Jenn White

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Jenn White
Born
Jennifer White

(1974-10-29) October 29, 1974 (age 49)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Michigan (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active1999-present
Employers
Notable work Making Oprah

Jennifer White (born October 29, 1974) [1] [2] is an American journalist and radio personality. She is the host of the radio program 1A.

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She has worked in public radio since 1999, and began her broadcast journalism career as host of Michigan Radio's All Things Considered . She later moved to Chicago's WBEZ where she hosted Reset with Jenn White, as well as the podcasts Making Oprah , Making Beyoncé, and 16 Shots. White became host of 1A in July 2020, produced by WAMU in Washington, DC. [3] [4]

Career

White was born in Detroit and raised on the city's west side, one of seven children. [5] [6] At age 16, her sister introduced her to the NPR show Car Talk . [5] She became further interested in the radio through performing arts classes at Cass Technical High School. [5] White received her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. [5]

In 1999, she took a job in fundraising at Michigan Radio WUOM-FM in Ann Arbor and also completed some sporadic on-air work. [5] Her first official radio broadcasting job was in 2010 when she took a job on Michigan Radio's All Things Considered . [5]

In 2016, White was hired at WBEZ in Chicago as part of the program Morning Shift. [5] She later hosted a program focused on local news, Reset with Jenn White. [7] [8] In January 2019, she was named host of Morning Shift. [9]

While at WBEZ, White developed and hosted the podcasts Making Oprah and Making Beyoncé. [6] Making Oprah was the station's most popular podcast and received positive critical reception. [10] In 2018, she co-produced 16 Shots, a podcast about the murder of Laquan McDonald, with the Chicago Tribune . [11]

White was selected as a permanent host of national radio program 1A to replace inaugural host Joshua Johnson. [1] The show covers a range of topics including politics and pop culture, and White began in July 2020. [6]

Personal life

White is married. [6] She and her husband reside in Washington, D.C. [1]

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