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WILI afternoon newscaster Jesse Collins
Jesse works the afternoon news shift at WILI and provides meeting coverage for the news department. Jesse is an avid sports fan and lives in the town of Plainfield. Jesse is an active participant in the annual "Connecticut Loves to Read Day," and spends time talking about the importance of reading, current events, and his job as a news reporter to students at local schools. He also loves to run, read, and sing karaoke. He is a Habitat For Humanity volunteer. Jesse (below center) ran in the Santa Speedo Run in Boston on December 16, 2006, to raise money to fight breast cancer. For details, click here.
Jesse after finishing the "Boom Box Mile" before the WILI Boom Box Parade on July 4, 2008
Jesse Collins completed the Boom Box Mile on July 4, 2008, then marched in the WILI Boom Box Parade

Jesse Collins interviews Willimantic 3rd Thursday Streetfest organizer Jean DeSmet at the first streetfest of 2005
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