- Jamie Krauss was always meant to be on television. Outgoing and
precocious even as a pre-schooler, Jamie did her fist interview at the
largely attended bi-centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty.
With hundreds of celebrities, dignitaries and politicians around, Jamie
sidled up to her subject,
Henry Kissinger, and got right down to
the important topic: "What is your favorite flavor of ice cream, and do
you like sprinkles or hot fudge?"
Jamie was only five years old. It was around that age when her mother,
Joan Lunden, began bringing her to all of
Good Morning America (1975)'s
biggest events. She had an innate love of being on-set, and watching a
television show broadcast. Joan often sat Jamie on the side, and would
return to find her "pre-interviewing" her next guest, whether it was a
movie star or an ex-president.
On take-you-daughters-to-work-day, it was clear to Lunden what her
daughter was born to do, and she would always set up an opportunity for
Jamie to interview her favorite author live on the show. From
Judy Blume to
Mary Higgins Clark, Jamie took the
charge very seriously, asking good questions and bringing her effusive
personality through in every interview. She was no more then 12 years
old.
When the show went on the road to Amsterdam, the GMA producers thought
it would be evocative to have Jamie read from Anne Frank's diary, a
charge that Jamie took very seriously. She put so much steadfast
emotion into the reading, that letters poured into ABC, with viewers
saying it was one of the most emotional pieces they had ever seen on
morning television.
As time went one, Jamie continued to pursue her passion for media and
journalism with gusto. Jamie has a knack for getting it done. That's
probably why she got hired by the most exclusive public relations firm
in the city while still in college at NYU. Not one to pass up an
opportunity, she planned her college classes into early mornings and
late nights, working full-time during the day. She honed her skills in
public relations and, upon graduation, she moved on to a higher
position at an even bigger firm. By the time Jamie was 23, with most of
her contemporaries starting internships, Jamie was well on her way to
becoming on of the most well-known publicists in New York City.
Jamie spent five years working hard by day, and sauntering down red
carpets at night. Because she ran in social circles with celebrities
and socialites, and was often photographed and publicized at high
profile parties all over town, she became a New York nightlife fixture,
and one of Gotham's most infamous media darlings. There came a time
when she would call the media outlets with whom she had been dealing
for years, and they were more interested in her then in her clients.
She realized she had hit the tipping point in her public life, where
she knew it was time to move on to do what she did best.
Jamie had honed her craft by watching her mother and her father,
Michael Krauss, a television
producer, and then studying all of the different areas of the business
independently. Growing up in a broadcast and entertainment family, she
has a deep understanding of the trade. She knows how to talk to the
people behind the scenes at every level. She had spent her young adult
life developing her own voice and her own sensibilities, and now she is
ready to carry that over, and follow in her mother's footsteps, but
with her own unique, hip, hot and sassy flair, of course.
It is her outgoing nature, gregarious personality, extroverted
sensibilities, and unreserved ability to talk anywhere about anything
at anytime - that are her best strengths. Much like her mother, she is
likable, thrives when she is front and center, and has an unparalleled
work ethic. Most importantly, she has a passion for life that reads on
television. She has the same sparkle in her eye that made people love
and relate to her mother for so many years. They say the apple doesn't
fall far from the tree.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jamie Krauss
- SpouseGeorge Hess(January 26, 2013 - present) (1 child)
- Daughter of Joan Lunden and Michael Krauss.
- Oldest daughter of Michael Krauss and Joan Lunden.
- Has 2 younger sisters, Lindsey Kraus (b.1983) and Sarah Krauss (b.1987), and 4 younger half-siblings - 2 sets of twins Kate Elizabeth Konigsberg & Max Aaron Konigsberg (b.June 10, 2003) and Kimberly Elise Konigsberg & Jack Andrew Konigsberg (b.March 1, 2005).
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a son named Mason Levi Hess on September 9, 2015 in Connecticut at around 4:30 a.m weighing in at 8 lbs., 2 oz. and measuring 20¼ inches long. Child's father is her husband, George Hess.
- Has a niece, Parker Leigh Weinberg (b.August 30, 2014), through her younger sister Lindsey Kraus and her husband Evan Weinberg.
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