Chanteé Lans
Before returning to New York, Chanteé was an investigative reporter and evening anchor at the ABC affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was also a general assignment reporter at KYW-TV CBS Philadelphia and at WBZ-TV CBS Boston.
Chanteé has interviewed President Joe Biden. She also covered the Boston marathon bombings, arrest and murder trial of New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby, Philadelphia Eagles' first super bowl win, and the imprisonment and release of Rapper Meek Mill which prompted criminal justice reform in Pennsylvania and across the United States.
Chanteé was chosen by the Radio Television Digital News Association to travel to the NATO headquarters and the European Union in Brussels, Belgium as a fellow of the RIAS German/American Exchange Program.
Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Chanteé earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Temple University. The school honored her with the Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Rising Star award.
She obtained her master's degree in global development and social justice from St. John's University.
Chanteé's Stories
Floyd Bennett Field's indoor sports complex in Brooklyn could be closing
The doors to Aviator Sports and Events Center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn could close as early as next month.
113-year-old great grandmother reunites with family in Long Island after long battle for visa
An immigrant and her family are sharing the incredible story of their long battle to get her to the United States from Pakistan.
What health experts have learned from the COVID pandemic 5 years later
From the long lines for testing, to turning New York's Central Park into a makeshift field hospital, the horrors of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic might not have rang more true for those working inside the hospital emergency rooms.
7 men arrested after Nassau police break up $20 million gift card scheme
Authorities say the scam involved people using fraudulently obtained gift cards through computers to buy and resell merchandise.
72-year-old grandmother traumatized after man kicked her down subway stairs in Queens
Police are still searching for the man wanted for kicking a grandmother down subway stairs in Queens over the weekend.
Woman launches successful Black-owned wine company
The marketing executive launched her own winemaking company called Lovelee Wine. It is named after her two daughters, Heaven Lee and Lyric Lee.
LI duck farm rebuilding after devastating bird flu outbreak wiped out 100k ducks, major layoffs
On Friday, top chefs from across Long Island are coming together for a one-night fundraiser to help workers of Crescent Duck Farm.
Group working to make buying a home more affordable in Uniondale with housing lottery
The winner will buy the home but lease the land from the nonprofit, which prevents the buyer from flipping it or quickly selling the house at a profit.
Nassau County residents sound alarm over marijuana shop opening on Queens border
Just across a bustling Union Turnpike in bordering New Hyde Park under the town of North Hempstead, cannabis shops are not allowed.
School teacher's children's book illustrates how hair helped guide enslaved women to freedom
For elementary school teacher, Monique Duncan, writing a book illustrating the remarkable ways enslaved Africans used hair styles to guide their way to freedom, was a dream come true.