Jenna Wolfe (born Jennifer Wolfeld; February 26, 1974) is a Jamaican-born Haitian and American journalist and

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. From 2007 to 2014, she was a correspondent for

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's ''

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'' and Sunday co-anchor from 2007 to 2012 and news anchor for ''

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'' from 2012 to 2014. On September 12, 2014, Wolfe left the weekend ''Today'' show for a new role as lifestyle and fitness correspondent on the weekday ''Today'' show and

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. From September 2017 through August 2022, Wolfe worked with

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on FS1 as a host of the show '' First Things First'' with Kevin Wildes and Nick Wright. She was also a field correspondent for ''Yellowstone Live'' on

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Early life and education

Wolfe was born in

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, and grew up in Pétion-Ville,

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.Jenna Wolfe
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Aired on September 09, 2012 was

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and was born and raised in

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. He owned a chain of leather factories in Puerto Rico and moved to Jamaica with his wife when he expanded his operations. Her mother, Sheila Greenfeld, was also

and from

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. Wolfe had a religious upbringing and had her

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while living in the islands.

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was a neighbor of her family in Kingston. She moved from Jamaica to Haiti when she was five. In 1989, her family moved to the United States. Wolfe attended

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from 1992 to 1994. She graduated from

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with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English in 1996.

Broadcasting career

From 2004 to 2007, she was the weekend morning sports anchor for WABC's ''Eyewitness News'' in New York City where she had a special segment called "Jenna's Beef," in which she editorialized an event from the world of sports that week. Prior to that, she worked for the

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as the first female sportscaster,

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, WUHF-TV in

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, and the ''Today Show'' as an intern. Aside from her journalistic duties, Wolfe has appeared as a judge on

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's ''

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''.

Career timeline

* 1996–1998:

* 1998–1999: WUHF-TV * 1999–2002:

* 2002-2004:

* 2004–2007:

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weekend morning sports anchor * 2007–2016:

** 2007–2014: ''Today'' correspondent ** 2007–2016: NBC News National correspondent ** 2007–2012: ''

'' Sunday co-anchor ** 2012: ''Weekend Today'' co-anchor ** 2012–September 21, 2014: ''Weekend Today'' news anchor ** 2007–2015: ''Today'' fill-in anchor ** 2014–2015: ''Today'' lifestyle and fitness correspondent * 2017–2022:

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– '' First Things First'' host

Personal life

Wolfe speaks English, French and

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. On March 27, 2013, Wolfe publicly came out as a

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and announced that she was expecting her first child with her partner,

correspondent Stephanie Gosk. Wolfe and Gosk married each other in 2013. They welcomed a girl in August 2013. Their second daughter was born on February 4, 2015. Wolfe and Gosk separated in 2021, Wolfe later commented that the strain of both of them working from home due to the

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as contributing to family stress.

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