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 Jennifer Khasnabis 

Jennifer Khasnabis is an automotive and news journalist. She is notably known for her time as a cohost and producer on MotorWeek on PBS.

 Early Life 

Jennifer Khasnabis was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She is the only child of Edda Khasnabis (1943-2009) and Dr. Sukamal Khasnabis (1934-2010), a renowned pathologist. Her mother was born in Frankfurt Germany and her father is from Kolkata India.

 Career 

Jennifer began her career in Television News. A graduate of West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed school of Journalism, she began working before graduation. Starting off as a part time reporter at WDTV in Clarksburg West Virginia, she eventually became full time after graduation. Then being promoted to the evening main anchor. Jennifer also worked as a general assignment reporter at WBAL the NBC affiliate in Baltimore Maryland.

Jennifer decided to leave news and focus on her passion for automotive journalism. She joined MotorWeek on PBS in 1998. She won a Moto Award for her segment featuring Porsche and Maryland School for the Blind.