Jennifer Phillips is the senior reporter for FOX Carolina News.

Jennifer grew up in Columbia, S.C., and graduated from Clark Atlanta University where she received a B.A. degree in mass media arts and journalism.

Jennifer’s career kicked off at WTOC-TV in Savannah, Ga., where she worked as an associate producer and writer. She then surfed her way to WPDE-TV in the Florence-Myrtle Beach television market in South Carolina to take on a position as a news producer. WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Fla., recognized her talents and later hired her as a news producer.

Jennifer came to FOX Carolina as a seasoned news producer. Station management observed Jennifer’s drive and passion for storytelling and determined she should come from behind the camera and step in front of it, and she did.

Jennifer reports five nights a week and fills-in as an anchor when asked.

E-mail: jennifer.phillips@foxcarolina.com, Want to request a visit from Jennifer? Click here!

Awards/Recognitions:

• 2008-Recognized by South Carolina House of Representatives for her reports and community service.
• Emmy nomination for story entitled "A Perfect Season"
• Associated Press awards for investigative, education, sports, feature and environmental stories.
• Martix award
• Greenville HBCU Community Social Action Award

On the weekends, I love to: Hang out with family and friends.

My favorite movie is: "E.T.," "Usual Suspects," "The Color Purple," "Sparkle," "Love and Basketball," "Harlem Nights" and on and on I have several!

My favorite kind of music is: R&B, Gospel, Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul.

My favorite food is: Seafood, grits, grandmother's mac-and-cheese and mom's cubed steak.

Hidden talents: I’m a pretty good drawer.

Hobbies: I like to swim, read and watch and or attend basketball games or other sporting events.

Pets: I've always wanted a dog, but growing up I was allergic to pets and I was not allowed to have any. They always triggered asthma attacks, and I still get attacks every now and then, so I don't have any pets.

Children: I love kids, but I don’t have any, hopefully one day. However, I do have two Godchildren, Brittany and Gil. They are my babies.

Community Service: I work with an Upstate youth council and I’m a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. I also emcee several community events.

Most memorable story: I remember getting letters and phone calls from several people in a Travelers Rest community who didn’t have water after their wells went dry. Many of the people lived in modest homes and were told they couldn’t get city water because of the elevation and where their homes were located. So for more than a year, neighbors in this community had to drive to the nearest place, haul water in bottles and jugs to maintain basic necessities like take a bath, flush toilets and cook so they could eat. This led to several investigative reports. For more than a year, I contacted local and state lawmakers, as well as, the water company. Finally, the company constructed water lines and pipes so this community could get water.

It is so rewarding to know that with my help they no longer had to drive miles to haul water, which is a necessity that most of us have the privilege of using everyday.

I love knowing that what I do can truly help people, expose the truth or evoke emotion and thought, whether the news is good or bad.