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Jamie Colby Biography

Birth Name:Jamie Nell Colby

Birth Place:Forest Hills, New York, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Honored with a Gracie Allen Award in 2000 for her investigative reporting
  • Served as a national board member of the American Women in Radio and Television organization
  • Won a National Edward R․ Murrow Award in 2002 for her coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
  • Studied accounting at the University of Miami at the age of 14 and later earned her law degree from the same school at 22
  • Began her career as an in-house attorney for "The Tonight Show" at the age of 22, eventually helping host Johnny Carson through his NBC contract negotiations and later his divorce
  • After working as a private practice attorney for over a decade, she transitioned to on-air news reporting, eventually earning a place with CNN, CBS News and eventually Fox News in 2003
  • Best known as the host of "Strange Inheritance" and "America's News Headquarters․"