while using the boy in...
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  • Local priest from Colombia reacts to Argentinian pope elected

    Posted on: 11:30 pm, March 13, 2013, by

    Father Lerma says the Pope's experience in South America will help him reach out to the needs of all people, and be a voice for the voiceless.
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  • Murder victim’s friend: ‘I never knew him as an instigator’

    Posted on: 11:42 pm, March 12, 2013, by

    Friends and family of a man murdered last week in Norfolk spoke to NewsChannel 3 Tuesday night. They say 35-year-old...
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  • Virginia Beach school security assistant accused of sexual contact with student

    Posted on: 5:29 pm, March 8, 2013, by , updated on: 03:16pm, March 9, 2013

    Virginia Beach, Va. – Her job was to protect students, but 22-year-old Patience Perez, who worked as a school security...
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  • Four more Hampton Roads businesses offer discounts to gun owners

    Posted on: 12:17 am, February 28, 2013, by , updated on: 06:21am, February 28, 2013

    Virginia Beach, Va. – In Virginia Beach, three businesses have decided to follow in All Around Pizza’s footsteps and offer...
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  • Hampton Roads shipyard workers react to looming sequestration cuts

    Posted on: 11:50 pm, February 19, 2013, by

    With the new sequestration deadline just days away, the Navy is preparing for a possible $4 billion to $9 billion...
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  • $1,000 in change stolen from Virginia Beach home

    Posted on: 11:33 pm, February 18, 2013, by , updated on: 12:52pm, February 19, 2013

    Virginia Beach, Va. – A Virginia Beach couple is devastated after more than $1,000 in change was stolen from their...
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  • Virginia Beach pizza shop offering discount to gun owners

    Posted on: 11:53 pm, February 15, 2013, by , updated on: 05:54pm, February 16, 2013

    Virginia Beach, Va. – Slice by slice, one Virginia Beach pizza shop is showing its support for the Second Amendment...
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  • Victim’s family pleads for answers to son’s brutal murder

    Posted on: 12:05 am, February 15, 2013, by

    Two days after 21-year-old Torrey Anderson’s severely burned body was found near a burning vehicle in Carrollton, his family is...
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  • Man accused of killing father, stepmother sentenced to 4 consecutive life sentences

    Posted on: 5:46 pm, February 13, 2013, by , updated on: 11:38pm, February 13, 2013

    Joseph Joyner, who is accused of double murder, has been sentenced to 4 consecutive life sentences officials say. It’s for...
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