Josh Einiger
While at WABC, Josh has reported from the scene of the world's biggest news events, including mass shootings in Parkland and Orlando, FL and hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico. He covered the catastrophic condo collapse in Surfside, FL, the concert bombing in Manchester, England and the inferno at Notre Dame in Paris. He won an Emmy award for his coverage of the Trump Administration's "family separation" policy at the Mexico border, and he spent a week chronicling the refugee crisis on the Ukraine-Poland border. Josh has reported extensively on national politics from Washington, and he was on the scene for the capture of the Boston Marathon bomber.
Josh's stories from the front lines of New York's 2020 Coronavirus lockdown contributed to the station's national Edward R. Murrow award for its pandemic coverage. Josh has also won Emmy awards for his role covering a terror attack on a Manhattan bike path and the fatal crash of a helicopter in the East River. He chronicled the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, as well as countless other severe weather events in the New York area and beyond. As WABC's Long Island Reporter, he led the station's coverage of the search for a serial killer near Gilgo Beach.
Before joining WABC, Josh worked as a reporter in Philadelphia, Orlando and Albany, and freelanced as a national correspondent for Fox News affiliates. He got his start behind the scenes as a field producer, photographer and assignment editor in New York and Philadelphia.
Born and raised in Manhattan, Josh grew up watching Eyewitness News; joining the team he idolized from childhood has been the honor of his life. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in political science and history. In his spare time, you might find him cycling around Central Park, or boarding a plane to explore the world.
Josh's Stories
Transit worker honored after rescuing man shoved onto subway tracks in Brooklyn
"I just told him, give me your arm. He gave me his arm. I picked him up," MTA hero Angel Oquendo said.
Basketball program in Maplewood gives adults with autism chance to belong
A newly formed basketball program in New Jersey is more than just a clinic in shooting, passing and dribbling, it's giving adults with autism a chance to be seen and heard.
Residents displaced after fast-moving fire in Crown Heights apartment building
The flames shot from the fifth-floor window of the building on 1281 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights Friday night.
Fast-moving fire causes terrifying moments for Brooklyn apartment residents
The flames shot from the fifth-floor window of the building on 1281 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights just after 8 p.m. Friday.
NYPD asks for public's help to find 2 missing boys last seen in Harlem
An all-out hunt is underway across two boroughs involving hundreds of cops and a plea to the public for help.
NYPD pulls off a rescue first after man attempted to jump off Staten Island Ferry
It was a rescue that police say never had been attempted before.
Vigil held in Newark for 8-year-old pulled from mother's arms and murdered
On a sports field in Newark on Friday night, many chanted through their shock. They chanted the name of Zahmire Lopez - an 8-year-old who was murdered in cold blood.
Strangers finally meet after donor saves woman's life through stem cell transplant
Ryan Keegan and Debbie Giroux finally met on Thursday night after a stem cell transplant that transformed both of their lives.
Final suspect arrested in deaths of 2 men drugged, beaten after nights out in Hell's Kitchen
Jayqwan Hamilton is the final suspect to be arrested in the two 2022 homicides.
NYPD plans crackdown on illegal, unlicensed smoke shops after deadly shooting
The city has seen a staggering rise in crime surrounding cash-only, illegal and unlicensed smoke shops.