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Jillian Mele (born September 17, 1982) is an American news anchor and reporter who is best known for serving as co-host on ''
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'' from March 2017 to October 2021. Starting in January 2022, she began reporting with
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Biography

Mele was raised in
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, the daughter of Roseanne (née Zlemek) and Thomas Mele. She worked as a grocery store clerk in high school. In 2005, Mele graduated with a B.A. in arts and communication from La Salle University in
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. After school, she accepted a position as a sports anchor in
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and the WIVT-TV in
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, New York. In 2007, she joined NBC 10 in Philadelphia, where she earned an Emmy award for her work on a show about the Olympics. In 2014, she accepted a position with
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where she co-hosted a morning sports talk show called ''Breakfast on Broad'' where she earned another Emmy and a
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post-game program called ''Endgame''. In March 2017, Mele accepted a position at
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where she served as co-anchor of ''
Fox & Friends First ''Fox & Friends First'' is a breakfast television show on Fox News. It airs every weekday at 4 a.m. Eastern/1am Pacific. The two-hour-long program hosted by Carley Shimkus and Todd Piro serves as a pre-show to the network's flagship morning show ...
'' and as headlines reporter for ''
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'' until October 2021. On October 29, 2021, Mele announced that she would be leaving Fox News to return to La Salle University to pursue a Master's Degree. On her departure, Mele stated that "It's time to focus on my personal life." Mele is currently attending La Salle University. In 2022, she accepted a position with
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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
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See also

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* List of La Salle University people


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mele, Jillian 1982 births Living people 21st-century American women American television reporters and correspondents American television journalists American women television journalists Fox News people Journalists from Pennsylvania La Salle University alumni