Jenna Wolfe

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Jenna Wolfe (born Jennifer Wolfeld; February 26, 1974) is a Jamaican American journalist, fitness expert and personal trainer. From 2007–2014 she was a correspondent for NBC's Today, and Sunday co-anchor from (2007-2012) and news anchor for Weekend Today from 2012–2014.

On September 12, 2014, Wolfe was promoted to Today lifestyle and fitness correspondent and NBC News national correspondent.[1]

Her final day as news anchor was September 21, 2014.

Early life and education

Wolfe was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Pétionville, Haiti.[2] Her father, Bennet Wolfeld,[3] was a Puerto Rican Jew who was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He owned a chain of leather factories in Puerto Rico and moved to Jamaica with his wife when he expanded his operations.[3] Her mother, Sheila Greenfeld, was an American Jew from New Jersey.[3] Wolfe had a religious upbringing and had her bat mitzvah while living in the islands.[4]

She moved from Jamaica to Haiti when she was five.[3] In 1989, her family moved to the United States.[2] Wolfe attended SUNY Geneseo from 1992 to 1994.[5] She graduated from Binghamton University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English in 1996.[2]

Broadcasting career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. From 2004 to 2007, she was the weekend morning sports anchor for WABC's Eyewitness News in New York City where she had a special segment called "Jenna's Beef," in which she editorialized an event from the world of sports that week. Prior to that, she worked for the Madison Square Garden Network, WPHL-TV in Philadelphia as the first female sportscaster, WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York, WUHF-TV in Rochester, New York, and the Today Show as an intern. Aside from her journalistic duties, Wolfe has appeared as a judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America.

Career timeline

  •  ????-????: WICZ-TV
  • ????-????: WUHF-TV
  •  ????–????: Madison Square Garden Network
  • 2004–2007: WABC-TV weekend morning sports anchor
  • 2007–2015: NBC News
    • 2007–2014: Today correspondent
    • 2007–present: NBC News National correspondent
    • 2007–2012: Weekend Today Sunday co-anchor
    • 2012: Weekend Today co-anchor
    • 2012–September 21, 2014: Weekend Today news anchor
    • 2007–2015: Today fill-in anchor
    • 2014–2015: Today lifestyle and fitness correspondent

Personal life

Wolfe speaks English, French and Haitian Creole.[2] On March 27, 2013, Wolfe publicly came out as a lesbian and announced that she was expecting her first child with her partner, NBC News Correspondent Stephanie Gosk.[6] Wolfe and Gosk welcomed a girl named Harper Estelle Wolfeld-Gosk on August 21, 2013.[7] Their second daughter, Quinn Lily, was born on February 4, 2015.[8]

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jenna Wolfe msnbc.msn.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Today Show: "Lester and Jenna trace their Jamaican roots" Aired on September 09, 2012
  4. ↑ Jamaica Observer: "JAMAICAN ON A MISSION: Jenna Wolfe" July 29, 2012
  5. ↑ Irwin, David, "NBC Sunday TODAY Show to Air Feature on Co-host's Return to SUNY Geneseo", SUNY Geneseo Press Release, September 24, 2009
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/jenna-wolfe-baby-today-anchor-welcomes-second-child-first-photo-201542
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