Jill Pike

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Jill Pike (born July 13, 1980) is a radio personality and political commentator, and is formerly one of the hosts of the liberal talk radio show The Young Turks on Air America Radio[1] [2]. Pike occasionally substitute hosted The Young Turks when either Cenk Uygur or Ben Mankiewicz was absent. Jill was also the former co-host of an internet-only broadcast following the show entitled Absolute Truth.[1]

Jill has a B.A. in Television Production from Loyola Marymount University and has worked behind the scenes in television in various capacities on such shows as National Enquirer TV and The Jeff Corwin Experience. Regarding her looks, at least one US News & World Report reporter has referred to her as a "babe."[3] Referring to her modeling in a Young Turks calendar publication, her co-hosts say that "her calendar is a big hit among guys, of course."[4]"

Pike has also been a political opinion contributor to ABC News. [5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Grover, Ronald. "The Right Stuff from a Lefty Trio", Business Week. Retrieved on 2006-10-16. 
  2. ^ Farrelly, Maura Jane. "The Young Turks' Deliver Political Punditry On-line", Voice of America, April 3 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16. 
  3. ^ Bedard, Paul. "Air America's young turks", US News and World Report. Retrieved on 2006-10-20. 
  4. ^ Bedard, Paul. "The Whispers pictures", US News and World Report. Retrieved on 2006-10-16. 
  5. ^ Pike, Jill. "Getting Beyond the Drama of Immigration Reform", ABC News. Retrieved on 2006-11-26. 
  6. ^ Pike, Jill. "The Issue Here Is That Dirty Little Word: 'Sex.'", ABC News, February 6, 2007.