News 12 - Thema Ponton

Thema Ponton

Anchor/Reporter

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Thema Ponton is an award-winning weekend news anchor who joined News 12 in 2019. She has covered President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech in Wilmington, Delaware, and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine study results announcement in Pearl River, New York.

Story image: LI students paired with Holocaust survivors to learn, retell stories through video and art

LI students paired with Holocaust survivors to learn, retell stories through video and art

Story image: Nassau neighbors say their street hasn't been repaved since the 1970s

Nassau neighbors say their street hasn't been repaved since the 1970s

Story image: Exclusive: Suffolk man recounts stabbing attack during Facebook Marketplace exchange

Exclusive: Suffolk man recounts stabbing attack during Facebook Marketplace exchange

Story image: 9/11 first responders say they're furious about reported staffing cuts to WTC Health Program

9/11 first responders say they're furious about reported staffing cuts to WTC Health Program

Story image: NYS Health Dept: LI woman charged with 17 felonies, accused of forging children's vaccination records

NYS Health Dept: LI woman charged with 17 felonies, accused of forging children's vaccination records

Story image: Exclusive: Surveillance video shows SUV crash into St. James business

Exclusive: Surveillance video shows SUV crash into St. James business