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| birth_name = Samantha Jane Zinn | | birth_name = Samantha Jane Zinn | ||
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| partner = Todd Chandler (1998-2011) | | partner = Todd Chandler (1998-2011) | ||
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− | '''Samantha Jane Zinn''' (August 15, 1993 | + | '''Samantha Jane Zinn''' (born August 15, 1993) is an American actress. She is the daughter of [[Vote for the Girls]] franchise creator [[Ava Zinn]] and socialite [[Amanda Davidson|Amanda "Mandy" Davidson]]. Zinn currently anchors [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]]'s midday and 4 p.m. newscasts with Melinda Long and the NBC affiliate's 5 and 6 p.m. broadcasts with [[Lucas Ward]]. |
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Zinn was born in Van Buren, Indiana. Her mother was American socialite [[Amanda Davidson|Amanda "Mandy" Davidson]] (b. 1981 d. 2014), and her father is American entrepreneur [[Ava Zinn]], who is known for her launches of the popular web sites INNewsCenter and Vote for the Girls. They broke up when she was four, <ref>??</ref> reconciled when she was 18 and split up again when she was 20. | Zinn was born in Van Buren, Indiana. Her mother was American socialite [[Amanda Davidson|Amanda "Mandy" Davidson]] (b. 1981 d. 2014), and her father is American entrepreneur [[Ava Zinn]], who is known for her launches of the popular web sites INNewsCenter and Vote for the Girls. They broke up when she was four, <ref>??</ref> reconciled when she was 18 and split up again when she was 20. | ||
− | Zinn | + | Zinn has three half-sisters, [[Tiffani Zinn|Tiffani]] (b. Timothy 1999) and [[Tabitha Zinn|Tabitha]] (b. 2003 d. 2018) and a half-brother, Kenneth "Baby Kenny" Alvaraz (b. 2015 d. 2018) on her father's side and another half-brother, Kalvin (b. Kylee 2000) on her mother's side. With the deaths of Tabitha and "Baby Kenny", Samantha and Tiffani became the only remaining biological children of Ava Zinn as Ashli and Kalvin were adopted by Ava Zinn outright. |
− | Samantha Zinn | + | Samantha Zinn is also the paternal granddaughter of Margaret Zinn (b. 1943 d. 2002), maternal granddaughter of [[Marshall Davidson|Marshall]] (b. 1947 d. 2002) and Janet Davidson (b. 1945 d. 1997), and previously the stepdaughter of [[Elisa Everman]] (b. 1979), Angie Willis (b. 1978 d. 2010), Christy Johnson (b. 1980) and [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] (b. 1967 d. 2017). |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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The web site and related videos clips often receive criticism, most often at her father for being misandrist and promoting [[wikipedia:feminism|feminism]], with some critics going so far as to call her father as "The Gordon Ramsay of American Idol," "The Judge Judy of The X Factor," and even "[[wikipedia:Morton Downey, Jr.|Morton Downey Jr.]] after a sex change." In an interview for ______ Zinn joked about the site saying, "What a pleasure it is to degrade a man. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected men." | The web site and related videos clips often receive criticism, most often at her father for being misandrist and promoting [[wikipedia:feminism|feminism]], with some critics going so far as to call her father as "The Gordon Ramsay of American Idol," "The Judge Judy of The X Factor," and even "[[wikipedia:Morton Downey, Jr.|Morton Downey Jr.]] after a sex change." In an interview for ______ Zinn joked about the site saying, "What a pleasure it is to degrade a man. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected men." | ||
− | ===2016- | + | ===2016-present: NBC 6 WFTW=== |
− | In May 2016, Zinn joined NBC affiliate [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]] as a weekday afternoon anchor. Zinn became WFTW's youngest anchorwoman at age 23. She solo | + | In May 2016, Zinn joined NBC affiliate [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]] as a weekday afternoon anchor. Zinn became WFTW's youngest anchorwoman at age 23. She solo anchors the noon newscast and at 4 p.m. co-anchors with Melinda Long. Zinn also anchors the 5 and 6 p.m. broadcasts with [[Lucas Ward]]. |
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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When Zinn was 11, Laura Bakula had been babysitting her while her father began her gender transition. Ava Zinn reportedly didn't find out that her daughter was home alone until she called home the next morning and found out that Bakula had to leave because she had been battling cancer.<ref>??</ref> In 2006, after Bakula died of ovarian cancer, former WMRI-FTV anchorwoman Patricia Edwards confirmed that it was Samantha (then going by Sammi) who answered the telephone call from Sammi confirming the news Bakula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer: "(She) wasn't sure she should admit that Bakula was there, but Edwards insisted that she bring her to the phone."<ref>??</ref> | When Zinn was 11, Laura Bakula had been babysitting her while her father began her gender transition. Ava Zinn reportedly didn't find out that her daughter was home alone until she called home the next morning and found out that Bakula had to leave because she had been battling cancer.<ref>??</ref> In 2006, after Bakula died of ovarian cancer, former WMRI-FTV anchorwoman Patricia Edwards confirmed that it was Samantha (then going by Sammi) who answered the telephone call from Sammi confirming the news Bakula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer: "(She) wasn't sure she should admit that Bakula was there, but Edwards insisted that she bring her to the phone."<ref>??</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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|DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1993 | |DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1993 | ||
|PLACE OF BIRTH = Van Buren, Indiana | |PLACE OF BIRTH = Van Buren, Indiana | ||
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[[Category:1993 births]] | [[Category:1993 births]] | ||
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