Jill Pike (born July 13, 1980) is an American businesswoman and executive, currently Vice President of Communications at
Vox Media
Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company based in Washington, D.C., and New York City. The company was established in November 2011 by Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass ''SB Nation'' (a sports blog network founded in 2005 by ...
. A former political commentator and former activist, Pike was one of the original hosts of the
talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...
show ''
The Young Turks'' on
Air America Radio.
Pike was later deputy director of public affairs for the think tank
Third Way. In 2017, she became the Vice President of Public Affairs at the
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
.
Pike occasionally substitute hosted The Young Turks when either
Cenk Uygur or
Ben Mankiewicz were absent. Her roles on the show included booking guests and participating in the chat room.
She formerly co-hosted an Internet-only broadcast following the show called ''Absolute Truth''. Pike has been a political opinion contributor to
ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...
.
Pike has a B.A. in Television Production from
Loyola Marymount University. Her father is American television and movie producer
John S. Pike.
References
1980 births
Living people
American talk radio hosts
American women radio presenters
People from Los Angeles
People from Washington, D.C.
Women National Football League executives
The Young Turks people
Loyola Marymount University alumni
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