A Gift from Adversity ~Jamie Blanco~ Ep.50
Interviewed by Juri Love
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Bio:
Jamie Blanco is an award-winning journalist and mother of two currently residing in the Boston area. Jamie put herself through college by working in local TV newsrooms, first in Miami, then in Boston. She graduated cum laude from Emerson College in 2009 before venturing to Washington D.C. There she got her feet wet at Federal News Radio before accepting the position of Morning News Manager at WNEW, a CBS News Radio station. She and her team won an Edward R. Murrow award for Best Newscast and racked up numerous other Associated Press awards. Jamie became Acting Managing Editor at WNEW before moving back to Boston and accepting a position at legendary news operation WBZ NewsRadio. Once the COVID pandemic hit Jamie took time away from journalism for her greatest job yet, as a full-time mom to her two small children. Jamie spent several years working to realize her father’s dream of publishing his book of hope for cancer patients. Jamie enjoys nerd culture, hosts an iHeartRadio podcast called ‘The Hub on Hollywood’ and is now a frequent background actor in film and TV.
