American model and journalist
Willow Bay (born Kristine Carlin Bay ; December 28, 1963) is an American television journalist, editor, author, and former model. In 2017, she became dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism [1] having earlier served as director of USC Annenberg School of Journalism.[2] [3] [4] [5] She was previously a senior editor for the Huffington Post and a special correspondent for Bloomberg Television .[citation needed ]
Life and career
Bay was born in New York City , New York . She attended Dominican Academy , an all-girls Catholic school in New York, and graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts . She attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate, and earned her MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business .[6]
A former fashion model, she was represented by Ford Models .[7] She was a spokesperson for Estée Lauder cosmetics from 1983 to 1989.[8] [9] [10]
Bay served as a correspondent for NBC's Today Show .[11] She was a co-anchor of ABC 's Good Morning America Sunday for four years, and a correspondent for ABC's World News Saturday and World News Sunday . From 1991 to 1998 , she was co-host with Ahmad Rashad of NBA Inside Stuff .[12]
She was an anchor for CNN , hosting two primetime programs: CNN & Entertainment Weekly and CNN & Fortune , along with CNN's flagship financial news program, Moneyline .[13] She was a freelance anchor and correspondent for MSNBC and NBC News in 2005 and 2006. She was the executive producer and host of Lifetime Television 's Spotlight 25.[14]
Bay is the author of a book titled Talking to Your Kids in Tough Times: How to Answer Your Child's Questions About the World We Live In (2003).[15]
At the Huffington Post , Bay served as a senior editor based in Los Angeles . She has helped manage the expansion of non-political content and new verticals for the site. In collaboration with Yahoo! News and the Huffington Post , she interviewed Warren Buffett and President Bill Clinton for the Newsmaker series.[16] [17]
Personal life
Bay has two sons and two step-daughters with her husband, Bob Iger , the ex-chairman and current CEO of The Walt Disney Company , whom she married in 1995, following his divorce in 1994.[18] [19]
References
^ "Veteran journalist Willow Bay named dean of USC Annenberg" . annenberg.usc.edu .
^ "Willow Bay to lead USC Annenberg School of Journalism" . annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
^ Los Angeles Times (March 26, 2014). "Willow Bay Named Director of USC's Journalism School" . Los Angeles Times .
^ "USC News" . 22 June 2023.
^ "Willow Bay in the USC Annenberg Media Center" . YouTube.com. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 20, 2016 .
^ "Dean Willow Bay | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism" . annenberg.usc.edu . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ "Willow Bay | Estee Stories Blog | EsteeLauder.com" . Estée Lauder Official Site . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ "Estée Lauder Biography for Willow Bay" . Estée Lauder. 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Estee Lauder Commercial with Willow Bay from 1980s" . YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 6, 2016 .
^ "Willow Bay Talks About Her Mentors: Estee Lauder, David Stern, and Arianna Huffington" . YouTube.com. January 31, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Former GMA Co-Anchor Willow Bay Named Dean of USC Annenberg" . www.adweek.com . 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ Patten, Dominic (2014-03-26). "Former TV Anchor Willow Bay To Head USC Journalism School" . Deadline . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ Mifflin, Lawrie (1999-08-07). "Moneyline's New Look; Yes, Willow Bay Is an Ex-Model, but One With an M.B.A." The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ I-Chun, Chen (May 26, 2014). "HuffPo's Willow Bay will take over one of the country's top journalism programs" . Biz Journals .
^ "Willow Bay | About USC" . about.usc.edu . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ "Willow Bay | HuffPost" . www.huffingtonpost.com . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ "Bill Clinton Tells Bloomberg TV's Willow Bay 'I Don't Know' if Hillary will Run for President" . Retrieved 2017-12-10 .
^ "Willow Bay ", The Pennsylvania Gazette
^ Bay, Willow. "Willow Bay profile" . Huffington Post . Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
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