Dana Jacobson (born November 5, 1971) is a host and correspondent for CBS News currently serving as a co host for CBS Saturday Morning. She is also an anchor & reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. She joined CBS News in 2015, 2 years after she began working for CBS Sports Network. Prior to that Jacobson spent a decade at ESPN, from 2002 until 2012. In March 2005, she was named co-host of Cold Pizza and transitioned with the show as it became First Take. On December 30, 2011, she left First Take and returned to anchoring SportsCenter. On March 27, 2012, USA Today announced that Jacobson would leave ESPN when her contract expires at the end of April. Monday, April 30, 2012, was her final day at ESPN when she anchored the 6–8 p.m. ET SportsCenter.
On July 13, 2018, Jacobson, along with long-time CBS correspondent Michelle Miller, were named the new co-hosts of the Saturday edition of CBS This Morning.[1]
Her first television job was in Traverse City, Michigan, at WPBN/WTOM-TV, where she spent two years as a fill-in news anchor and weekend sports anchor, producer, and editor.
Covered a wide range of professional sports including the NFL and NBA as a weekend sports anchor at KXTV-TV, ABC’s Sacramento affiliate station (1998-02).
Hosted KXTV’s News10 Red Zone
Served as a sports reporter for KXTV's Monday Night Football show (1996–98).
Hosted The NBA Insiders, a weekly two-hour radio show for KHTK-AM (2000–02).
Filled in for Dan Patrick on his radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio weekdays from 1pm - 4pm Eastern time, during the 2005 holiday season.
On the October 11, 2018, edition of CBS This Morning, host Gayle King announced that Jacobson was engaged. According to 98.5 radio in Boston (The Sports Hub), Jacobson got engaged to Boston Celtics play-by-play announcer Sean Grande. They were married on September 28, 2019.
At a private roast for co-workers Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in January 2008, Jacobson, who is Jewish, cursed the University of Notre Dame's Touchdown Jesus.[4][5] Jacobson and ESPN both released a statement apologizing to those offended by the roast comments.[6] Jacobson was suspended from ESPN for one week. Upon returning, she apologized on-air for her behavior and comments.
