Early Life
Jacobson was born and raised in Michigan where she attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Subsequently, she attended and graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, in 1989. Jacobson graduated from the University of Michigan in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and communications.
- Her first television job was in Traverse City, Michigan, at WPBN/WTOM-TV, where she spent two years as a fill-in news anchor and weekend sports anchor, producer, and editor.
- Reported on a number of stories in Northern California, including profiles of one time Sacramento Kings players Mike Bibby, Chris Webber, and Jason Williams.
- Covered a wide range of professional sports including the NFL and NBA as a weekend sports anchor at KXTV-TV, ABC’s Sacramento affiliate station (1998-02).
- Hosted KXTV’s News10 Red Zone
- Served as a sports reporter for KXTV's Monday Night Football show (1996–98).
- Hosted The NBA Insiders, a weekly two-hour radio show for KHTK-AM (2000–02).
- Filled in for Dan Patrick on his radio show broadcast on ESPN radio weekdays from 1pm - 4pm Eastern time, during the 2005 holiday season.
- Filled in occasionally for Mike Golic on the ESPN Radio show Mike and Mike in the Morning.
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