Jennifer
Jordan is an author, journalist, radio and television news anchor,
and voice-over/narration
talent.
She created, wrote,
and produced Women of K2 for National
Geographic Channel and recently
completed the book Savage Summit: The True Stories
of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the
World’s Most Feared
Mountain which will be published by William Morrow January 2005. She
is also the author of several children’s books which follow the
antics of Harry, the Happy Dog.
Jordan spent the
better part of the 1990’s at WGBH FM in Boston
where she anchored National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
She also worked with the acclaimed WGBH Channel 2, public television’s
most prolific production house, as an on air talent, news segment
producer, researcher and writer. Before Jordan joined WGBH she created,
produced,
hosted and marketed her own talk show that she syndicated nationally
via NPR’s satellite network
In addition to her
broadcast experience, Jordan wrote numerous cover stories for various
Boston periodicals
on topics ranging from famed
mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears to movie star brothers
Donnie and Mark
Wahlberg.
In the late 80’s she directed Harvard University’s
premiere speakers’ arena, The Forum at the John F. Kennedy
School of Government. Along with hosting presidents and prime ministers,
she helped produce “Candidates ’88,” a
13-week television series aired live on PBS stations nationwide.
After leaving the Kennedy School, she consulted for Harvard’s
Radcliffe College, organizing women’s conferences throughout
the country.
She
co-owns and operates Skyline Ventures Productions with her partner,
cinematographer/mountaineer Jeff Rhoads in Salt Lake City where she
spends
as much of her free time as possible exploring the back country of
the Wasatch Mountains, as well as competing in triathlons and ultra-distance
trail runs.
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