Jillian Mele

Jillian Mele: Biography in Details

Who is Jillian Mele?

Jillian Mele is an American journalist and news presenter. She hosts at 5 am ET alongside her co-host, Rob Schmitt. Moreover, she also reports the latest news with Steve, Ainsley, and Brian.

She is best recognized as the presenter of the show Breakfast on Broad on TCN Cable Network. She has won two Emmy Awards for her works in journalism.

Who are the parents of Jillian Mele?

Jillian Mele was born on September 17, 1982, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Mele is an American by nationality and she is of Native American ethnicity.

She is the daughter of Native American parents Thomas Mele (father) and Roseanna Mele (mother). Her mother is a registered nurse and she is very close to her mum. She has a younger brother.

During her childhood, she loved watching hockey and her father used to take her to watch the Philadelphia Flyers match. She also loved dancing and she is a trained ballet, tap, and jazz dancer. She said that she danced for 13 years and she stopped when she joined sports.

No matter whatever Jillian Mele is going through, sadness, or happiness, she shares everything with her mother. She grew up in Philadelphia with her two brothers.

Education, School/College University

Jillian Mele studied and completed her education at La Salle University majoring in art and communication. She graduated with a degree in communication in 2005. Moreover, she also attended The University of Scranton.

Furthermore, she did her internship at Comcast Sports Net in Philadelphia soon after her graduation. She went to ballet school as well.

Jillian Mele: Professional Life, Career

After completing her studies, Mele began her journalism career working as a co-anchor for the evening news. Prior, she worked at O’Neill’s Food Market as a cashier in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

After that, Jillian Mele served as a weekday sports correspondent and news presenter in Presque. Her official TV career began during an internship at Comcast Sports Philadelphia.

Jillian Mele worked as a co-host for the evening news at Binghamton. She also served as a correspondent on WIVT and WBGH-TV. Also, she worked for NBC10 in 2007 and later joined TCN Cable Network. Since then, she has worked as a presenter and the sports segments anchor.

Jillian Mele has won two Emmys for her journalism. She received her first Emmy for an Olympics in 2014, and she won her second award in 2016 for a tailgate special.

According to her the best time of her career was when she covered the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade in Philly.

Jillian Mele: Net Worth 2024, Income, Salary

According to the sources, she has an estimated net worth of $900k as of 2024. On the basis of data, in the US the salary of an anchor is around $83,300 per annum.

Is Jillian Mele involved in any rumors and controversies?

There are rumors that she and Rob Schmitt are in a relationship. But these were never confirmed.

Jillian Mele is doing the best job without harming others and has been a straight person in her life, for which she has not been in any controversy yet.

Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving towards Jillian Mele’s body measurements, she has a good height of 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) and weighs 59kg

Jillian Mele has a well-shaped body of 35-24-36 inches. Her bra size is 34C, her dress size is 6 (US) and her shoe size is 7 (US). Her hair color is light brown and her eye color is blue.

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Jillian Mele is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has around 50k followers on Facebook. Moreover, she has more than 101.4k followers on Twitter and has more than 168k followers on Instagram.

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