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 Jeanne Sparrow is a multi-talented media performer, well-known to Chicago audiences. She's an Emmy-winning television program host and reporter, a voice-over artist and top-rated and award-winning radio personality.
Jeanne’s media career started completely by accident -- and continues on purpose, thanks to a little luck, fun and joy. While still in high school, Jeanne’s speech and debate coach sent her to audition as an announcer on a country-western radio station in her hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana. She got the job and that’s where she fell in love with radio. After graduating and moving to the Chicago area to attend Northwestern University, she kept at it – in college at WNUR, interning at WGN, eventually being heard on several Chicago radio stations as host and co-host, including morning shows on WGCI with comedians George Wallace and Steve Harvey and on WLUP with Danny Bonaduce.
A few years into her radio career, Jeanne began appearing on television. Now her experience includes a wide variety of work, including hosting entertainment, arts, public affairs and cultural programs, and also serving as a morning traffic reporter and entertainment reporter. She has appeared on several network affiliates, including NBC, PBS, UPN, and also on the Big Ten Network, Comcast Network and Chicago superstation WGN, as well as on United Airlines in-flight programming and on the internet.
Even if you don’t see her face, you might hear her voice almost anywhere. As a voice-over artist, Jeanne can also be heard on television and radio commercials, websites, CD-ROMs, phone systems and multi-media presentations for retail, business and instruction.
Right now, you can hang out with Jeanne every weekday morning as she hosts the new morning information and entertainment program, “You & Me This Morning ”… airing from 6 to 8am on WCIU “The U.”
RESUME
TELEVISION
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You & Me This Morning |
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WCIU, Chicago |
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Host |
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CTA Connections |
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Karl Productions, Chicago |
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"Renee" |
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Interactive Training Modules |
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Macy's, Cincinnati |
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Anchor (fill-in) |
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Big Ten Women's Show |
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Big Ten Network, Chicago |
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Host |
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Prime Time Chicago |
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Comcast, Chicago |
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Traffic Reporter |
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NBC5 News Today |
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WMAQ, Chicago |
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Entertainment Reporter |
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NBC5 News Today,
News @ 10 |
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WMAQ, Chicago |
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Host |
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Gimme the Mike |
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WMAQ, Chicago |
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Host |
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Summer Music Fest Live |
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WMAQ, Chicago |
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Host |
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Sweet Home Chicago |
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WMAQ, Chicago |
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Host |
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United Entertainment Network |
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Orbis Broadcast Group, Chicago |
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Host |
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The Power to Make a Difference |
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WPWR, Chicago |
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Host/Producer |
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Around Town Saturday Night |
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WPWR, Chicago |
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Host/Producer |
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Absolute Artistry |
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WYCC, Chicago |
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Host/Producer |
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Chicago's Record Row |
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WYCC, Chicago |
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Host |
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His Name Was Emmett Till |
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WYCC, Chicago |
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Host |
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Illinois' Luckiest Lottery Game Show 25th
Anniversary Special |
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Jonathon Goodson Productions, Los Angeles (for
WGN, Chicago) |
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Host |
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United Negro College Fund Telethon |
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Central City Productions, Chicago |
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Host |
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NAACP ACT-SO Awards |
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Central City Productions, Chicago |
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Host |
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Bud Billiken Parade |
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Central City Productions, Chicago |
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Traffic Reporter |
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WGN Morning News |
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WGN, Chicago |
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RADIO
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Host |
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Morning, Midday, Afternoon, Overnight, Weekends |
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WGCI FM, Chicago |
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Traffic Reporter |
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WGCI AM/FM, WNUA FM, WLUP, WLUP AM, WMVP AM, WMAQ |
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Shadow Broadcast Services, Chicago |
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Host |
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Weekends |
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WKDC-AM, Elmhurst, IL |
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Host/Producer |
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Middays |
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WNUR-FM, Evanston, IL |
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Host |
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Evenings, Weekends |
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KNIR-AM, New Iberia, LA |
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VOICE-OVER
Commercials:
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AT&T
Allstate
American Cancer Society
Black Voices.com
Buick
Blockbuster Music
Charmin
Chevy Malibu
Chicago Tribune
Coca-Cola
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Exxon |
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Gateway Rehab
GMC
Health Alliance Plan
HealthWatch (Wrigley)
Illinois Eye Institute
K-Mart
Kellogg's
Krystal Restaurants
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Lowe's
McDonald's
National Beef Council
The Nielsen Company
Olivet University |
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Pontiac
South Beach Diet Foods
St. Vincent Hospital
Sears
Shore Bank
Sony
Tide
U.S. Army
Verizon
Wal-mart
Western Union
YMCA
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Industrial Videos:
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Allstate Insurance
Amoco Foundation
Kraft Foods |
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Lotus
National Security Council
NEC Technologies |
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Phillip Morris
Playback Theatre Midwest
United Airlines |
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Interactive/Internet:
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Whirlpool
GM Mobile Digital Media
System (Phatnoise)
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African-American Today
MedPartners
Sears
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Celebrity Ford
Shirey Cadillac
Watson Chevrolet |
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TV Promo Announcer:
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WBFS-TV(Miami, FL), WLMT-TV (Memphis, TN), WFAA-TV
(Dallas, TX), WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL) |
Documentary:
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"Comrade, Sister: The Women
of the Black Panther Party" |
TALENTS & SPECIAL SKILLS
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Event Host & Emcee
Teleprompter
Chromakey
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Dancer (Latin, Jazz, Tap and Modern)
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Accents: Cajun/Creole, Deep
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AWARDS & HONORS
- 2003 African American TV & Filmmakers, Sapphire Reinvention Award
- 2002 Midwest Radio and Music Association, Radio Personality of the Year and Griot Award
- 2000 3 Chicago Emmy Awards in Entertainment, Magazine and Public Affairs
- 2000 Chicago Association of Black Journalists, Award for Excellence
- 1998 Chicago Association of Black Journalists, Award for Excellence in Features
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
EDUCATION & TRAINING
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On Camera Technique,
Rachael Patterson, Acting Studio Chicago
Improv, Jack Bronis, Acting Studio Chicago
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Northwestern University |
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