Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967) is an American former daytime
news anchor who worked for
Fox News, co-hosting Happening Now with
Jon Scott from 11 am to 1 pm ET.[2] On June 24, 2010, she announced on-air her retirement from her daytime news anchor position at the end of her usual Happening Now segment, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. She is married to NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell.[3]
Skinner began her career as a reporter for
KBJR in
Duluth, Minnesota,[5] before working for
WCSH in
Portland, Maine.[6] She left Portland in 1993 to become a reporter for
KMOV in
St. Louis.[7] In January 1995, she became the weekend evening anchor for
WITI in
Milwaukee after that station became a
Fox affiliate.[8] At the time she married Goodell in 1997, she left Milwaukee to move to Manhattan.[9]
After freelancing for
WNBC,[10] Skinner was hired by
Fox News Channel as a correspondent and weekend anchor.[11] Before co-anchoring Happening Now, Skinner hosted the 2 p.m. ET edition of Fox News Live[4] and hosted a segment on Studio B called "Skinnerville". Prior to that she hosted Sunday Best, which featured highlights from the previous week's programming on the channel. She was also featured for a time on The Big Story with John Gibson. Skinner left Fox News in 2010.[12]
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After departing Fox News, Skinner rarely made public statements.[13]
In 2016, Skinner—a collector of contemporary art—was named to the board of the
Dia Art Foundation.[20] Skinner also serves on the board of the Women's Coaching Alliance.[21]
The Wall Street Journal reported in 2017 that Skinner maintained a
burner account on
Twitter, with the name Jones Smith, where she was known to defend Goodell in replies to tweets from
ESPN,
NBC Sports, and other outlets. The account was deactivated, and Skinner told The Journal that it was a "really silly thing to do and done out of frustration — and love" for her husband.[13]
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