Here is Mr Nicolini! Yep it's SPEEDO Time!

Take a look back at my favorite moment since I have been here at PIX :) Yes this is true, non-scripted..Papa Nicolini in the flesh, well mostly flesh :) Now we know why Brandon named him "Hairy Man!"

Comments: 1

Posted by louise starrantino at August 6, 2010 5:07 PM

jill i just watched the clip on your father,i went to mempham high school and was in a club with joe nicolini called the draggin wagons he also had a brother richie was that your dad i grew up in bellmore long island. also you are friends with my son ron starrantino who rode you on his bike in dee sniders bikers for babies this year please send me an e mail if your dad grew up in bellmore and was my old friend thanks louise darienzo starrantino

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Jill Nicolini is the Traffic Reporter for PIX Morning News, where she can be seen covering the traffic every Monday through Friday, between 5 and 9 am. Jill can also be seen delivering her "Just Jill" feature reports and filling-in as the Entertainment Anchor.

Jill started her broadcasting career in radio. While a student at Stony Brook University, she was hired in WBLI Radio's Promotions Department and was later promoted to a position as an on-air personality.

After receiving her MBA in Communications Arts with honors from The New York Institute of Technology, Jill began reporting for LI News Tonight in 2000.

In 2001, Jill became the arena announcer for the New York Islanders. That same year, Jill was hired as an on-camera traffic reporter at Long Island's Metro Traffic and Weather Channel. During this time she also filled in at News 12 Long Island as the Traffic Reporter and news gatherer for LI, NYC, NJ, CT, and Westchester.

In 2004, Jill joined PIX Morning News as the traffic reporter.

With over 60 piloting hours in a Cessna 172, Jill is on her way to completing her pilot's license. When she is not flying over the Tri-State Area, she enjoys rollerblading, ice-skating and dancing. An animal lover, Jill volunteers at the North Shore Animal League. In addition, she is involved with several Long Island charities, including: John Theissen's Children's Foundation, The American Red Cross Suffolk County Chapter, the Alliance for Lupus Research, the Arthritis Foundation and the Caroline Baldwin Breast Cancer Foundation.