NBC Today Show hosts trace their Jamaican roots

[SmoothOperator]

I knew Lester Holt had roots in Jamaica but did not know Jenna Wolfe his co host was born there. Segment feels like a JTB promo...but in a good way.

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[Cultcha]

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Lester did a report about this some time ago but like you, I didn't realize that Jenna was form JA.

Will watch when I get home.

Thanks for posting!

[Tuff Gong]

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Pretty cool!

[Wahalla]

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Now we know what and who the line:

I want to disturb my neighbour

Was directed at.

Interesting comment that the lady made about her father moving a factory from Puerto Rico to Jamaica.

[Tropicana]

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Excellent. Thanks for sharing this.

[Tropicana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Now we know what and who the line:

I want to disturb my neighbour
</div></div>

[Wahalla]

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The other thing that I noted... The reception at a hospital was behind bars.... Also can u imagine a expat give birth in Jamaica rather than else where ???? Would that happend tody....

[Tropicana]

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How come is only light skinned Blacks getting thee media jobs?

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[Cultcha]

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Both she and I were bawn at Nuttall and we were both neighbours of what is now the Bob Marley Museum.

Bob's place is at 56 Hope Road, my grandfathers house, where I spent much of my youth was at #81 (just a stones through across the road).

Small world!

[Cultcha]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How come is only light skinned Blacks getting thee media jobs?

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In Jamaica yu talk bout?

[SmoothOperator]

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Yea if you knew nothing of Jamaica, after watching this video you would think all Jamaicans were light skinned and mixed race black people. Can't complain too much though since the video was a positive. Lester Holt also did a nice segment on Usain Bolt and Jamaican track and field this year in prime time on NBC that was on the whole positive. Kudos to Lester for doing good by yard even though his broadcast accent is so strong he has no hope of ever speaking patois with a Jamaican accent.

[Tropicana]

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Mostly USA but to some extent Jamaica too.

[Wahalla]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How come is only light skinned Blacks getting thee media jobs?

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I was wondering that after listenting to &quot;Thats a Wrap&quot; and the Great Debate... Palava...(I never watch Jamaican television being a radio person....


A mean all ah dese light skin people...

Alan Magnus

André Earle

Daniel Thompson

Derrick Wilks

Dorraine Samuels

Dr Orville Taylor

Dr. Barbara Gloudon

Dr. Leahcim Semaj

Gerry McDaniel

Heather Grant

Julian ‘Dj Juju’ Jones

Kharma Hill

Ms Kitty

Paula-Anne Porter Jones

Ralston McKenzie

Tazhna Williams

Troy Porter

Earl Moxam

Baba Tunde

Martin Henry

[Tropicana]

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I said I was mostly l speaking about the USA. Re: Radio personalities, unlike you, I can't see through the radio.

[kia027]

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black TV Journalists