Naomi Yane joined NY1 as a traffic reporter in July of 2010.

Yane previously worked as a traffic producer with Metro Networks/Shadow Traffic at WCBS-TV. Prior to that, she interned as a reporter and writer at the United Nations English-language radio unit. She also interned at Buffalo State College Newswatch.

Yane is a New York native with roots in The Democratic Republic of the Congo. She speaks four languages and volunteers with the Alliance for Lupus Research. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.