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Jill Cordes
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Jill Cordes at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
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| Born | (1969-12-29) December 29, 1969 (age 54)
Pullman Washington, U.S.
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| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | Phil Johnston |
Jill Lynette Cordes (born December 29, 1969, in Pullman, Washington) writes the Fearless Feisty Mama blog for Parents Magazine. She began her television career as a reporter in Rapid City, South Dakota. She became a general assignment reporter for KSFY-TVinSioux Falls, South Dakota, then served as the morning anchor at KETVinOmaha, Nebraska, and eventually to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a reporter for WCCO-TV.[1] Cordes was one of the original four finalists to serve as co-host to Barbara WaltersonThe View in 1999.[1] She was host of the award-winning show The Best Of on the Food Network for six years, hosted HGTV program My First Place and appeared in a slew of other shows and webisodes including My First Baby.
She is a graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Artsinjournalism in 1992. She also earned a minor in political science.[1]
Cordes lives with her husband Phil JohnstoninPark Slope, Brooklyn after having lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[2]
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