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{{short description|American journalist}}

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| name=Jill Dobson
| name=Jill Dobson
| title=[[Miss Michigan USA|Miss Michigan USA 2000]]
| title=[[Miss Michigan USA|Miss Michigan USA 2000]]
| nationalcompetition=[[Miss USA 2000]]<br>(Top 10)
| nationalcompetition=[[Miss USA 2000]]<br />(Top 10)
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|11|8}}
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|11|8}}
| caption=Dobson in 2018
| caption=Dobson in 2018
| birth_place=[[Quincy, Michigan]], U.S.
| birth_place=[[Quincy, Michigan]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Troy University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Michigan State University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| alma_mater = [[Troy University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Michigan State University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| photo=Jill Dobson.jpg
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| birth_name=Jill Susan Dobson
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'''Jillian Susan Dobson''' (born 8 November 1977) is an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]] and [[former]] beauty pageant titleholder. She has been covering entertainment for the [[Associated Press]] since early 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JillDobson/status/760558601366896640|title=Jill Dobson on Twitter|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> and is a contributor for [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Early Show]]'' and [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]. She also is a former television entertainment [[correspondent]] for the [[Fox News Channel]].
'''Jillian Susan Dobson''' (born 8 November 1977) is an American [[journalist]] and [[former]] beauty pageant titleholder. She has been covering entertainment for the [[Associated Press]] since early 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JillDobson/status/760558601366896640|title=Jill Dobson on Twitter|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> and is a contributor for [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Early Show]]'' and [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]. She also is a former television entertainment [[correspondent]] for the [[Fox News Channel]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Dobson received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[journalism]] ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from [[Troy University]] in 1998 and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in journalism from [[Michigan State University]] in 2001.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308222,00.html Bio at FOXNews.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209192006/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C308222%2C00.html |date=2007-12-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-21|title=Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2011/01/former_kalamazoo_tv_reporter_j.html|access-date=2021-02-16|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.troy.edu/news/alumnimagazine/2007/spring/alumnotes.pdf]{{Failed verification|date=February 2021}}</ref> After graduation, she interned at Fox News in the Fall of 2001, starting on September 7, 2001 and interviewed rescue workers at Ground Zero in the [[September 11th attacks]] on the World Trade Center in 2001.
Dobson received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[journalism]] ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from [[Troy University]] in 1998 and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in journalism from [[Michigan State University]] in 2001.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308222,00.html Bio at FOXNews.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209192006/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C308222%2C00.html |date=2007-12-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-21|title=Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2011/01/former_kalamazoo_tv_reporter_j.html|access-date=2021-02-16|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref><ref>http://www.troy.edu/news/alumnimagazine/2007/spring/alumnotes.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2021}} After graduation, she interned at Fox News in the Fall of 2001, starting on September 7, 2001 and interviewed rescue workers at Ground Zero in the [[September 11th attacks]] on the World Trade Center in 2001.


She won the [[Miss Michigan USA]] 2000 title in 1999 and competed in the [[Miss USA 2000]] pageant, where she placed in the top ten.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244039,00.html Fox News article]{{dead link|date=February 2021}}</ref>
She won the [[Miss Michigan USA]] 2000 title in 1999 and competed in the [[Miss USA 2000]] pageant, where she placed in the top ten.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070121061728/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C244039%2C00.html Fox News article]</ref>


Dobson began her career at [[WLNS]] (CBS) in [[Lansing, Michigan]], where she was a General Assignment Reporter. From June 2002 to 2004 Dobson worked for [[WWMT]] Channel 3 in [[Kalamazoo]]. In 2004 she moved to New York where she found work as a correspondent, including [[News 12 Long Island]]. She was also a freelance reporter for E! News in July 2004. In June 2006, Dobson became News & Style Editor at Large, the television spokesperson, for ''[[Star (magazine)|Star]]'' magazine.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/american_media_inc_hires_new_face_of_star_38934.asp Media Bistro online]{{dead link|date=February 2021}}</ref>
Dobson began her career at [[WLNS]] (CBS) in [[Lansing, Michigan]], where she was a General Assignment Reporter. From June 2002 to 2004 Dobson worked for [[WWMT]] Channel 3 in [[Kalamazoo]]. In 2004 she moved to New York where she found work as a correspondent, including [[News 12 Long Island]]. She was also a freelance reporter for E! News in July 2004. In June 2006, Dobson became News & Style Editor at Large, the television spokesperson, for ''[[Star (magazine)|Star]]'' magazine.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629193245/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/american_media_inc_hires_new_face_of_star_38934.asp Media Bistro online]</ref>


