Makenna Leisifer
Producer
Huntington, West Virginia
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Makenna Leisifer is one of the Midday producers at WSAZ and produces the 6 p.m. weekend newscasts.
Makenna started working for the station in July 2023.
She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and is a proud Yinzer.
Makenna recently graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV., where she received her bachelor's degree in Journalism with a minor in Sports Communication.
At WVU, Makenna was the producer of the public affairs show, "West Virginia Today", and the main producer for the university's newscast, "WVU News."
She is a proud Mountaineer and is so excited to call the Mountain State home.
In her free time, she loves to travel, craft, and spend time with her loved ones.
Have a story idea? Email her at makenna.leisifer@wsaz.com.
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A fight that began inside a soup kitchen and spilled out into a parking lot turned deadly on Sunday after a man pulled out a knife.
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WVU was selected out of hundreds of nationwide applicants to be one of ten bands to perform in the 98th annual holiday tradition.
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Several troopers from the Huntington and Wayne detachments were assisting the Kenova Police Department with locating a suspect who was wanted for committing a murder in Ironton, Ohio Late Saturday night.
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Skaff was elected state House minority leader in 2020.
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Officers received information that the victim checked into a local hospital to receive medical care for a gunshot wound.
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The new location will be located on 3rd Avenue in Huntington.
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The homeowners called 911 just after 6 p.m. and reported that a man had entered their home.
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