William Griffin Jenkins (born December 15, 1970) is an American television and radio personality, reporter, and producer for

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Education

Jenkins graduated from the

Memphis University School Memphis University School (MUS) is a college-preparatory, independent, day school for boys, grades 6–12, located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. History Original campus (1893–1936) Edwin Sidney Werts and James White Sheffey Rhea found ...

in 1989. He earned a B.A. degree in English from the

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in 1993.

Career

After college, Jenkins was an intern for Republican Congressman

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. In 1993, Jenkins began working at

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where he served as an associate producer for

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's War Stories and produced the syndicated radio program Common Sense Radio with Oliver North. He currently works out of Washington, DC, for

, having joined the network as a radio producer in 2003. Jenkins worked as a producer for the

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Radio Program until Snow accepted the role of

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in 2006. He occasionally co-hosts '' Fox & Friends'' Weekend and was a frequent guest on ''

Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld ''Red Eye'' (also known as ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'' from 2007 to 2015 and ''Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue'' from 2015 to 2017) is an American late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on Fox News, which aired at 3:00 a.m. ET Tuesday throug ...

'', a late night news program.

Personal life

Jenkins and his wife Kathleen reside in

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with their two daughters, Madeline and Mackenzie.

References

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