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Born | Jennifer Jolly February 22, 1971 |
Education | University of San Francisco |
Occupation | Consumer Technology Journalist |
Children | 1 |
Jennifer Jolly (born February 22, 1971) is an American consumer technology journalist and TV broadcaster. She is a Wired Well [1] columnist for The New York Times, tech-life columnist and host of Tech Now [2] for USA Today, and a digital lifestyle contributor for The Today Show. [3]
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning [4] journalist who reviews new gadgets and provides insight on technology trends. Her work can be seen on The Huffington Post, [5] Yahoo Tech [6], The CBS Early Show [7], The Talk, [8] Rachael Ray, [9] The Dr. Oz Show, [10] The Meredith Vieira Show, [11] Katie Couric [12] and Reader's Digest [13] Magazine. Jolly is also a public speaker who focuses on women in technology, [14] digital parenting, [15] health and fitness technology [16] and tech-related consumer advocacy. [17]
Jolly was a general assignment TV news reporter for 12 years before shifting her focus to consumer technology. She worked for KTVU-TV in Oakland, California (1997-2005), KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska (1995-1997), KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington, (1994-1995) and KECI-TV in Bozeman and Missoula, Montana (1993-1994). Over the course of her career she received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press and the Radio Television News Director's Association. [18]
In late 2005, Jolly took a job with global media agency, Allison PR, [19] to "be home in time to tuck my daughter in bed, [20]" and to "break into the world of consumer technology reporting, which was still a man's world. [20]" Jolly created the firm's Media Training program, while still maintaining a role in TV. She was a frequent guest contributor to several TV news programs and host of the weekly series All That's Fit [21] on the Fine Living Network.
In 2010, Jolly took a full-time position back in television, as the technology/social media contributor of ABC's afternoon program, 7Live. [22] She worked there from the show's first broadcast until August, 2011, when she became a frequent technology and social media guest contributor for the nationally televised morning program, CBS Early Show. Also in 2011, she became the Tech Life Editor [23] for the female-focused tech news site, Tecca. At Tecca, Jolly created and hosted Tech's Appeal, [24] The Girlfriend's Guide To Gadgets, which aired on Yahoo Tech, Time, and other partner outlets. [25]
Tecca shut down in late 2012 [26] and USA Today brought Jolly on-board, where the renamed Tech Now [27] series now runs weekly. Jolly began writing the Wired Well column for the New York Times in May 2015. [28]
Jolly grew up in Kenai, Alaska, and worked alongside her family on a small commercial salmon fishing boat during the summers until she graduated from college. [29] She received a journalism scholarship to the University of San Francisco, where she graduated with a degree in Mass Media Studies in 1993. [30]
Jolly has been active in community theater, a competitive equestrian, distance runner and triathlete. She also helped create a series of outdoor fitness companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, OutFIT, [31] Mom&Baby, [32] and Team Love Multisports. [33]
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Jennifer Jolly | |
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Born | Jennifer Jolly February 22, 1971 |
Education | University of San Francisco |
Occupation | Consumer Technology Journalist |
Children | 1 |
Jennifer Jolly (born February 22, 1971) is an American consumer technology journalist and TV broadcaster. She is a Wired Well [1] columnist for The New York Times, tech-life columnist and host of Tech Now [2] for USA Today, and a digital lifestyle contributor for The Today Show. [3]
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning [4] journalist who reviews new gadgets and provides insight on technology trends. Her work can be seen on The Huffington Post, [5] Yahoo Tech [6], The CBS Early Show [7], The Talk, [8] Rachael Ray, [9] The Dr. Oz Show, [10] The Meredith Vieira Show, [11] Katie Couric [12] and Reader's Digest [13] Magazine. Jolly is also a public speaker who focuses on women in technology, [14] digital parenting, [15] health and fitness technology [16] and tech-related consumer advocacy. [17]
Jolly was a general assignment TV news reporter for 12 years before shifting her focus to consumer technology. She worked for KTVU-TV in Oakland, California (1997-2005), KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska (1995-1997), KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington, (1994-1995) and KECI-TV in Bozeman and Missoula, Montana (1993-1994). Over the course of her career she received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press and the Radio Television News Director's Association. [18]
In late 2005, Jolly took a job with global media agency, Allison PR, [19] to "be home in time to tuck my daughter in bed, [20]" and to "break into the world of consumer technology reporting, which was still a man's world. [20]" Jolly created the firm's Media Training program, while still maintaining a role in TV. She was a frequent guest contributor to several TV news programs and host of the weekly series All That's Fit [21] on the Fine Living Network.
In 2010, Jolly took a full-time position back in television, as the technology/social media contributor of ABC's afternoon program, 7Live. [22] She worked there from the show's first broadcast until August, 2011, when she became a frequent technology and social media guest contributor for the nationally televised morning program, CBS Early Show. Also in 2011, she became the Tech Life Editor [23] for the female-focused tech news site, Tecca. At Tecca, Jolly created and hosted Tech's Appeal, [24] The Girlfriend's Guide To Gadgets, which aired on Yahoo Tech, Time, and other partner outlets. [25]
Tecca shut down in late 2012 [26] and USA Today brought Jolly on-board, where the renamed Tech Now [27] series now runs weekly. Jolly began writing the Wired Well column for the New York Times in May 2015. [28]
Jolly grew up in Kenai, Alaska, and worked alongside her family on a small commercial salmon fishing boat during the summers until she graduated from college. [29] She received a journalism scholarship to the University of San Francisco, where she graduated with a degree in Mass Media Studies in 1993. [30]
Jolly has been active in community theater, a competitive equestrian, distance runner and triathlete. She also helped create a series of outdoor fitness companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, OutFIT, [31] Mom&Baby, [32] and Team Love Multisports. [33]
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