Jacqueline Policastro joined WSEE in January of 2007 as Washington bureau chief/correspondent. Prior to joining the Newswatch team, Jacqueline worked for Associated Press Television in Washington. She also spent time at ABC News in Washington, Fox News in New York City, and the Today Show in Sydney, Australia.

Jacqueline is originally from New Jersey and graduated from Boston University with a major in Broadcast journalism and a minor in political science. In her spare time she loves traveling anywhere new. She’s sailed the coast of Australia, dived the Great Barrier Reef and Caribbean, fought rapids in the rain forest, and climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

DATE HIRED: January 2007

FIRST STORY: In the 8th grade I won the Star Herald Prize for a profile on a nun, “A day in the life of Sister Arlene.”

FAVORITE STORY: Human interest piece on street performers at the Sydney Harbor.

MEMORABLE INTERVIEW: Fisherman Jimmy Bramante at 3am on the snowy, frigid Boston Harbor Pier.

DREAM JOB: To be a traveling breaking-news reporter

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Fox Report with Shepard Smith

FAVORITE MOVIE: A Bronx Tale

FAVORITE BOOK: The Great Gatsby

ROLE MODEL: Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan

HOMETOWN: Egg Harbor Township, NJ

ALMA MATER: Our Lady of Mercy Academy High School and Boston University College of Communication

KIDS: Someday

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

HOBBIES: Traveling, cooking, basketball, classical piano, and I love cleaning!

FAVORITE FOOD: My mom’s pizza

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: New York Yankees

FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Frank Sinatra

WHY I AM A JOURNALIST: It’s important to allow people to witness things they could never see if it weren’t for TV, to show them how events in the world affect them personally.