South Jersey Magazine - Marlton / Medford - Issue #11 (February 2020)

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GettingPersonal_Jessica_Kartalija_0220_Profile ( Dept . ) 1 / 29 / 20 12 : 32 PM Page 1 GETTING PERSONAL We go off camera with CBS3 anchor Jessica Kartalija to find out about her side gigs as an actress , her favorite things about motherhood and why she steers clear of the kitchen . A chat with my dad every day is a must . I call him every night on my drive home from work . He is in San Diego , so it’s three hours earlier for him , and the perfect time to recap our day . On the road again … goin ’ places that I’ve never been . I love to travel ; ideally on the sand in the summer and on the slopes in the winter . I grew up skiing and head west every winter to ski with my family . In college , I studied abroad in Spain and travel whenever I can . Just you watch and don’t blink . I have ( very ) small roles as a news reporter / anchor in the movie Transformers , House of Cards and the new M . Night Shyamalan series Servant . A walk to remember was across the stage at my master’s graduation at Johns Hopkins University . I was anchoring at CBS Baltimore , my son was 4 and it was an incredibly proud moment to share with my family . Being a mom … with a son who loves being “ down the Shore ” means spending a lot of time on the beach . We love going during the offseason , when there are fewer crowds . It also means stopping at Maria’s Italian Cookie Cupboard in Marlton for sweets on the way home . My local roots are … dirty blonde . As newscasters , we get asked a lot about what we are wearing , how often we color our hair and what lipstick color we are wearing . We have an amazing stylist named Nancy Amoroso who takes re of this for us , so we can focus on ca covering the news . Spell check doesn’t work with a name like Kartalija . People mispronounce my name all the time . We are Serbian and my husband is Italian , so his last name isn’t much easier to pronounce . Probably best to stick to Jess ! People always ask about Ukee Washington . Everyone wants to know if he is as wonderful as he appears to be on television . Ukee is a class act , a mentor and a friend , and certainly the best in the business . I consider myself very fortunate for the opportunity to work with such a local legend . n Don’t ever try my cooking . It’s brutal . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 11 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 14 |

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