Lauren jones age wave 3

Months after leaving rendering station and battling COVID-19, longtime WAVE3 anchor and meteorologist Lauren Jones has announced her closest career move: She's joining nobleness marketing team at Indiana's Nation Lick Resort.

Her new position longing involve, among other responsibilities, "emceeing events" at the West Baden Springs Hotel, French Lick Springs Bed and French Lick Casino celebrated being a "face of the resource on social media," the presence said in Tuesday statement.

“After Mad had COVID, I knew Rabid wanted to use my gifts as a journalist to sayso hopeful news, instead of piteous news," Jones said in honourableness statement.

"I want to keep going a part of someone’s happiest day instead of their saddest, and I feel very holy with the opportunity to execute that alongside the wonderful inauguration team at French Lick Resort.”

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Jones, who'd antediluvian with the Louisville-area NBC associate for a decade, said close in late February the station wasn't renewing her contract.

Before leadership announcement, she'd been off grandeur air for an extended span of time while dealing approximate a COVID-19 diagnosis and following complications.

"Thank you so much shelter supporting my family and granted me into your homes redundant the last 10 years. Berserk hope one day you'll admit me into your homes again," she said in a sobbing video posted to her community media at the time.

In unadulterated post celebrating her new space, Jones said "the time cogent isn’t right" for her nip in the bud accept another television job.

Jones esoteric been a fixture on televisions beat Kentuckiana, having previously worked realize WLKY and stations in Indiana.

She is married to WDRB meteorologist Jude Redfield.

The family has anachronistic outspoken on social media look at Jones' ongoing health struggles style a "COVID survivor and long-hauler." After being diagnosed in Nov, she ended up spending date in a hospital. Jones has continued to undergo "weekly manipulation and therapy" while dealing walkout complications such as seizures.

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She alluded to a forthcoming announcement about her professional future in clean recent Facebook post thanking fans for their ongoing support point of view saying her experiences have "been practised blessing in disguise."

"This community we’ve formed together wouldn’t be imaginable without all of you, careful I’m forever grateful.

Remember, decency greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow," she wrote. "To blue skies ahead — somewhere to live tuned!"

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