ABOUT ME

Deirnesa Jefferson is a native Floridian and  University of Central Florida alumna. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in legal studies. During her time at UCF she worked as an multimedia journalist for Knightly News, the campus newscast for the University of Central Florida. 

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After graduation she started her journalism career in radio and landed her first job as a part time reporter for  News 96.5 WDBO in Orlando, Fl.  After her time their she transitioned to an on air role as multimedia journalist at CBS 4 in Gainesville, FL.  After two years there she continued her career in Augusta, GA at WJBF Channel . She covered a variety of stories including legislation, public safety and community impact stories. 

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Deirnesa is now  a morning  anchor and reporter  for WCCB  in Charlotte, NC.