Not many people can lay claim to visiting the famed places of Zanzibar, Timbuktu and Casablanca in their lifetime. But Jill Cordes has done all of this in the same year. On top of that, she has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, ridden a camel into the Sahara, and run the New York City, Boston and Chicago Marathons. She is no ordinary television personality.

What began more than a decade ago as a reporting gig for a local NBC station in South Dakota has evolved into a flourishing career for this highly energetic and passionate woman. She’s hosted the award winning show, The Best Of, on Food Network (231 shows, 1000 restaurants), HGTV’s My First Place (65 shows), and America’s first

broadband network dedicated to all things pets (www.petstyle.com). She’s also filed hundreds of syndicated reports for local news stations throughout the country--from cooking tips, health and wellness (Simple Solutions), to how to reduce your carbon footprint (Brighter Living). Her television adventures have led her to play golf with actor and restaurateur Bill Murray, dine atop a glacier in Alaska, dance with leading man Morgan Freeman and appear on Oprah.

Jill is not only an accomplished television host/reporter, but in December of 2009, she became a mom. The arrival of her daughter Fia Lily made her a natural fit in the “mommy media space” world. She hosted a yearlong production called My First Baby and

www.myfirstbaby.com (syndicated and online), where she shared her stories and experiences with other moms across the country. She also interviewed experts about the “do’s” and “don’ts”, the “what’s” and “why’s” and the most important question: Will I ever sleep again? The show is sponsored by Graco and the magazines American Baby and Parents.
Recently Jill also joined Parents.com as one of their featured bloggers. She shares her personal stories and funny anecdotes on her blog Of Fi I Sing (http://www.parents.com/blogs/of-fi-i-sing/). She also hosts specials and webisodes for Better TV, and Parents.com.

She is expecting her second baby--a boy--in

late January. In her spare time, which is increasingly scarce these days, she enjoys traveling to places off the beaten path, writing, reading and running. Her husband is a screenwriter, so the happy family - along with their cat, Wayne Sanchez - split their time between Brooklyn, New York and Los Angeles, California.