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Jackie Schmillen (born January 25, 1980) - A 1998 Donna Reed Iowa Scholarship Recipient in Acting.
Jackie Schmillen is a host on the morning show CW Iowa LIVE on Des Moines local channel 23. She is a native of Cherokee, Ia, and received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami.
She has maintained a close relationship with The Donna Reed Foundation. In 2021 she helped kick off a year-long centennial celebration of the birth of Donna Reed with a special segment on her We Are Iowa television show. Watch the tribute.