Jamie Nell Colby is an American former national news correspondent and anchor for

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(FNC). Her last assignment was to host the show, ''

Strange Inheritance ''Strange Inheritance'' is an American television docu-series which airs on Fox Business Network. The series examines unusual inheritances and the stories behind them. The series is produced by Towers Productions and hosted by Jamie Colby J ...

'', on

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and was formerly co-host of ''

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'' with

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on Sunday mornings. Colby and Fox News Channel parted ways in February, 2019.

Career

Colby has worked for Fox News since July 2003 as National News Correspondent and Anchor. Prior to joining FOX News Channel, Colby was a correspondent for CNN and served as an anchor and reporter for CBS News including fill-in anchor for CBS's ''

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''. She was also an anchor for WPIX/WB-11 New York, a reporter at WNYW FOX 5 New York, and a correspondent/co-anchor on FOX News' WebMD TV. Colby is an attorney admitted to practice law in New York, California, Florida and the District of Columbia. She has received such honors as the Edward R. Murrow National Award in 2002 for her coverage of the

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; the

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for investigative reporting in 2000, and the Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications. She was also named Television Week's "Rising News Star To Watch". Aside from her journalism career, Colby, an attorney, served in private practice for 10 years. Her law practice began with a Hollywood entertainment firm that assigned her to ''

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''. At 22, she worked for

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during his contract renewal with NBC and also his divorce.UoM Alumni Digest Fall 2006
/ref> Since January 2015, Colby has served as host and reporter on the Fox Business show, ''Strange Inheritance'', which covers quirky or unexpected legacies left behind by friends or family.

Personal

Attending the

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's International School of Business, she earned a

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degree in accounting as well as a

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degree from the

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at age 22. Colby authored ''Back to Life After a Heart Crisis: A Doctor and His Wife Share Their 8-Step Cardiac Comeback Plan'' () with her ex-husband Marc Wallack, the Chief of Surgery at

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in New York City.

References

External links

Biography at FOXNews.com
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