Sukanya Krishnan ( ta, சுகன்யா கிருஷ்ணன்;) is an American

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. She was the morning news anchor on Good Day Wake Up, the early addition before

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on Fox 5 NY

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, along with Jennifer Lahmers from 2017-2019. She previously anchored for the PIX Morning News on

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, paired with Scott Stanford. She originally joined WPIX on August 8, 2001, left in late 2003 to become one of the four hosts of the syndicated TV show ''

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'' and returned to the WB11 Morning News (later CW11 Morning News, now PIX Morning News) anchor chair in 2005. In 2006, Krishnan won her first Emmy for On-Camera Achievement (News Anchor/Host) from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). In 2020, Krishnan hosted the

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show "Find Love Live" and in 2021, she became the host of "90 Day Fiancé: Love Games," a dating and relationships show on

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streaming service.

Family and early life

Born in Madras,

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(now

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), Krishnan grew up on Staten Island and attended

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. 1993, she graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelor's degree in

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. Krishnan's prior experience in the New York news market included a stint at

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, from June 1997 to July 2001 as a general assignment reporter. In 1995 she was an anchor, reporter and producer of the 6 pm and 11 pm news broadcasts at

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affiliate WUTR-TV in

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. She cut her teeth in broadcasting at Long Island's WLIG-TV in 1994. Prior to joining WCBS-TV, she was a morning/noon anchor and reporter for

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, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's CBS affiliate. She covered various stories including TWA Flight 800, the "

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" and the floods of 1996 which wreaked havoc on central Pennsylvania. While at WCBS-TV, Krishnan covered breaking news for CBS 2's 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. In addition to her Emmy Award, Krishnan has also won the Project Impact (formerly Indian American Political Awareness Committee)'s "Creating A Voice" Award, and a Distinguished Broadcast Journalist commendation from the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York, for her work covering the immediate aftermath of the

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. Her community volunteering includes being a celebrity judge for the 200
Iron Skillet Cookoff
In March 2004, Krishnan played a reporter covering the mob on the "

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" episode of HBO's ''

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''. In July 2006, she was honored at the

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(Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America) annual convention held in New York City. On October 9, 2007, Krishnan was named one of the 2007 Power Women by ''New York Moves'' Magazine, at an awards ceremony hosted by

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and MC'd by

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. On May 3, 2017, at the end of the PIX11 6-9 Morning News, she announced her final weeks as one of the station's co-anchors. Her last day on-air was Thursday, May 18, 2017. On August 21, 2017, Sukanya Krishnan joined Fox 5 news

as one of the new morning anchors of Good Day Wake Up from, 4:30am-7am, replacing Teresa Priolo and Antwan Lewis.

References

External links

WPIX Official Bio

Barbara Snyder Stambaugh, ''Dickinson Magazine'', Volume 81, Number 1, Summer 2003
About ''Home Delivery''

Opportunity Knocks: "Sukanya Krishnan Lives Her Dream, While Helping Others Attain Theirs"
by Elaine G. Flores, ''ABCD Lady Online'', Sept. 2004.
NDTV: "Power Women Awards 2007"
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Family and early life

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