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Jamie Colby | |
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Occupation(s) | Television news anchor and correspondent |
Spouse | Marc Wallack (div.c. 2011) |
Jamie Nell Colby is an American former national news correspondent and anchor for Fox News. Her last assignment was to host the show, Strange Inheritance , on Fox Business Network and was formerly co-host of America's News Headquarters with Eric Shawn on Sunday mornings. In February 2019, Colby and Fox News Channel parted ways. [1]
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 Up to the Minute . 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. [2]
She has received such honors as the Edward R. Murrow National Award in 2002 for her coverage of the September 11 attacks; the Gracie Award 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". [2] 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 The Tonight Show . At 22, she worked for Johnny Carson during his contract renewal with NBC and also his divorce. [3] [4]
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. [5]
Attending the University of Miami's International School of Business, she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting as well as a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law at age 22. [2] [3] [6]
Colby authored Back to Life After a Heart Crisis: A Doctor and His Wife Share Their 8-Step Cardiac Comeback Plan ( ISBN 9781583334195) with her ex-husband Marc Wallack, the Chief of Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City. [7]