Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967) is an American former daytime

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who worked for

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, co-hosting ''Happening Now'' with

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from 11 am to 1 pm ET. On June 24, 2010, she announced on-air her retirement from her daytime news anchor position at the end of her usual ''Happening Now'' segment, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. She is married to NFL Commissioner

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Early life

Jane Skinner was raised in

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, and graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1985. Skinner received her bachelor's and master's degrees from

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Career

Skinner began her career as a political correspondent for

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. She joined Fox News as a general reporter from

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. Previously, she worked at WITI in

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, where she was an anchor, establishing the station's primetime newscast after that station became a Fox affiliate. She has also been a general-assignment reporter for

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and WCSH in

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. Before appearing on ''Happening Now'', Skinner hosted the 2 pm ET edition of ''

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'' and hosted a segment on '' Studio B'' called "Skinnerville". Previous to that, she hosted ''Sunday Best'', which featured highlights from the previous week's programming on the channel. She was also featured for a time on ''The Big Story with John Gibson''.

Personal life

Her father is Sam Skinner, former

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and White House Chief of Staff under

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George H. W. Bush. On October 25, 1997, she married now-

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and resides in

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, with their twin daughters, born in 2001.

References

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