Dobson was hired for Fox News in July 2007 as an entertainment correspondent. She was a regular correspondent on Fox's morning show [[Fox & Friends]], as well as Fox News prime time talk programs, including ''[[Hannity and Colmes]]'', [[Hannity]], and the ''[[O'Reilly Factor]]'', as well as other Fox shows including ''[[The Live Desk (U.S. TV program)|The Live Desk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jill Dobson|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1874304/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=IMDb}}</ref> She has also covered several red carpet events like the famed [[Oscars]] in Los Angeles. After the introduction of the Strategy Room web programing, she hosted the Monday through Friday "Entertainment Hour." On July 16, 2010, Dobson's contract with Fox expired. Dobson cited Fox News's move away from entertainment reporting and the resulting declining amount of screen time as the reason she wanted to leave the network.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-21|title=Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2011/01/former_kalamazoo_tv_reporter_j.html|access-date=2021-02-16|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref> She continues to be a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show ''[[Red Eye (TV series)|Red Eye]]'' and guest-hosted the June 18, 2010 episode.
Dobson was hired for Fox News in July 2007 as an entertainment correspondent. She was a regular correspondent on Fox's morning show [[Fox & Friends]], as well as Fox News prime time talk programs, including ''[[Hannity and Colmes]]'', [[Hannity]], and the ''[[O'Reilly Factor]]'', as well as other Fox shows including ''[[The Live Desk (U.S. TV program)|The Live Desk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jill Dobson|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1874304/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=IMDb}}</ref> She has also covered several red carpet events like the famed [[Oscars]] in Los Angeles. After the introduction of the Strategy Room web programing, she hosted the Monday through Friday "Entertainment Hour." On July 16, 2010, Dobson's contract with Fox expired. Dobson cited Fox News's move away from entertainment reporting and the resulting declining amount of screen time as the reason she wanted to leave the network.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-21|title=Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2011/01/former_kalamazoo_tv_reporter_j.html|access-date=2021-02-16|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref> She continues to be a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show ''[[Red Eye (talk show)|Red Eye]]'' and guest-hosted the June 18, 2010 episode.
Dobson plays entertainment correspondent Madison Daly on the [[Onion News Network]] which premiered on January 21, 2011, at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. CST on [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]].
Dobson plays entertainment correspondent Madison Daly on the [[Onion News Network]] which premiered on January 21, 2011, at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. CST on [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]].


==Personal==
==Personal==
Dobson has been married to William Morris agent Jim Ornstein since June 3, 2006.<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/emmet/vitals/marriages/dbn-apr-2009-dio-dorr.txt{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On the June 3, 2011 episode of ''Red Eye'', Dobson announced she was pregnant. In the summer on 2012, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Elle and has a {{age|2011|10|01}} year old boy named Shane.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Dobson has been married to William Morris agent Jim Ornstein since June 3, 2006.<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/emmet/vitals/marriages/dbn-apr-2009-dio-dorr.txt{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On the June 3, 2011 episode of ''Red Eye'', Dobson announced she was pregnant. In the summer on 2012, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Elle and has an {{age|2011|10|01}}-year-old boy named Shane.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}


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Revision as of 00:50, 27 July 2024

Jill Dobson
Dobson in 2018
Born
Jill Susan Dobson

(1977-11-08) November 8, 1977 (age 46)
Quincy, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materTroy University (BA)
Michigan State University (MA)
Spouse
Jim Ornstein
​
(m. 2006)​
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Michigan USA 2000
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss USA 2000
(Top 10)

Jillian Susan Dobson (born 8 November 1977) is an American journalist and former beauty pageant titleholder. She has been covering entertainment for the Associated Press since early 2016,[1] and is a contributor for CBS's The Early Show and HLN. She also is a former television entertainment correspondent for the Fox News Channel.

Biography

Dobson received a B.A. in journalism summa cum laude from Troy University in 1998 and an M.A. in journalism from Michigan State University in 2001.[2][3][4][failed verification] After graduation, she interned at Fox News in the Fall of 2001, starting on September 7, 2001 and interviewed rescue workers at Ground Zero in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

She won the Miss Michigan USA 2000 title in 1999 and competed in the Miss USA 2000 pageant, where she placed in the top ten.[5]

Dobson began her career at WLNS (CBS) in Lansing, Michigan, where she was a General Assignment Reporter. From June 2002 to 2004 Dobson worked for WWMT Channel 3 in Kalamazoo. In 2004 she moved to New York where she found work as a correspondent, including News 12 Long Island. She was also a freelance reporter for E! News in July 2004. In June 2006, Dobson became News & Style Editor at Large, the television spokesperson, for Star magazine.[6]

Dobson was hired for Fox News in July 2007 as an entertainment correspondent. She was a regular correspondent on Fox's morning show Fox & Friends, as well as Fox News prime time talk programs, including Hannity and Colmes, Hannity, and the O'Reilly Factor, as well as other Fox shows including The Live Desk.[7] She has also covered several red carpet events like the famed Oscars in Los Angeles. After the introduction of the Strategy Room web programing, she hosted the Monday through Friday "Entertainment Hour." On July 16, 2010, Dobson's contract with Fox expired. Dobson cited Fox News's move away from entertainment reporting and the resulting declining amount of screen time as the reason she wanted to leave the network.[8] She continues to be a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye and guest-hosted the June 18, 2010 episode. Dobson plays entertainment correspondent Madison Daly on the Onion News Network which premiered on January 21, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. CST on IFC.

Personal

Dobson has been married to William Morris agent Jim Ornstein since June 3, 2006.[9] On the June 3, 2011 episode of Red Eye, Dobson announced she was pregnant. In the summer on 2012, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Elle and has an 13-year-old boy named Shane.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Jill Dobson on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  2. ^ Bio at FOXNews.com Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'". mlive. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  4. ^ http://www.troy.edu/news/alumnimagazine/2007/spring/alumnotes.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Fox News article
  6. ^ Media Bistro online
  7. ^ "Jill Dobson". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  8. ^ "Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'". mlive. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/emmet/vitals/marriages/dbn-apr-2009-dio-dorr.txt[permanent dead link]
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