7th annual Floatilla brings hundreds of paddlers to Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Hundreds of kayakers, canoes and paddles made a big splash at the 7th annual Baltimore Floatilla on Saturday.
Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023.
Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning team after spending a year as a multimedia journalist in the New River Valley for the station.
Before WDBJ7, Janay spent two years in the Midwest anchoring, reporting, and producing in Ottumwa, IA, and Kirksville, MO.
Her love and passion for people and storytelling began at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She studied Mass Communications and minored in Political Science.
She has won awards with the RTDNAC and the South Carolina Press Association for best newscast and photography for her work in multimedia reporting.
Janay is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
When not at work Janay loves to laugh, watch a good superhero movie or anime, cook, and spend time with family.
She was born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Charlotte, NC -- and she is thrilled to be back where it all started!
If you see Janay out and about, feel free to say hi! Have a story idea? She would love to hear from you.
Hundreds of kayakers, canoes and paddles made a big splash at the 7th annual Baltimore Floatilla on Saturday.
Plans for Baltimore's Red Line System are making some progress. The transit project has a long history in Baltimore -- it has been in the works for more than two decades.
Morgan State University's Magnificent Marching Machine will appear on the world stage Friday, performing in Normandy, France on the 80th Anniversary and Commemoration of D-Day.
Newly released data from the Maryland Chamber of Commerce is giving a better picture of how the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge impacted businesses in Baltimore and statewide.
Baltimore Outreach Services (B.O.S) has supported women and their children experiencing homelessness for more than two decades.
For Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month, WJZ is taking you inside of Matsuri Japanese Restaurant and Catering.
The iconic Blue Angels showcased death-defying maneuvers over the Severn River on Wednesday as part of the U.S. Naval Academy's Commissioning Week.
The Baltimore Vintage Expo, the one-day-only shopping extravaganza that celebrates the growing community of vintage and antique sellers in the area, only happens twice a year.
It's part of the National Aquarium's newest outdoor exhibit called Harbor Wetland, which is an effort to help keep our waterways clean and healthy.
For 27 years, in the lobby of a Baltimore Giant grocery store, an iconic piece of a Preakness tradition has come together.
Under Armour and the Aspen Institute are teaming up for the Project Play Summit.
A multi-million-dollar and month-long project to reshape Ellicott City's Main Street is underway. It is part of the county's Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan to combat flooding.
The Baltimore County Police Department held their "Every Hour Every Day" 5K festival and hiring event on Saturday.
With Preakness just a week away, the excitement for this storied American sporting tradition is mounting.
Early voting in Maryland has closed, and now, we are just days away from Primary Election Day.