Jessica Formoso joined the FOX 5 team as a reporter in August 2015.

Prior to FOX 5, Jessica was a general assignment bilingual reporter for News 12 networks, including News 12 En Español.

Jessica is a Emmy Award winner. She has covered major stories including the immigration crisis, the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and the Ebola outbreak in New York. She also has a series called The American Dream, where she tells the stories of migrants  who have accomplished the American dream. 

Aside from winning two Emmy's, in May 2013, she received the Garden State Journalists' "Best TV-General News" award for her story, "Mexican Red Cross Helps Sandy Victims."

She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Jessica lives on Long Island and is a graduate of Hofstra University, where she majored in broadcast journalism and minored in economics.