# Jill Dobson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jill_Dobson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jill_Dobson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Dobson > Source revision: 1343833828 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American journalist Jill Dobson Dobson in 2018 Born Jill Susan Dobson (1977-11-08) November 8, 1977 (age 48) Quincy, Michigan, U.S. Alma mater Troy University (BA) Michigan State University (MA) Spouse Jim Ornstein ​ (m. 2006)​ Children 2 Beauty pageant titleholder Title Miss Michigan USA 2000 Hair color Blonde Eye color Blue Major competition(s) Miss USA 2000 (Top 10) **Jillian Susan Dobson** (born 8 November 1977) is an American [journalist](/source/Journalist) and [former](/source/Former) beauty pageant titleholder. She has been covering entertainment for the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) since early 2016, and is a contributor for [CBS](/source/CBS)'s *[The Early Show](/source/The_Early_Show)* and [HLN](/source/HLN_(TV_channel)). She also is a former television entertainment [correspondent](/source/Correspondent) for the [Fox News Channel](/source/Fox_News_Channel). ## Biography Dobson received a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [journalism](/source/Journalism) *[summa cum laude](/source/Summa_cum_laude)* from [Troy University](/source/Troy_University) in 1998 and an [M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts) in journalism from [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) in 2001.[1] After graduation, she interned at Fox News in the Fall of 2001, starting on September 7, 2001 and interviewed rescue workers at Ground Zero in the [September 11th attacks](/source/September_11th_attacks) on the World Trade Center in 2001. She won the [Miss Michigan USA](/source/Miss_Michigan_USA) 2000 title in 1999 and competed in the [Miss USA 2000](/source/Miss_USA_2000) pageant, where she placed in the top ten.[2] Dobson began her career at [WLNS](/source/WLNS) (CBS) in [Lansing, Michigan](/source/Lansing%2C_Michigan), where she was a General Assignment Reporter. From June 2002 to 2004 Dobson worked for [WWMT](/source/WWMT) Channel 3 in [Kalamazoo](/source/Kalamazoo). In 2004 she moved to New York where she found work as a correspondent, including [News 12 Long Island](/source/News_12_Long_Island). She was also a freelance reporter for E! News in July 2004. In June 2006, Dobson became News & Style Editor at Large, the television spokesperson, for *[Star](/source/Star_(magazine))* magazine.[3] Dobson was hired for Fox News in July 2007 as an entertainment correspondent. She was a regular correspondent on Fox's morning show [Fox & Friends](/source/Fox_%26_Friends), as well as Fox News prime time talk programs, including *[Hannity and Colmes](/source/Hannity_and_Colmes)*, [Hannity](/source/Hannity), and the *[O'Reilly Factor](/source/O'Reilly_Factor)*, as well as other Fox shows including *[The Live Desk](/source/The_Live_Desk_(U.S._TV_program))*.[4] She has also covered several red carpet events like the famed [Oscars](/source/Oscars) in Los Angeles. After the introduction of the Strategy Room web programing, she hosted the Monday through Friday "Entertainment Hour." On July 16, 2010, Dobson's contract with Fox expired. Dobson cited Fox News's move away from entertainment reporting and the resulting declining amount of screen time as the reason she wanted to leave the network.[1] She continues to be a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show *[Red Eye](/source/Red_Eye_(talk_show))* and guest-hosted the June 18, 2010 episode. Dobson plays entertainment correspondent Madison Daly on the [Onion News Network](/source/Onion_News_Network) which premiered on January 21, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. CST on [IFC](/source/Independent_Film_Channel).[5] ## Personal Dobson has been married to William Morris agent Jim Ornstein since June 3, 2006.[1] On the June 3, 2011 episode of *Red Eye*, Dobson announced she was pregnant. In the summer on 2012, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Elle and has an 14-year-old boy named Shane.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Former Kalamazoo TV reporter Jill Dobson on premiere of 'Onion News Network'"](https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2011/01/former_kalamazoo_tv_reporter_j.html). *mlive*. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FOXNews.com - Miss New Jersey Gives Up Crown Due to Pregnancy - John Gibson | Judge Napolitano | John Gibson | Big Story Weekend"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070121061728/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244039,00.html). *www.foxnews.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244039,00.html) on 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2026-02-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["mediabistro.com: FishbowlNY"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070629193245/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/american_media_inc_hires_new_face_of_star_38934.asp). *www.mediabistro.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/american_media_inc_hires_new_face_of_star_38934.asp) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2026-02-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jill Dobson"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1874304/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2021-02-16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Bershad, Jon (2011-01-25). ["Jill Dobson | Onion News Network | Onion Cast"](https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/one-of-onion-news-networks-best-tricks-hiring-actual-anchors-as-actors/). *Mediaite*. Retrieved 2026-02-11. ## External links - [The Jill Dobson Show](http://www.thejilldobsonshow.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110527101410/http://www.thejilldobsonshow.com/) 2011-05-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Twitter feed](https://twitter.com/jilldobson) - [Bio on FOXNews.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20071114154728/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308222,00.html) - [Bio on FOXNews.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20071209192006/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308222,00.html) - [\[1\]](http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/user_files/dobson.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] v t e Michigan pageant winners Miss Michigan Patricia Donnelly (1939) Ann Penelope Marston (1959) Nancy Fleming (1960) Pamela Eldred (1969) Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1987) Melanie Churella (1987) Kirsten Haglund (2007) Miss Michigan USA Carole Gist (1990) Kenya Moore (1993) Jill Dobson (2000) Kenya Howard (2001) Crystal Hayes (2005) Rima Fakih (2010) Taylor Hale (2021) Alma Cooper (2024) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jill Dobson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Dobson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Dobson?action=history)). 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