Jen Picciano

Reporter

Cleveland, Ohio

Jen Picciano is an Emmy award-winning reporter for WOIO-TV and creator of the restaurant and dining segment Cleveland Cooks.

She is also the author of the food blog Cheftovers.

Picciano is a native of Cleveland, and has spent the last 10 years with CBS 19 as a general assignment field reporter. She is active in the local food scene and has been involved with the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland for several years.

She resides in Mayfield Heights with her husband and her three children.

You can usually find her with a pencil behind her ear and a mic in her hand, or an apron on.

Recent Articles by Jen

Are your kitchen knives sharp? The Taste Buds give tips on how to best care for your tools

Do you work with dull knives in your kitchen? How about dirty or contaminated cutting boards?

Jen Picciano

Published May 21, 2019 at 9:54 AM

Distraught Hudson family issues safe-sleep warning after losing newborn

The parents of an infant who died in an unsafe sleep situation at a babysitter want to warn other parents about common and dangerous mistakes.

Jen Picciano

Published May 15, 2019 at 11:02 PM

Hudson family shares tragic story of infant death in light of sleeper recall

Tonight at 11: A Hudson family shares their story of loss in order to warn other parents about safe sleep practices.

Jen Picciano

Published May 15, 2019 at 11:28 AM

Wheels on popular BOB strollers are coming off while parents are running, but no recalls have been issued

BOB strollers, made by Britax, are the subject of a Consumer Product Safety Commission investigation, but no recall has been issued.

Jen Picciano

Published May 14, 2019 at 11:09 PM

Jogging strollers injuring parents, children but BOB resists recall

Tonight at 11: For years the Consumer Products Safety Commission has been getting complaints about the BOB jogging strollers, yet the company has resisted a voluntary recall