Jane Skinner
# Jane Skinner

Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967) is an American former daytime news anchor who worked for Fox News, co-hosting Happening Now with Jon Scott from 11 am to 1 pm ET. On June 24, 2010, she announced on-air her retirement from her daytime news anchor position at the end of her usual Happening Now segment, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. She is married to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

## Early life

Jane Skinner was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois, and graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1985. Skinner received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University.

## Career

Skinner began her career as a political correspondent for KBJR in Duluth, Minnesota. She joined Fox News as a general reporter from WNBC-TV in New York City. Previously, she worked at WITI in Milwaukee, where she was an anchor, establishing the station's primetime newscast after that station became a Fox affiliate. She has also been a general-assignment reporter for KMOV in St. Louis and WCSH in Portland, Maine.

Before appearing on Happening Now, Skinner hosted the 2 pm ET edition of Fox News Live and hosted a segment on Studio B called "Skinnerville". Previous to that, she hosted Sunday Best, which featured highlights from the previous week's programming on the channel. She was also featured for a time on The Big Story with John Gibson.

## Personal life

Her father is Sam Skinner, former Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. On October 25, 1997, she married now-NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and resides in Westchester, New York, with their twin daughters, born in 2001.

