Briana Supardi joined the FOX 40 news team in March 2018, as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter. Briana is excited to share her passion for storytelling with the people of the Southern Tier. Before heading to New York, she produced and reported for WFXB-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC. 

A New Jersey native, she received a degree in both Journalism and Political Science from Rutgers University, graduating cum laude. She became the first student at the university to receive the Big Ten Student Solutions Journalism award for a news story she did about a program that gave low-income students an opportunity to go to college. While still a student, the university’s journalism program sought her help to launch a new class that focused on local news, where she became a professor assistant as an undergrad. Briana spent a year interning with CNBC, working with the Long Form Unit and Assignment Desk. 

Briana spent her early childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her family fled to the U.S. after the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 plagued the country with mass violence, demonstrations and civil unrest. Briana believes the tumultuous experience she went through sparked her passion for journalism. 

When she’s not in the newsroom, she enjoys spending time with nature and volunteering at local animal shelters. She is also the proud mom of two cats. 

If you have a story idea for Briana, feel free to email her at [email protected].