Dory Jackson is a writer, editor, reporter, and on-air talent specializing in entertainment news. Although much of her work is entertainment-based, she has enjoyed covering news within the celebrity, political, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and business world.

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She earned her undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College in May 2016. Her focus was on Communications Studies and Journalism. She participated in the R-MC Cheer & Dance Team, Stinger Radio Station, and The Yellow Jacket Newspaper. 

 

Her sophomore year of college is when she realized that she was meant to pursue a career in entertainment journalism after attending Hot 99.5s Jingle Ball — an event where she had her first celebrity interviews with Fifth Harmony and Austin Mahone.

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She's since worked with news brands such as MTV, Us Weekly, International Business Times and Newsweek. Through Newsweek, she's interviewed dozens of A-List stars, including Zooey Deschanel, Michael B. Jordan, Kristen Bell, Alec Baldwin, Viola Davis and Laverne Cox. 

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​Currently, Dory works in New York City as an Associate TV Editor for PEOPLE. Through this role, she's continued interviewing top-tier stars like Pierce Brosnan, Savannah Guthrie, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, John Stamos and Kate Hudson.

 

Outside of her work as a digital and print journalist, Dory has found her grove on-screen as a contributor. She's made major TV appearances on programs like Good Morning America, ABC News' Nightline and NewsNation Now. In addition to previously co-hosting the "Idol Nation" podcast, she also made appearances on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast and The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast.

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Dory has also garnered experience as a panel moderator and host. She moderated the "Full House" cast reunion panel at 90s Con Connecticut 2023, a livestream panel with stars from Hallmark's The Way Home and a one-on-one conversation with Omarion at the Harlem International Film Festival. Additionally, she hosted The Women of Country's 2023 CMA Fest Week Showcase. 

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