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Jill Cordes | |
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![]() Jill Cordes at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island | |
Born | Pullman Washington, U.S. | December 29, 1969
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Phil Johnston |
Jill Lynette Cordes (born December 29, 1969, in Pullman, Washington) writes the Fearless Feisty Mama blog for Parents Magazine . She began her television career as a reporter in Rapid City, South Dakota. She became a general assignment reporter for KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, then served as the morning anchor at KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, and eventually to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a reporter for WCCO-TV. [1] Cordes was one of the original four finalists to serve as co-host to Barbara Walters on The View in 1999. [1] She was host of the award-winning show The Best Of on the Food Network for six years, hosted HGTV program My First Place and appeared in a slew of other shows and webisodes including My First Baby .
She is a graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism in 1992. She also earned a minor in political science. [1]
Cordes lives with her husband Phil Johnston in Park Slope, Brooklyn after having lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. [2]
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