Jessica decided she wanted to be a talk show host when she was nine years old.  She attended Northwestern University’s National High School Institute for Radio/TV/Film when she was 16.  When she got home from the program, she started a segment for teenagers at her local NPR affiliate, WDIY FM.  Since she received her BSJ and MSJ from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Jessica has worked at many stations in several states including: