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
Concourse Plaza Multiplex to close after 30 years, leaving just 1 theater for Bronx residents
After 30 years in business, the Concourse Plaza Multiplex is set to close its doors for good.
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel will make its own decision how to respond to Iran
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu established that he wants Israel to retaliate against Iran on its own accord and refuses to take advice from other countries leaders.
1 killed, another injured in Brownsville, Brooklyn shooting
It happened on 444 Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville just before 8 p.m. Monday.
Family of Long Island native held hostage in Gaza speaks out
It has been 181 days since Omer Neutra disappeared into Gaza. A 22-year-old kid from Long Island whose parents -181 days later - have a message for anyone demanding an unconditional ceasefire.
Mystery lingers after woman's body found stuffed in duffel bag inside NYC apartment
The police were gone from 206 East 31st Street on Friday evening, but the mystery lingers.
'Eyewitness to Gilgo Beach': The horror by the sea -- and the hunt for justice
Go behind the scenes with New York's number one news team as Eyewitness News tells the convoluted and downright creepy story of the search for a serial killer near Gilgo Beach.
'Eyewitness to Gilgo Beach' Chapter 9: Who is Rex Heuermann?
"Rex Heuermann is everything we've been led to believe would be the guy," said Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger.
'Eyewitness to Gilgo Beach' Chapter 8: The arrest of Rex Heuermann
"This was an earthquake in Massapequa Park. This was a storm like they had never expected this," recalled Eyewitness News reporter Stacey Sager.
'Eyewitness to Gilgo Beach' Chapter 7: The 911 Calls
On May 9, 2022, Suffolk County Police released a 22-minute 911 phone call from Shannan Gilbert the night she disappeared in 2010.
'Eyewitness to Gilgo Beach' Chapter 6: Enter the FBI
In December 2015, the FBI joined the investigation. Why did that collaboration not happen for so many years?