Jane Robelot (born October 9, 1960) is an American television host, who served as a co-anchor of

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television's ''This Morning'' from 1996 to 1999. In the 1980s, she worked at

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, then at then-CBS-owned WCAU TV

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before moving to CBS. After working for CBS News, she was the primary anchor for WGCL-TV in

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. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, where she graduated from

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, and a graduate of

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, she is currently the 4pm news anchor at

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in Greenville, South Carolina. She is married and has one son. During her tenure at CBS, she won two national Emmy Awards. She also served as daytime co-host of the Nagano Olympics with

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. Since returning to South Carolina, Robelot and her husband Mario DeCarvalho created Carolina Zoom Productions, a high-definition video company. At WYFF, Robelot worked on "Chronicle: Pauls' Gift" that dealt with a local man's sudden death and his role in saving three strangers. This was done with cooperation of the Greenville Hospital System and LifePoint, South Carolina's organ and tissue recovery agency. A TV special was planned along with

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s. The result was an increase in registrations for

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s in the state along with national and international recognition. Robelot received a

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because of her efforts. Robelot was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in their 2017 Inaugural Class.Greenville County, South Carolina School Hall of Fame profile of Robelot.
- accessed February 6, 2022

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