Jennifer Santiago Explained

Jennifer Santiago
Birth Name:Jennifer Klarman
Occupation:Attorney, freelance writer, photographer, journalist, model
Notable Works:Runnin' At Midnite (2001 film)
Awards:Genesis Awards, Emmy

Jennifer Santiago is an attorney, freelance writer, photographer, model, and Emmy Award-winning reporter for HDNews.

Early life and education

In 1997, she received her J.D. degree, with honors, from Villanova University School of Law in Pennsylvania where she was also a member of The Villanova Law Review.

Career

In 1998, Santiago posed for pictorials (under her name at birth, Jennifer Klarman) that appeared in several Playboy special editions.[1] [2] [3] In one of her pictorials, she posed alongside fellow Villanova Law School graduate and former Playboy playmate Victoria Zdrok.[4]

Santiago is a lawyer,[5] who began a journalism career with WFOR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Miami.[6]

She co-produced the independent feature film Runnin' At Midnite, which was selected for several film festivals.[7] The 2001 Chicano basketball drama was directed by Pablo Toledo.[8]

Santiago cites her report that led to then governor Charlie Crist freeing a man named Richard Peay who was sentenced to a 25-year mandatory prison term as the highlight of her professional journalism career, according to an interview she did with Aventura Business Monthly.[9]

In February 2006, Congressman Kendrick Meek sent President George W. Bush a copy of Santiago's report "Return to Haiti", urging the President to halt the deportations of Haitians because of an omission in the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act.[10] "Return to Haiti" chronicled the story of an undocumented Haitian migrant who was sent back to Haiti after living in the United States for 15 years. He left behind three U.S. born children and a wife. "Return to Haiti" won numerous awards and recognition from prominent Haitian Advocates[11] such as Congressman Meek and Haitian-American political activist Marleine Bastien.[12]

Santiago, a reported vegetarian,[13] received a Genesis Award in 2007 from the Humane Society of the United States. The award was given in recognition of a series of reports including "Stopping the Seal Hunt" — which also appeared on the CBS Evening News.[14] To mark his first 100 days in office, Florida Governor Charlie Crist gave Santiago an exclusive interview in Tallahassee.

Bloggers have called her "the Angelina Jolie of news" because of her diverse resume and penchant for traveling to third-world countries alone for news stories.[15]

Awards for television reporting

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA154552.html?display=Top+of+the+Week "Windy City Blowup"
  2. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20010829/ai_n13922021 "Ch. 2 bosses refuse to bare anchor plans"
  3. http://www.onthemedia.org/yore/transcripts/transcripts_090101_mike.html radio transcript
  4. See Victoria Zdrok's listing of Playboy Special Edition Appearances
  5. Web site: Walker's son may make his own political footprint . March 29, 2023 . Chicago Tribune.
  6. Web site: CBS4 News Team: Jennifer Santiago. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192520/http://cbs4.com/bios/local_bio_053140426. dead. September 27, 2007.
  7. Web site: Foundas . Scott . August 14, 2003 . Runnin' at Midnite . March 29, 2023 . Variety . en-US.
  8. Web site: Villarreal . Phil . Chicano films in the spotlight . March 29, 2023 . Arizona Daily Star . en.
  9. http://www.AventuraBiz.com/abj/jennifersantiago-abj.shtml Jennifer Santiago Interview on AventuraBusinessMonthly.com May 2011
  10. http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/press/2006.02.03.shtml Congressman Kendrick P. Meek Press Release:"Meek Urges President Bush, Governor Bush to Support Legislation to Aid Haitian Immigrants." Feb. 3, 2006.
  11. http://blog.ijdh.org/haiti_justiceblog/2007/01/haiti_legislati_1.html Haiti Justice Blog:"Haiti Legislative Priority Part 2: Immigration Reform." March 1, 2007.
  12. Web site: Marleine Bastien, founder and current Executive Director . May 31, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070404123521/http://fanm.org/about_us/marleine_bastien.html . April 4, 2007 .
  13. "Jennifer Santiago:South Florida Reporter Putting Animal Rights in the Spotlight,"ARFF Newsletter, pg.3, Fall 2006.
  14. Web site: June 4, 2011 . Activists, Hunters Spar Over Seal Hunt - CBS Evening News - CBS News . . March 29, 2023 . June 4, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162314/https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/08/eveningnews/main1483006.shtml . bot: unknown .
  15. http://johncairns.blogspot.com/search/label/TV%20News The Cairns Blog: "Yet More Lawyers in TV News(And Elsewhere)" March 13, 2007.

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