Patrice Wood, born Holly Patrice Wood, is an American journalist, who works as the main news anchor for

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, the NBC affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island. She also serves as the education reporter and the "Tuesday´s Child" segment host. She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women and the Rhode Island Radio and Television Hall of Fame. Born in Rockford, Ohio, Wood received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from

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. She started her career reporting and presenting at WDHO-TV in Toledo, Ohio, and did internships with

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, the

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, and ''

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''. Wood joined WJAR in February 1980, first as a reporter and weekend newsreader, and was promoted to the weeknight 11:00 pm newscasts in 1982. In 1988, she became anchor of the 5:30 pm edition, the new 5:00 pm hour-long newscast in 1995, and added to her duties the 6:00 report in 1997. She worked most of her tenure with longtime anchor Doug White, along with meteorologist Gary Ley and sportscaster Frank Carpano. She interviewed many personalities, such as

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and

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. Wood is the longest-serving female newscaster in Providence television history, with 45 years on air. According to her, 60% of the children featured on her long-running segment "Tuesday´s Child" have found a new home. In 2017, she was the commencement speaker at

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Personal life

Wood has two children, Stephanie and Jonathan, and is married to Paul Pabis, who works at

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as the director of operations and engineering.

References

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