Jillian Mele

 Jillian Mele (born September 17, 1982) is an American news anchor and reporter, famous for her work as co-host of Fox & Friends First from March 2017 until October 2021. In January 2022, she started reporting for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia.Mele was raised in Glenside, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roseanne (nee Zlemek) and Thomas Mele.She worked as a store clerk in high school. Mele graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 2005. in arts and communication from La Salle University in Philadelphia. After graduating from the school, she was offered an opportunity to work as anchor of sports on Presque Island, Maine, and in WIVT-TV, Binghamton, New York. She was a part of NBC 10 Philadelphia in 2007 and was awarded an Emmy for her work on a show that focused on the Olympics. In 2014, Mele was offered a job in NBC Sports Philadelphia. There, she hosted the morning talk show Breakfast on Broad, which also earned her an Emmy in addition to the Philadelphia Eagles postgame program called Endgame. Mele was offered a position as a reporter at Fox News in March 2017. She served as the anchor of Fox & Friends First, and also as the headlines reporter for Fox & Friends. Mele also returned to La Salle University in October 2021 to complete her Master's degree. Mele stated that she would now be focused on her personal life and she was deciding to leave Fox News. Mele is currently a student at La Salle University. In 2022, she was offered a job with WPVI-TV, Philadelphia.