Jeannie Blaylock Biography

Jeannie Blaylock is an American award-winning journalist currently working as a weekday anchor on First Coast News at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida, alongside Shannon Ogden. She also works as a reporter for “Healthwatch.” Blaylock co-anchors First Coast News’ weeknight newscasts at 5 and 6 p.m.

Jeannie Blaylock Education

Blaylock received the valedictorian award at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, with a BA and triple major in English, communication, and art. She received her summa cum laude diploma in 1982 and completed a portion of her undergraduate studies at Oxford University in Oxford, England. She also attended the BBC in London.

Jeannie Blaylock Career

She is the first person in Jacksonville to receive the prestigious Peabody Award, which recognizes her pioneering work in the development of Buddy Check 12, which has saved the lives of thousands of First Coast women and men. Buddy Check 12 has promoted self-exams and mammograms since 2002. A mammogram can detect pre-cancer as small as a grain of sand, but nearly half of all women do not have regular mammograms. Jeannie wanted to change that, so she collaborated with Baptist Health and MD Anderson to raise over a million dollars for the purchase of the “Buddy Bus,” a mobile mammography unit. Jeannie has inspired dozens of cities across the country to replicate Buddy Check 12 and encourage women to detect breast cancer early.

Jeannie believes in giving back to the community. Her “Apple Project” in 2014 aided in the construction of a free dental clinic on Timuquana Road. She was also the first reporter on the First Coast News team to cover K9s For Warriors, an organization that trains service dogs to assist veterans with PTSD. According to Jeannie, the group has a 99 percent success rate in preventing suicides.

Her journalism work has taken her to a number of different countries. Jeannie’s reports from Haiti sparked donations for earthquake victims, resulting in the provision of new prosthetic legs to over a hundred amputees. She covered the 75th anniversary of D-Day live from the beaches of Normandy. Thousands of students have been invited by school districts to watch the First Coast News documentary on D-Day, which is helping to educate them about the day and its history.

Jeannie Blaylock WJXX

Blaylock works at WJXX where she works alongside other famous WJXX anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Haley Harrison
2. Mike Prangley
3. Jordan Wilkerson
4. Matthew Copeland
5. Nichelle Cobb
6. Mindy Wadley
7. Casey Feindt
8. Atyia Collins
9. Tristan Hardy
10. Briana Ray-Turner
11. Makayla Lucero
12. Robert Bradfield
13. Kailey Tracy
14. Anne Schindler
15. Harold Goodridge
16. Jessica Clark
17. Mia O’Brien
18. Lauren Rautenkranz
19. Katie Jeffries
20. Keitha Nelson
21. Lewis Turner
22. Chris Porter
23. Anthony Austin
24. Heather Crawford
25. Ken Amaro
26. Tim Deegan
    

Jeannie Blaylock Age

Blaylock likes to keep her personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 50’s.

Jeannie Blaylock Height

Blaylock stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall.

Jeannie Blaylock Family

Blaylock has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Jeannie Blaylock has any siblings.

Jeannie Blaylock Husband

Blaylock is married to Bill Lyle, a Jacksonville native. The couple has two children who are twins; Katie Blaylock and Carson Blaylock.

Jeannie Blaylock Net Worth

Jeannie has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a journalist.

Jeannie Blaylock Salary

Jeannie earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

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