Jennifer Sherlock: You're Horrible at TV — Now She Books the Talent

Lawsuits & Lessons · May 21, 2026 · 55m

She dropped off VHS tapes at a radio station until they finally called. Twenty-two years old, still a student, she walked in for an interview and got hired on the spot. Three days later: *I can't hire you. You're horrible.* But they trained her anyway. Her second week was September 11th. Within months she was anchoring mornings. She was supposed to stay in television forever—that was the dream. Then a startup reached out. Then a credit card company. Then a guy who sold his company to Oracle for $180 million asked her to throw a media event for his speakeasy. That small check changed…