Prior to joining MSNBC , Browne worked for News 12 Long Island , Long Island 's 24-hour cable news television channel covering Nassau and Suffolk in NY . While at News 12 she co-anchored the station ’s highest-rated show , its 3-hour morning news program . Browne first joined News 12 as a general assignment reporter , and spent several years out in the field , covering major stories side by side with New York City reporters . She also hosted ' Reporter Roundtable ' , News 12 ’s weekly half-hour news talk show . Browne received praise for her live coverage from the scene of the Long Island Rail Road shooting committed by Colin Ferguson , and for her unscripted anchoring of the crash of TWA Flight 800 . Browne went live from Manhattan covering the investigation after the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 . She reported from Washington , D.C. covering national issues affecting Long Island , Browne also reported from Albany , New York covering state politics , and from the United Nations during international crises
Long Island Rail Road shooting
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
Patti Ann Browne