Jennie Stencel
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Jennie Stencel was a traffic reporter on WXII-TV
, an NBC
affiliate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
, United States. She debuted in January 2006. She left the station in May 2010.
According to WXII-TV
's segment which appeared in June, 2006, Stencel was hired because of her comedic background and talents to provide the lighter side of the news. She is known for her on-air antics including rapping the traffic report, appearing in her pajamas and reporting as Traffic Girl, the traffic superhero (in costume), "flying" across the triad.
Stencel's traffic rap was featured on VH1
's WebJunk in June 2006 and ended up as #11 in the year's top forty viral videos on the VH1
countdown. In addition to VH-1, her traffic rap is known to have aired on MSNBC
's Countdown with Keith Olbermann
, E!'s The Soup, and CNN
.
The rap, as well as the Traffic Girl segments, can also be found on YouTube.com
Stencel appears weekly at the Idiot Box, a Greensboro, North Carolina
, improvisational comedy club.
in Chapel Hill
, North Carolina
where she performed from 1995-2000.
In 2003, she helped found the Idiot Box, an improv comedy club, in Greensboro, North Carolina
. In addition she is a regular cast member of sketch comedy team "There Is No "F" In Sketch."
Stencel also had a short career in film as a stand-in
for actress Monica Potter in the film Patch Adams
.
WXII-TV
WXII-TV is the NBC television station licensed for the Greensboro–High Point–Winston-Salem, North Carolina designated market area with Parts of SWVA. It is licensed to Winston-Salem and is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation. Its transmitter is located on Sauratown Mountain in...
, an NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States. She debuted in January 2006. She left the station in May 2010.
According to WXII-TV
WXII-TV
WXII-TV is the NBC television station licensed for the Greensboro–High Point–Winston-Salem, North Carolina designated market area with Parts of SWVA. It is licensed to Winston-Salem and is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation. Its transmitter is located on Sauratown Mountain in...
's segment which appeared in June, 2006, Stencel was hired because of her comedic background and talents to provide the lighter side of the news. She is known for her on-air antics including rapping the traffic report, appearing in her pajamas and reporting as Traffic Girl, the traffic superhero (in costume), "flying" across the triad.
Stencel's traffic rap was featured on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's WebJunk in June 2006 and ended up as #11 in the year's top forty viral videos on the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
countdown. In addition to VH-1, her traffic rap is known to have aired on MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
's Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...
, E!'s The Soup, and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
.
The rap, as well as the Traffic Girl segments, can also be found on YouTube.com
Stencel appears weekly at the Idiot Box, a Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, improvisational comedy club.
Background
Jennie Stencel's earliest known performances were at an improvisational comedy club, ComedySportzComedySportz
ComedySportz is an improvisational comedy organization started in 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by a group of local comedians including Dick Chudnow, Bob Orvis, Brian Green and many others.-Format:...
in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
where she performed from 1995-2000.
In 2003, she helped found the Idiot Box, an improv comedy club, in Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. In addition she is a regular cast member of sketch comedy team "There Is No "F" In Sketch."
Stencel also had a short career in film as a stand-in
Stand-in
A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting.Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of production. Lighting setup can be a slow and tedious process; during this time the actor will often be somewhere else...
for actress Monica Potter in the film Patch Adams
Patch Adams (film)
Patch Adams is a 1998 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. The film is generally considered a box-office success,...
.