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Dana Jacobson

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Dana Jacobson: Biography

Birth Place: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/05/1971, Scorpio
Profession: Anchor

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Dana Jacobson Fast Facts:

Landed her first broadcasting job in Traverse City, MI, at WPBN/WTOM-TV.
While at KXTV-TV in Sacramento, she won regional awards including the Edward R. Murrow Award (2000) and the National Headliner Award (1998) for sports reporting.
Joined ESPN in 2002 as an anchor on ESPNews and SportsCenter.
Did her first work on the Winter X Games in 2006.
Was temporarily suspended from ESPN in 2008 after criticizing Notre Dame's football program at a roast for Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic.
Went skydiving with the Army's Golden Knights.
Performed with members of Cirque du Soleil on the trampoline.

College:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (BA Communications, 1993)

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