Jan Jeffcoat facts for kids

Jan Jeffcoat is a well-known American TV personality. She is currently the main news anchor for a show called The National Desk. This show shares important news on TV channels owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Jan Jeffcoat's Career

Jan Jeffcoat has appeared on several TV shows. She was a guest star on NBC’s This Is Us and Netflix’s “What If”. She also appeared on FOX’s “911” and “Family Time”. She was also in “Truth Be Told” on Apple TV. She even acted in a Lifetime movie called “My Daughter was Stolen”. In November 2019, she was in films like “In the Line of Duty” and “Mainstream”.

Early TV Work

Jan started her TV career very young. When she was just twelve, she hosted a children's program. This show was in her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. Her first job as a reporter was in Tallahassee, Florida. She later worked as a reporter and anchor. These jobs were at WBTV in Charlotte, NC, and WCSC-TV in Charleston, SC.

Working in Big Cities

From November 2004 to June 2007, Jan was a morning anchor at KRIV in Houston. During her time there, the morning news show became very popular. It was the fastest-growing morning news program in Houston.

On June 25, 2007, Jan began anchoring at Chicago's WFLD-TV. She first co-hosted the "Good Day Chicago" morning show. In August 2010, she moved to co-anchor the Noon newscast. Her work on Good Day Chicago helped the show win an Illinois AP award in 2008. She also won two local Emmy Awards for her reports.

Jan left WFLD in 2012. She then helped launch "The List" for Scripps. This was a TV show about entertainment that was shown across the country. From 2013 to 2018, Jan was a morning and evening TV news anchor for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.. Since 2018, she has worked for Sinclair Broadcast Group. She first worked for WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. Since late 2020, she has been the main anchor for The National Desk. This national news service broadcasts from the WJLA-TV studios.

Awards and Recognition

Jan Jeffcoat has won many awards for her work. She has won 5 Emmy Awards for her anchoring and reporting. These awards came from different cities, including Chicago. She also won an Edward R. Murrow award. This was for her reporting after the earthquakes in Haiti.

H-Texas Magazine named her a "Top Houston Professional who's on the fast track." Early in her time in Houston, she covered a car crash. Her reporting on this event led to a nomination for a Regional Emmy. She was also nominated for Best Anchor in Texas in 2006 and 2007. She also received two AP awards for her anchoring. In 2005 and 2006, she was nominated for a Star Award. This award was from the American Women of Radio and Television. In 2010, her alma mater, the USC, named her "Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year."

Jan Jeffcoat's Family Life

Jan Jeffcoat has shared some details about her family. She has said that her mother is of Japanese descent. Her father is part Native American.

In 2003, she married Matthew Kingsley. He is a talent agent and owns his own entertainment company. Their first daughter, Kana Zen, was born in March 2012. In early February 2015, Jan announced she was expecting another child. Her second daughter, Kensington Sage, was born in May 2015. In 2008, Jan moved to California. This was because her husband moved his entertainment company there.