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Amy Clancy

Reporter

Amy Clancy is a Reporter for KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

 

Amy started at KIRO 7 as an intern in March of 1988, then spent five and a half years as a news producer before becoming a reporter and anchor.

 

After more than ten years on the streets covering general assignment news, mostly the police and crime beat, Amy turned her focus to consumer issues in 2007, uncovering a dangerously flammable bathrobe that resulted in a federal investigation and a recall of more than 300,000 items.

 

She also received world-wide attention, and a regional Emmy Award, for her investigation into overheating iPods.

 

Amy attended Lakes High School in Lakewood, Wash., and earned her B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Washington in 1988.

 

A native of Lakewood, Amy resides in Seattle with her husband. In her spare time, Amy enjoys golfing, skiing, gardening, going to the movies and reading when she gets the chance.

Latest from Amy Clancy

Convicted child rapist arrested for molestation in Renton

A 62-year-old man who spent time in a Montana prison for raping a 9-year-old boy is now behind bars in Kent. Keith Raymond Geyman was arrested by police last night for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl in Renton.   While in prison in Montana, Geyman refused sex offender treatment. Raymond's ...

Will the Internet put universities out of business?

More than half of recent college graduates in Washington state enter the stiff job market more than $20,000 in debt. But now, many universities are launching online courses, some even for free. Starting this fall, the University of Washington in Seattle will offer a degree in early childhood education and ...

Medicinal and recreational pot working together?

Only KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned about a possible deal in the works that could change the way marijuana is sold in Washington state. A local medical marijuana company - the Northwest Patient Resource Center -  and a recreational marijuana company – Diego Pellicer -- might be teaming up.  ...

Police: Wallingford wine store 'trafficking in stolen property'

Seattle Police documents obtained by KIRO 7 reveal that a Wallingford convenience store not only sold stolen goods, but placed specific orders for stolen items the owners wanted to stock on their shelves.  BBC Smoke and Wine is located in the heart of the neighborhood's retail core on North 45th.  ...

John price, left, is serving time for the murder of former Gypsy Jokers president Donald Jessup.  Anthony Flinn, right, sent photos of a human skeleton to Price in prison, but authorities don't know why.

Prison intercepts photos of human skeleton as another body remains missing

An argument over a motorcycle turned to murder, and nine years later, detectives thought they might have finally solved the mystery of where the body was hidden after photos of a human skeleton were sent to a prison inmate.  John Price is in a Washington state prison serving time for ...

Washington state fugitive arrested in Texas

A suspected rapist who ran from the law by leaving Washington state is behind bars. Last week, a KIRO 7 investigation revealed how the man was among 50,000 wanted fugitives who are escaping justice.  Read, watch the original story. Reporter Amy Clancy did not identify him because KIRO 7 didn’t ...

Violent fugitives ‘home free’ when no one pays for extradition

  Nearly 50,000 Washington state criminals and suspects are on the run, hiding either in-state or somewhere around the world.  All of them have warrants for their arrest, but a vast majority will never see the inside of a prison cell, even when police know where they are, because the ...

 
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