Born and raised in Forest Grove, Oregon, she studied television and film at the University of Oregon[?], then graduating from the Oregon Health Sciences University[?] with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Her first on-air job was as an entertainment reporter for Good Day Oregon[?] at KPTV-TV[?] in Portland, Oregon, then moving on to co-hosting Saginaw, Michigan's popular radio show, Mike and Mindy in the Morning[?].
She then gained fame as as correspondent for Entertainment Tonight[?], reporting general entertainment news, interviewing celebrities, making on-set visits to movie and television productions, and attending movie premieres and industry events.
She moved on to KTLA-TV's News at Ten[?], providing news and gossip on celebrities in American and abroad.
As an interesting side-line to all this, she's one of Oprah Winfrey's "favourite guests" on her show, and has appeared on Live with Regis and Kathy Lee; both appearances were to tout her array of vocal sound effects[?].
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