Jillian Mele (born September 17, 1982) is a former American news anchor and reporter who is best known for serving as co-host on ''

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'' from March 2017 to October 2021. Following her departure from

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, Mele served as a anchor/reporter for

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in Philadelphia from January 2022 to March 2023. Mele is CEO of Jillian Mele Communications, a media mentoring business she created in early 2023.

Biography

Mele was raised in

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, the daughter of Roseanne (née Zlemek) and Thomas Mele. She worked as a grocery store clerk in high school. In 2005, Mele graduated with a B.A. in arts and communication from

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. After school, she accepted a position as a sports anchor in

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and the WIVT-TV in

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. In 2007, she joined NBC 10 in Philadelphia, where she earned an

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for her work on a show about the

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. In 2014, she accepted a position with

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where she co-hosted a morning sports talk show called ''Breakfast on Broad'' where she earned another Emmy and a

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post-game program called ''Endgame''. In March 2017, Mele accepted a position at

where she served as co-anchor of ''

'' and as headlines reporter for ''

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'' until October 2021. On October 29, 2021, Mele announced that she would be leaving Fox News to return to La Salle University to pursue a Master's Degree. On her departure, Mele stated that "It's time to focus on my personal life." In 2022, she accepted a position with

. Mele left

in March 2023. On April 13, 2023, Mele announced that she was launching her own business, Jillian Mele Communications, after deciding that she "wanted to try something else" following twenty years of working in the media industry.

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