Lissette Nuñez
Lissette Nuñez joined the FOX 5 team in March of 2021.
Nuñez comes to WNYW from Hartford, CT where she worked at WTIC-TV. In Connecticut she reported on the disappearance of New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos. The case garnered national attention.
During one of her reports, Nuñez is seen running after and demanding answers from Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband accused of murder.
Nuñez attended Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and began her journalism career at WMDT- TV in Salisbury, Maryland.
She covered the deadly prison riot at James T. Vaugh Correctional Center. Nunez won two Associated Press awards for her reporting.
She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Nuñez was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago and is proud of her Mexican roots. She is fluent in Spanish.
During her downtime, she enjoys baking, going on runs, and taking spin classes.
The latest from Lissette Nuñez
NYC congestion pricing: What to know ahead of Wednesday's final vote
A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday morning in New York City on the MTA’s controversial congestion pricing plan, which, if approved, could begin in June.
How organizations are meeting the needs of homeless New Yorkers and migrants
Organizations across New York City are meeting the needs of homeless New Yorkers and migrants.
NYPD officers attacked: 2 more arrested, 5 remain at large after Times Square assault
Yohenry Brito and Jandry Barros were arrested and charged in connection with the attack of the two NYPD officers near a migrant shelter in Times Square, police said.
Outrage after NYPD officers attacked near Times Square; 5 arrested
Outrage is growing after two NYPD officers were beaten while attempting to break up a crowd of men outside of a migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan.
NYC migrant crisis: Shelter curfews to start Tuesday at 4 sites
New York City will set curfews on four migrant shelters beginning Tuesday: two respite sites in Queens, the former Lincoln Correctional Facility in Harlem and one on Stockton Street in Brooklyn.
Teachers honored by Kids in Need Foundation and Fox Corporation
Thursday, Fleming and principal Mayra Segura got a surprise made possible by the Kids in Need Foundation and FOX Corporation.
Bronx day care death: Two arrested in connection to fatal opioid overdose of 1-year-old boy
This comes after four children are suspected to have been exposed to fentanyl and overdosed, 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici did not survive.
Community left reeling by string of shootings in the Bronx
Bronx residents say a string of recent shootings that has injured multiple innocent bystanders and left the community scared.
Limited W train service returns after subway car windows smashed, vandalized
A total of 36 trains were impacted, and 78 windows were broken. Damages and repairs are estimated to cost half a million dollars.
Electric Zoo festival faces Sunday gate storming after Friday's cancellation
The chaotic moments unfolded on the final day of the three-day festival on Randalls Island.