Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967) is an American former daytime news anchor who worked for Fox News, co-hosting Happening Now with Jon Scott from 11 am to 1 pm ET.[2] On June 24, 2010, she announced on-air her retirement from her daytime news anchor position at the end of her usual Happening Now segment, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. She is married to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.[3]
Skinner began her career as a reporter for KBJR in Duluth, Minnesota,[5] before working for WCSH in Portland, Maine.[6] She left Portland in 1993 to become a reporter for KMOV in St. Louis.[7] In January 1995, she became the weekend evening anchor for WITI in Milwaukee after that station became a Fox affiliate.[8] At the time she married Goodell in 1997, she left Milwaukee to move to Manhattan.[9]
After freelancing for WNBC,[10] Skinner was hired by Fox News Channel as a correspondent and weekend anchor.[11] Before co-anchoring Happening Now, Skinner hosted the 2 p.m. ET edition of Fox News Live[4] and hosted a segment on Studio B called "Skinnerville". Prior to that she hosted Sunday Best, which featured highlights from the previous week's programming on the channel. She was also featured for a time on The Big Story with John Gibson. Skinner left Fox News in 2010.[12]
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After departing Fox News, Skinner rarely made public statements.[13]
Between 2019 and 2022, Skinner created three projects that highlighted women in the National Football League. She co-executive produced NFL Films's "A Lifetime of Sundays" - a documentary about four female NFL owners: Norma Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs, Virginia Halas McCaskey of the Chicago Bears, Martha Ford of the Detroit Lions and Patricia Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14][15] She also co-produced the "Earnin' It: The NFL's Forward Progress" podcast[16] and co-executive produced Peacock's five-part TV series about influential women in football with the same title.[17] In 2024, Skinner worked with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions to co-executive produce "The Buddy Way," a documentary on the life of visionary Dartmouth College football coach Buddy Teevens.
In 2016, Skinner—a collector of contemporary art—was named to the board of the Dia Art Foundation.[20] Skinner also serves on the board of the Women's Coaching Alliance.[21]
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