Jocelyn Maminta

Anchor/Reporter Jocelyn Maminta wears two hats at News Channel 8. During the week she co-anchors News Channel 8 at 5 and News Channel 8 at 5:30 with Keith Kountz. And through weekly reports, she is brings health issues and medical breakthroughs to the forefront.

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Jocelyn first came to News Channel 8 in 1993. Along with Keith Kountz, she co-anchored "News Channel 8 at 5am" and "Good Morning Connecticut." She also reported and produced a weekly family segment entitled "Family Matters."

Before working in New Haven, Jocelyn was a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. She then held reporter positions at WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina, WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York, and WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina.

In 1997, she headed off to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to anchor the 5:00pm newscast at WITI-TV. In 1999, Jocelyn went to Lubbock, Texas to co-anchor "CBS 13 News at 5:30" and "CBS 13 News at 10."

When it comes to public service, Jocelyn is very active in the community and is associated with groups such as the American Heart Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Jocelyn is also the Honorary Chairman of the Angel Fund. She is a member of the Junior League of New Haven, on the Board of the Friends of Yale-New Haven Hospital, and is on the Children's Health Council at Yale School of Medicine.

Jocelyn and her husband Gary have two children, son Jordan and daughter Campbell. In memory of their daughter Caroline, Gary and Jocelyn created Caroline's Room at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital . It is a special
room in the Newborn Special Care Unit. The room is a safe haven for families coping with the uncertainties that often comes with the birth of a premature baby.

There are two Caroline's Room in Lubbock, Texas. They are located at Covenant Medical Center and at the University Medical Center at Texas Tech University. There is also a Caroline's Room in Odessa, Texas at the Odessa Regional Hospital.

This year, a fifth Caroline's Room will become a reality. This one will be located at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. The family plans to expand the program nationwide to cities such as Philadelphia and Dallas.