Erin Bischoff
Executive Producer
WWNY
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Erin joined the news team as a reporter in December 2016. She became assignment manager in July 2020 and executive producer in 2022.
Erin graduated from SUNY Oswego in May 2016 with a B.A. in Broadcasting and Mass Communication and a minor in Business Administration. While at Oswego, Erin was involved with the student-run television station, WTOP-10, where she served as the news assignment manager her senior year and had experience as an anchor, reporter and producer.
Erin was born and raised in Rochester, NY. That’s where she first got the bug for TV news with internships at WHEC-TV and 13-WHAM. Erin started her career in news at Time Warner Cable News in Syracuse as a News Assistant.
When she isn’t reporting, Erin loves to travel, play the guitar or ukelele, and spend time with family and friends.
Erin would love to hear from you. If you have a story idea or just want to say hi, please feel free to contact her! E-mail Erin Bischoff at ebischoff@wwnytv.net
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The Carthage community turns out to support a business destroyed in a fire almost two weeks ago.
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The new office is nearly double the size of the old one with more exam and procedure rooms.
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After 3 years, Samaritan Health makes masks optional at most of its facilities.
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A driver is accused of leading multiple police agencies on a high-speed chase from Watertown to Adams that ended with a search through the woods and a K-9 bite.
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Wanting to give voters a choice, a retired state trooper announces she will run for Lewis County sheriff.
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A Watertown apartment building that had been condemned for a year and a half reopens on Monday. We got a sneak peek at the affordable housing at 661 Factory Street.
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Sculptors will be at Watertown’s Thompson Park over the next few days working on 5 different snow sculptures.
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From Indians to Lakers - the Lyme Central School District has a new mascot.
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The proposed Stewart’s Shop for Washington Street in Watertown gets the go-ahead from the city’s planning board.
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An Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue Squad ambulance was stolen from Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center this afternoon, according to Ogdensburg Police.
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The clinic is this coming Sunday, and there's a commitment that this time "they promise to staff it correctly."
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Michael Plummer, the retired Army colonel who played a key role in reviving the fortunes of Fort Drum, died in Alabama Tuesday morning.
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Empire Square opened recently, serving what it calls southern fusion style food.
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Lowville is again asking villagers to be mindful of how much water they’re using “because Kraft is using so much water.” That’s the word from Department of Public Works Superintendent Paul Denise.
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Friday, crews were starting to set up tents up for the event, which features vendors, live entertainment, activities for the kids and, of course, cream cheese.
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Last week’s Lewis County Fair reports a sharp rise in attendance and ticket sales.
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A Watertown family is being recognized for their help feeding people during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sales tax collections have rebounded in the state - a sign of the economy coming back.
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Fire officials believe a grill started a fire at a trailer home in Calcium Monday afternoon.
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NYSCOPBA members said before any more prisons are closed, a study needs to be done on violence inside prisons.
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Fort Drum is reporting progress on post when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. Soldiers and civilians got second doses of the vaccine.
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It's an item you usually can't buy in stores - Girl Scout cookies. But right now, you'll find them on the shelves at Price Chopper.
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On the first day of outdoor dining, we found some tables packed with customers for the first time in 3 months. But this wasn’t the case at every restaurant as some owners say reopening quickly is a tall order.
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He's Watertown's former city manager, yet Rick Finn will still get legal representation by City Attorney Robert Slye as a complaint against the city and Finn is investigated by New York state.
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A husband and wife from Ogdensburg hope they can return home from Italy next month.
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Owners of restaurants and spas are frustrated not only about being closed, but also because they say they really don’t have much guidance from New York state on what the rules will be when they can reopen.
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Massey’s Furniture Barn in Watertown has been closed for two months.
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When students come back to the classroom, area school district leaders expect there will be increased mental health needs and gaps in students' learning. And that's not all.
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While there appear to have been false positive COVID-19 tests in Lewis County, officials there are telling people it’s still important to trust the testing system.
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North country colleges are starting to brainstorm what the fall semester may look like. Officials shared their concerns and plans on Wednesday.
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Jefferson County had 5 suspected overdoses over the weekend, adding to what health officials are calling alarming activity.
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Weeks into the crisis, the question remains: who can get tested for COVID-19? The state has expanded its guidance, but not anyone can just go get one.
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Testing nursing home workers twice a week for COVID-19 is expensive. We got numbers from Lewis County, where there’s really no local money to pay for it.
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Now that the north country has the green light to partially reopen for business, local officials are thrilled.
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The help the north country needs to meet the 7th criteria to partially reopen is here and the region has a good start on getting in line with testing.
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For a region to reopen Friday, it needs to meet 7 different criteria. Three regions do that, but the north country does not - at least not yet.
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Usually, each summer there's a number of great events put on at the Watertown Municipal Arena. But this year, some are canceling, while others hold out hope.
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The Jefferson County Local Development Corporation has more money to give out to small businesses hurting from the COVID-19 crisis.
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A Watertown brewery is taking part in a worldwide beer collaboration to raise support for the hospitality industry during a tough time.
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The Lewis County Fair is officially cancelled for this year due to COVID-19 precautions.
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This is what a music lesson looks like in the age of the coronavirus pandemic - at least for two sisters from Brownville.
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More than a month after applying for pandemic unemployment help, the owners of a Lowville photography business are still waiting.
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The financially struggling Thompson Park Zoo was hoping to get $100,000 in city funding this budget season, but Watertown Mayor Jeff Smith says right now that's not happening.
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First Presbyterian Church in Watertown has set up a prayer wall where people can write down something they would like church members to pray for.
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Elective outpatient surgeries did not resume Tuesday at some local hospitals despite Governor Cuomo's announcement last week that April 28 was the day they could.
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Two pet cats have tested positive for COVID-19 in New York. So should you be concerned about your pets?
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Chances are if you've filled up your tank lately, you've noticed the price at the pump has continued to drop.
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