Jill Pike

Jill Pike

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 Radiocite news |title= The Right Stuff from a Lefty Trio |url= http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2006/nf2006027_4397_db011.htm |first= Ronald |last=Grover| February 7 2006 |work= Business Week |accessdate= 2006-10-16] [cite news |title=The Young Turks' Deliver Political Punditry On-line |url= http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-04/2006-04-13-voa55.cfm?CFID=47877510&CFTOKEN=43253255l |publisher= Voice of America | first= Maura Jane |last= Farrelly |date= April 3 2006 |accessdate= 2006-10-16] . 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". [http://www.theyoungturks.com/info/at]

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."cite news |title= Air America's young turks |url= http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/paulyblog/2006/09/air_americas_young_turks.htm |first= Paul |last= Bedard| September 13 2006 |work=US News and World Report |accessdate= 2006-10-20] 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."cite news |title= The Whispers pictures |url= http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/paulyblog/2006/09/the_whispers_pictures.htm |first= Paul |last= Bedard| September 18 2006 |work=US News and World Report |accessdate= 2006-10-16] "

Pike has also been a political opinion contributor to ABC News. cite news |title= Getting Beyond the Drama of Immigration Reform |url= http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2658451&page=1 |first= Jill |last= Pike| November 16 2006 |work=ABC News|accessdate= 2006-11-26] cite news |title=The Issue Here Is That Dirty Little Word: 'Sex.' | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/BothSidesAllSides/story?id=2853140&page=1 |work=ABC News |first=Jill| last=Pike |date= February 6, 2007 ]

She is currently the Deputy Director for Public Affairs at Third Way [http://www.thirdway.org/internships] .

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