Jean Jennings
Jean Jennings is a retired American journalist, publisher and television personality covering the automotive industry, noted for making the industry more accessible to a broad cross-section of enthusiasts.
Jean Jennings | |
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| Born | Jean Marie Lienert |
| Pen name | Jean Lindamood Jean Lindamood Jenkins |
| Occupation | Writer, Car and Driver (1980-1985), writer, Automobile (1985-2014), Editor in Chief, Automobile (2000-2014), President, Automobile (2006-2014), founder, JeanKnowsCars (2012-2018) correspondent, Good Morning America |
| Genre | Automotive journalism |
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After writing for Car and Driver (1980-1985), she co-founded Automobile, where she continued to write her widely known column, Vile Gossip, after becoming the magazine's editor in chief (2000-2014) and president (2006-2014).
She was the automotive correspondent for Good Morning America (1994-2000) and the Oxygen network. She was later the Chairman, CEO and host of the self-branded automotive website and blog, Jean Knows Cars (2012-2018), has written articles for LinkedIn, and edited the book Road Trips, Head Trips, and Other Car-Crazed Writings. She continued to write the Vile Gossip column intermittently for Autoblog.com.
Jennings has been honored by the Motor Press Guild, International Society for Vehicle Preservation, and Detroit Press Club Foundation. With Jennings as editor and President, Automobile magazine was the first car magazine to win a National Magazine Award. She is in the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame and won the Ken Purdy Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism.