Jillian Mele Biography & Net Worth

Jillian Mele Biography & Net Worth

Jillian Mele is a successful television broadcast journalist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. As at the time of collecting all available relevant information regarding this person, the records show that she’s currently linked to the popular Fox News Channel where she co-hosts the “FOX & Friends First” program alongside Todd Piro. In addition, she also pays her dues as a member of FOX News Channel’s morning show franchise, “FOX & Friends”, where she contributes to daily segments and reports on the latest news headlines.

Jillian joined the FOX News Channel in March 2017. However, before getting hired by the highly prestigious network, she spent some time as a co-anchor on Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia’s local morning news show, “Breakfast on Broadwhere” and eventually earned an Emmy Award for her work.

Earlier in her career, Jillian spent around seven years as a reporter with WCAU-TV (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At this job, the versatile and committed TV host reported in various capacities, including as a traffic and sports reporter. She got her chance to work as an on-air personality in the earliest stage of her career as a local news anchor for several stations in Binghamton, New York, and Presque Isle, Maine.

A La Salle University graduate, Jillian held an internship with Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia, and this experience, according to her, truly helped her prepare for the bigger tasks ahead.

Early Life: Childhood, Family, Education

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on 17 September 1982. Her parents are Roseanne Zlemek and Thomas Mele. It is known that her mother, Roseanne, has been a registered nurse for over two years.

Jillian experienced her childhood in Glenside, Pennsylvania, along with her younger brother. She attended a local high school in her city before moving on to enroll at the La Salle University in Philadelphia, where she completed her tertiary education and graduated with a B.A. degree in arts and communication.

Professional Life: Journalism Career

Jillian Mele is a vastly renowned broadcast journalist. She started working hard to achieve her dreams right from the onset. Even as an undergraduate, she made remarkable attempts at acquiring more knowledge about journalism by spending some time with Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia as a committed intern.

Currently, she works as a news anchor, TV host and reporter for the Fox News Channel, taking up various roles and making sure that her employees have no other options than to be proud of her.

Prior to joining Fox, this lady spent a good time at Comcast Sports Net where she anchored a social media-driven program called “Endgame” after every Philadelphia Eagles game during the season.

Most noteworthy, Jillian worked as a sports news anchor and reporter for NBC10 where she reported the Olympics special back in 2016, winning an Emmy Award for her remarkable performance. She also hosted a local football show called “HS Blitz” every week. Similarly, Jillian compiled reports for the morning program on NBC 10 News. She also worked as an anchor of NBC 10’s personality-driven local lifestyle and entertainment program, “10! The show”.

Before going to work at NBC10, Jillian worked as a news anchor, producer, and writer at WIVT-TV.

Prior to WIVT-TV, she was a producer and weekend sports anchor at WAGM-TV where she produced stories, edited materials for on-air production, and presented the news for the station’s audiences.

Achievements: Awards & Honors

Jillian is undoubtedly a fine journalist, as evidenced by her track record and accomplishments so far. Citing her work, she picked up the prestigious Emmy Award in 2016 for her work as a sports anchor.

Personal Life: Relationships, Husband, Affairs, Private Interests

Jillian is a very private person. She rarely shows up in public unless she’s going for her daily work. Despite being so gorgeous and captivating in the eye and being someone who can easily steal a lot of attention due to her beautiful appearance, this reporter doesn’t enjoy being in the limelight. She is hardly on social media, not to post her private pictures, and neither to talk about her private life and affairs. Hence, we do not have anything concerning her relationships or love life. It is unknown whether she is currently married, dating, or whether she has any children since none of these things has been mentioned publicly.

Jillian Mele Net Worth: Salary, Income Sources, Brands

The 38-year-old American news anchor and reporter makes her money from working for FOX as the host of the network’s “Fox & Friends First”, among other shows. She is based in New York City due to her job, since we know nothing about her private life, we can assume that she enjoys the proceeds from her work to the max.

Jillian Mele’s net worth is about $2 million, and she has been able to earn this much by working for a big network like FOX after spending some time at various news stations across the United States.