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Jennifer Valoppi
Alma materOakland University (BA)
Occupations
  • television journalist
  • producer
  • author
Years active1981-
Spouse
Christian de Berdouare
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Websitejennifervaloppi.com

Jennifer Valoppi is an American television journalist, producer and author known for her work on WTVJ.[1]

Early life and education

Raised in Allen Park, Michigan, Valoppi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Oakland University, Michigan. Her mother was a singer.

Career

Valoppi began her career as a weather-caster and science editor for WEYI, the CBS affiliate in Flint, Michigan,[citation needed] in 1981 and was immediately named "Best Weathercaster".[citation needed]

From 1981 to 1984, Valoppi was an anchor and investigative reporter for NBC affiliate WPTV in West Palm Beach, where she won the United Press International's Award for "Best Investigative Work," for the series A Shot In The Dark, in which she helped free a man facing the electric chair.[2]

From 1994 to 2005, Valoppi was a lead anchor a WTVJ in Miami. She was then news anchor at New York's WWOR-TV[3] for 7 years.

Valoppi created and produced for WWOR two series of Money, Power and Influence, I and II, which was nominated for "Best New Syndicated Program,"[citation needed] and won two New York Emmy Awards for "Best On-Air Talent"[4] and "Best Entertainment Special."[citation needed]

who has been recognized on the floor of the United States Congress,[5] and is a 2006 recipient of Florida Governor Jeb Bush's Points of Light Award.[6]

Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program

Valoppi is founder and president of the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program. Valoppi is directing its national expansion with the help of a grant of $3 million from the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation.[7]

Personal life

Valoppi is married to Christian de Berdouare, the owner of the Chicken Kitchen restaurant chain.[8] They met in 1994 after she had recently moved to the area to take the job at NBC 6.They got married in a small ceremony on Fisher Island in 1997. They have two sons, Julian and Jordan.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Up Close & Personal Miami Reporter

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 To Tell the Truth — Episode: "Marni Nixon/Gene Dyke/Robert Nordyke"
1992 One to One — Episode: "Diahann Carroll"
2014 Graceland Reporter Episode: "Connects"

Literature

Year Title Publisher Category Notes
2017 The Way It Was: My Life with Frank Sinatra Hatchette Books Memoir, Nonfiction Hardcover / Paperback / Audiobook / Kindle [10]
2020 Certain Cure: Where Science Meets Religion Murray Hill Press Literature & Fiction, Medical Thriller Paperback / Audiobook / Kindle [11]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Blacktie - Have you met Jennifer Valoppi?". www.blacktie-southflorida.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ "Blacktie - Have you met Jennifer Valoppi?". www.blacktie-southflorida.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ Michals, Bob (25 July 1985). "Jennifer Valoppi to start spreading the news in New York". The Palm Beach Post. p. B16. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Outstanding On-Air Achievement" (PDF). New York Emmys. 1990–91.
  5. ^ Diaz-Balart, Mario (March 29, 2012). "Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks" (PDF). Govinfo.gov.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Valoppi, Ph.D." Bellwether Alliance. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  7. ^ "John S. and James L. Knight Foundation".
  8. ^ "Drug baron's mansion demolished". BBC News.
  9. ^ "The Lord of Chicken: Miami's most eccentric fast-food magnate sets his sights higher than pollo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Way It Was: My Life with Frank Sinatra". Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "Certain Cure: Where Science Meets Religion". Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "City of Miami". City of Miami.
  13. ^ "Capitolwords".
  14. ^ "Sisterly Solidarity". Vogue. 9 March 2012.

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