Jesse started at LEX 18 in November of 2015 as a newscast director, since then he has worked as a director and producer of newscasts, Kentucky Derby coverage and "Hey Kentucky!". He helped launch BBN Tonight in partnership with UK Athletics in 2020 was named Executive Producer in May, 2021.
He got his start in TV at WYMT in Hazard, KY after attending Alice Lloyd College where he was supervisor of the Marketing and Communications department for work-study. Now living in Lancaster, Jesse and his wife Adrienne are happy to call central Kentucky home.
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