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A chat with Jenna Lee from Fox Biz

WallStreet Fighter interviewed Fox Business Network reporter Jenna Lee on her career and life as a television business journalist.

Here is an excerpt:

On breaking news:

“It’s a rush. You’re flipping between screens, reviewing some numbers, offering the perspective. You’re making sure that you keep the conversation moving. People don’t want to hear what you have to say, so just get the basic information out. They want to hear what actual people with skin in the game are commenting on.”

On co-anchoring FOX Business Morning:

“I love anchoring an international markets show that’s really hard news and a little bit of fun. I know how it feels to feel completely clueless listening and reading business news. It’s all stuff I had to learn over time. I enjoy the fact that I can make it less intimidating and more applicable to people’s lives.”

On getting to where she is:

“You know, I got into Columbia University, footed the bill myself. Which I’ll still be paying back for a while. And do you want to know what my first job out of Columbia was? I was filing at an office in Rockefeller Center for almost a year. At the same time I was working on some freelancing at local NY 1 News, where I could go out and shoot stories and write for them and edit stories. But they wouldn’t let me be on the air. Then after thinking it just wasn’t going to work out, I wound up anchoring a show on Fox Business. I’m really close to all that. I’m not too far away from when I was a personal assistant going on coffee and cappuccino runs. By the way, the security guards from Rockefeller Center still remember me from that. It’s hysterical, because they say stuff like ‘Look at you now!'”

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  • This woman is wonderful. Smart, obviously, beautiful and talented. I hope for all her success, and happiness. Keep it up Jenna.

    Sincerely,
    Arthur Ostermann

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