Jill Arrington

Jill Arrington is a famous American sports journalist who can be heard on the radio station KBCS/KACL in Los Angeles. She has also worked as a sports anchor at FoxSportsNet and FoxSports1 and was voted the 48th sexiest sportscasters in America in 2001.


Personal life

Jill Arrington, the renowned sports personality stepped onto the earth on 27th July, 1972 in a small city named Conyers in Georgia, U.S.A. She was born to parents Rick Arrington and Mary Jane Odum. Her father used to be a professional football player who played as a quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles while her mother was a housewife.

Jill’s birth sign is Leo and she belongs to white ethnicity. She has a tall height of 5’8’’ and a good personality which has made her a popular name in the sports journalism industry. She attended University of Miami and graduated with a major degree in political science and broadcast journalism and a minor degree in drama in the year 1994.

Even at forty-five years of age, Jill Arrington hasn’t lost her charm. Her beauty and confidence surely hasn’t faded away with her age. As her biography suggests, she is a single mother of a beautiful daughter named Presley Kate Panaro, who was born in 2004. She was married to Dean Panaro in August 2001 but the couple divorced after seven years in 2008. Currently, Jill does not have a boyfriend and resides with her family in Beverly Hills, California.

Quite surprisingly, the beautiful Jill Arrington is not on Instagram. Nevertheless, she spends her time on twitter where she has amassed 22k followers.

Career

Jill Arrington’s career in broadcasting began when she graduated from her University. She produced the entertainment show called ‘Main Floor’ for five years and another show called ‘Real TV’ for one year. Having produced these shows, Jill stepped into the world of sports as a sideline reporter for ‘FOX Sports’ wherein her job was to cover women’s tennis. Besides, she was also the co-host of FOX Sports ‘NFL Under the Helmet’ for a season. She was also the Arena football sideline reporter for three seasons. She featured as a reporter on ‘The NFL Today’ show.

It comes as no surprise that Jill’s career in media hasn’t been a bed of roses. She constantly had to change television channels before she would get promoted from a sideline reporter to a sports anchor. Jill also worked for the famous ‘ESPN’ channel for a year as the lead university football sideline reporter.

Then came a time when Jill had to take a break and look after her daughter since she was now a single mother. In 2010, Jill returned to FOX Sports as a host. Currently, Jill is a sports anchor in L.A. for KCBS and KCAL. All this work is the reason why Jill Arrington has a net worth of a whopping $9 million. Along with this, she has won the hearts of millions of sports enthusiasts both in the United States, and all over the world.

Last Modified: Mar 7, 2020


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