Jenna Wolfe (born Jennifer Wolfeld; February 26, 1974) is a Jamaican-born Haitian and American journalist and personal trainer. From 2007 to 2014, she was a correspondent for NBC's Today, and Sunday co-anchor from 2007 to 2012 and news anchor for Weekend Today from 2012 to 2014. On September 12, 2014, Wolfe left the weekend Today show for a new role as lifestyle and fitness correspondent on the weekday Today show and NBC News.[1]
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Wolfe in 2009 | |
Born | Jennifer Wolfeld February 26, 1974 |
Education | Binghamton University SUNY-Geneseo |
Occupation(s) | NBC News anchor and correspondent, fitness expert, personal trainer, television host |
Notable credit(s) | Weekend Today news anchor (2012–2014) Today correspondent (2007–2014) Lifestyle and fitness correspondent (2014–2015) First Things First (2017–2022) |
Partner | Stephanie Gosk (2012-2021) |
Children | 2 |
From September 2017 through August 2022, Wolfe worked with Fox Sports on FS1 as a host of the show First Things First with Kevin Wildes, and Nick Wright. She was also a field correspondent for Yellowstone Live on National Geographic.
Early life and education
editWolfe was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.[2] Her father, Bennet Wolfeld,[3] was Jewish and 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 also Jewish and from New Jersey.[3] Wolfe had a religious upbringing and had her bat mitzvah while living in the islands.[4][5] Bob Marley was a neighbor of her family in Kingston.[6]
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.[7] She graduated from Binghamton University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English in 1996.[2]
Broadcasting career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2014) |
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
edit- 1996–1998: WICZ-TV
- 1998–1999: WUHF-TV
- 1999–2002: WPHL-TV
- 2002-2004: Madison Square Garden Network
- 2004–2007: WABC-TV weekend morning sports anchor
- 2007–2016: NBC News
- 2007–2014: Today correspondent
- 2007–2016: 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
- 2017–2022: Fox Sports 1 – First Things First host[8]
Personal life
editWolfe 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.[9] Wolfe and Gosk married each other in 2013.[10] They welcomed a girl in August 2013.[11] Their second daughter was born on February 4, 2015.[12] Wolfe and Gosk separated in 2021; Wolfe later commented that the strain of both of them working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic as contributing to family stress.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lewis, Hilary (September 12, 2014). "NBC's Jenna Wolfe Leaving Weekend 'Today' for New Role on Weekday Edition – The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Jenna Wolfe msnbc.msn.com
- ^ a b c d Today Show: "Lester and Jenna trace their Jamaican roots" Aired on September 09, 2012
- ^ Jamaica Observer: "JAMAICAN ON A MISSION: Jenna Wolfe" Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine July 29, 2012
- ^ Bloom, Nate (October 20, 2008). "Jewish Stars". Cleveland Jewish News.
- ^ "Lester Holt, Broadcaster of Jamaican Descent to be Inducted into Broadcasting Hall of Fame". 3 July 2021.
- ^ Irwin, David, "NBC Sunday TODAY Show to Air Feature on Co-host's Return to SUNY Geneseo", SUNY Geneseo Press Release, September 24, 2009
- ^ "FIRST THINGS FIRST Videos".
- ^ "Baby Girl on the Way for Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk". People. March 27, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jenna Wolfe Reveals She and Wife Stephanie Gosk Have Split, Opens Up About Her Hysterectomy and Double Mastectomy (Exclusive)". People. July 3, 2023.
- ^ TODAY.com staff (August 22, 2013). "Jenna Wolfe, Stephanie Gosk welcome baby girl". TODAY.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ Kim, Eun Kyung (February 5, 2015). "Congratulations! Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk welcome baby girl". TODAY.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
External links
edit- Jenna Wolfe's All Day Debut
- "Ch. 2 lifts anchors for new shifts". New York Daily news. June 22, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- "Former Intern Returns To "Today", On-Air". Mediabistro.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- Jenna Wolfe Assisting Home Renovators