Jamie Colby
Birth Name:
Jamie Nell Colby
Birth Place:
Forest Hills, New York, United States
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Honored with a Gracie Allen Award in 2000 for her investigative reporting
- Served as a national board member of the American Women in Radio and Television organization
- Won a National Edward R․ Murrow Award in 2002 for her coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
- Studied accounting at the University of Miami at the age of 14 and later earned her law degree from the same school at 22
- Began her career as an in-house attorney for "The Tonight Show" at the age of 22, eventually helping host Johnny Carson through his NBC contract negotiations and later his divorce
- After working as a private practice attorney for over a decade, she transitioned to on-air news reporting, eventually earning a place with CNN, CBS News and eventually Fox News in 2003
- Best known as the host of "Strange Inheritance" and "America's News Headquarters․"