{{short description|Jamaican-American reporter (born 1974)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jenna Wolfe | image = Jenna Wolfe chatting with people (cropped).jpg | caption = Wolfe in 2009 | birth_name = Jennifer Wolfeld | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|26|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | education = Binghamton University SUNY-Geneseo | occupation = NBC News anchor and correspondent, fitness expert, personal trainer, television host | alias = | title = | children = 2 | family = | partner = Stephanie Gosk (2013-2021) | spouse = | relatives = | networth = | credits = ''' ''Weekend Today'' ''' <br /> '' news anchor'' (2012–2014) <br />''' ''Today'' ''' <br /> ''correspondent'' (2007–2014) <br /> ''Lifestyle and fitness correspondent'' (2014–2015) <br/> ''First Things First'' (2017–2022) | agent = | URL = }}
'''Jenna Wolfe''' (born '''Jennifer Wolfeld'''; February 26, 1974) is a Jamaican-born Haitian and American journalist and personal trainer. From 2007 to 2014, she was a correspondent for NBC's ''Today'' and Sunday co-anchor from 2007 to 2012 and news anchor for ''Weekend Today'' 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 NBC News.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcs-jenna-wolfe-leaving-weekend-732428 |title=NBC's Jenna Wolfe Leaving Weekend 'Today' for New Role on Weekday Edition – The Hollywood Reporter |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=September 12, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter | access-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
From September 2017 through August 2022, Wolfe worked with Fox Sports 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 National Geographic.
==Early life and education== Wolfe was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Pétion-Ville, Haiti.<ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081212070453/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/27687258/ Jenna Wolfe] msnbc.msn.com</ref> Her father, Bennet Wolfeld,<ref name=TodayShowRoots>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120911164654/http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/48959400#48959400 Today Show: "Lester and Jenna trace their Jamaican roots"] Aired on September 09, 2012</ref> was Jewish and was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He owned a chain of leather factories in Puerto Rico and moved to Jamaica with his wife when he expanded his operations.<ref name=TodayShowRoots /> Her mother, Sheila Greenfeld, was also Jewish and from New Jersey.<ref name=TodayShowRoots /> Wolfe had a religious upbringing and had her bat mitzvah while living in the islands.<ref>[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/JAMAICAN-ON-A-MISSION--Jenna-Wolfe_12037540#ixzz2GXxaXWZx Jamaica Observer: "JAMAICAN ON A MISSION: Jenna Wolfe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119025744/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/JAMAICAN-ON-A-MISSION--Jenna-Wolfe_12037540#ixzz2GXxaXWZx |date=2012-11-19 }} July 29, 2012</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars |publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=October 20, 2008|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_e71d8d7c-c86d-5830-aef0-8caad557a58d.html}}</ref> Bob Marley was a neighbor of her family in Kingston.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jamaicans.com/lester-holt-broadcaster-of-jamaican-descent-to-be-inducted-into-broadcasting-hall-of-fame/ | title=Lester Holt, Broadcaster of Jamaican Descent to be Inducted into Broadcasting Hall of Fame | date=3 July 2021 }}</ref>
She moved from Jamaica to Haiti when she was five.<ref name=TodayShowRoots /> In 1989, her family moved to the United States.<ref name=r1 /> Wolfe attended SUNY Geneseo from 1992 to 1994.<ref>Irwin, David, [https://www.geneseo.edu/news/nrap.php?pg=WolfeVisit09.html "NBC Sunday TODAY Show to Air Feature on Co-host's Return to SUNY Geneseo"], SUNY Geneseo Press Release, September 24, 2009</ref> She graduated from Binghamton University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English in 1996.<ref name=r1 />
==Broadcasting career== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=December 2014}} 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 Madison Square Garden Network, WPHL-TV in Philadelphia as the first female sportscaster, WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York, WUHF-TV in Rochester, New York, and the ''Today Show'' as an intern. Aside from her journalistic duties, Wolfe has appeared as a judge on Food Network's ''Iron Chef America''.
==Career timeline== * 1996–1998: WICZ-TV * 1998–1999: WUHF-TV * 1999–2002: WPHL-TV * 2002-2004: Madison Square Garden Network * 2004–2007: WABC-TV weekend morning sports anchor * 2007–2016: NBC News ** 2007–2014: ''Today'' correspondent ** 2007–2016: NBC News National correspondent ** 2007–2012: ''Weekend Today'' 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: Fox Sports 1 – ''First Things First'' host<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/watch/first-things-first|title = FIRST THINGS FIRST Videos}}</ref>
==Personal life== Wolfe speaks English, French and Haitian Creole.<ref name=r1 /> On March 27, 2013, Wolfe publicly came out as a lesbian and announced that she was expecting her first child with her partner, NBC News correspondent Stephanie Gosk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-wolfe-stephanie-gosk-expecting-daughter/amp/|title=Baby Girl on the Way for Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk|website=People|date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Wolfe and Gosk married each other in 2013.<ref name=People23/> They welcomed a girl in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |author=TODAY.com staff |url=http://www.today.com/moms/jenna-wolfe-stephanie-gosk-welcome-baby-girl-6C10783171 |title=Jenna Wolfe, Stephanie Gosk welcome baby girl |publisher=TODAY.com |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> Their second daughter was born on February 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Eun Kyung |last=Kim |title=Congratulations! Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk welcome baby girl |url=http://www.today.com/parents/congratulations-jenna-wolfe-stephanie-gosk-welcome-baby-girl-t826 |publisher=TODAY.com |date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> Wolfe and Gosk separated in 2021, Wolfe later commented that the strain of both of them working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic as contributing to family stress.<ref name=People23>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/jenna-wolfe-stephanie-gosk-split-hysterectomy-double-mastectomy-exclusive-7556462 |title=Jenna Wolfe Reveals She and Wife Stephanie Gosk Have Split, Opens Up About Her Hysterectomy and Double Mastectomy (Exclusive) |website=People |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>
==See also== * Broadcast network * LGBT culture in New York City * List of LGBT people from New York City * New Yorkers in journalism * NYC Pride March * Sports commentary
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013010105/http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/11/403753.aspx Jenna Wolfe's All Day Debut] * {{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/06/22/2007-06-22_ch_2_lifts_anchors_for_new_shifts-1.html |title=Ch. 2 lifts anchors for new shifts |work=New York Daily news |date=June 22, 2007 |access-date=2009-08-09}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/former_intern_returns_to_today_onair_65001.asp |title=Former Intern Returns To "Today", On-Air |date=August 13, 2007 |access-date=2009-08-09 |work=Mediabistro.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531041439/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/former_intern_returns_to_today_onair_65001.asp |archive-date=May 31, 2009}} * [http://www.humphrey-house.com/2007/11/wrecking-crews-15-minutes-are-here.html Jenna Wolfe Assisting Home Renovators]
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