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Although Jillian Barberie Reynold's maternity leave came to an end this morning as she marked her return to the set of Good Day LA, her job of co-host comes with certain perks -- like the ability to chat live, on-air with husband Grant Reynolds and their 2-month-old daughter Ruby Raven. The segment was kept secret by the show producers and Grant, who worked together to surprise Jillian. Ruby is a very mellow baby, as is made evident in this video, leading Jillian -- who at one time famously claimed that she would never have children -- to sing a different tune entirely.

I want another one and I want it stat! Isn't it funny, for me? I just loved having her. She's the easiest baby in the world.

The baby was even unfazed by her mom's drastically different appearance yesterday as Jillian, 40, returned to her other job presenting weather conditions for Fox NFL Sunday.

For months I had no makeup on, I had my hair in a ponytail, I had my extensions out, and she was like 'You're my mommy!' So yesterday I get all dolled up for the NFL, and she was like, 'Who the hell are you? Who's this lady and where's the nanny? ' But she loved the makeup and hair. She kept smiling ... she's going to be a mommy's girl.

If Ruby's love of makeup and hair extensions continues into her formative years, Jillian joked that she would put the hobby to good use, telling the audience that "if she's cute, I'm putting her into modeling."

You better believe it! So I can retire!

Ruby is the first child for the couple, who were married in July 2006.
When the NFL season opens tonight, viewers will notice a truckload of changes.

There will be new faces in new places, old faces in different places and old faces coming back to old places.

But don't expect any dramatic changes from those who have helped make the NFL what it is today.

During a conference call yesterday, NBC's John Madden could barely contain his considerable enthusiasm for tonight's opener in Indianapolis.

"I think it's time to not only celebrate the start of the opening of the season, but to celebrate, I hope, good news," Madden said. "This off-season has just been filled with crap.

"Everything has been negative and it's time to for some positive stuff. Ninety-nine per cent of what happens in the NFL is good, and then that one per cent isn't so good, but we hear more about that one per cent than we do about the 99 per cent."

Maybe this guy's been spending too much time in his RV, but one per cent is a pretty low estimate. Besides, there's little concern that the NFL's broadcasters are going to start focusing on the bad stuff instead of telling us how wonderful every player is and how every coach is smart enough to have split the atom if he'd chosen another occupation.

Remember last year's Cincinnati Bengals, who could have qualified for a team discount at the state pen? Okay, none of their crimes involved killing dogs but they got precious little air time as did the other lawbreakers and substance abusers.

But, heck, that would spoil the celebration, wouldn't it?

Still, there are significant changes everywhere you look.

In Canada, CTV takes over the early Sunday game from Global, grounding the Global blimp forever. Rogers Sportsnet and Omni2 will each carry a 4 p.m. game on Sundays, giving viewers more choice.

NBC: The big changes will come at Football Night In America, the Sunday pre-game show that looked like it needed Ritalin in its inaugural season. Keith Olbermann has been brought in to share the highlights with Bob Costas.

Tiki Barber replaces Sterling Sharpe as an analyst and has already shown he's not afraid to say anything, at least about his old coaches and teammates.

ESPN: If the pre-season is any indication, ESPN made the best move in replacing Joe Theismann with Ron Jaworski on Monday Night Football. Jaworski has better chemistry with Tony Kornheiser and also talks less, though it has been proven scientifically that no human being could talk more.

The Monday show is also promising fewer irrelevant celebrity guests � there couldn't possibly be more � and a tracker that will show how much ground certain players cover each down. It has also added Michael Wilbon to the intermission show.

Gone from ESPN's Sunday Countdown show is Michael Irvin, with Emmitt Smith in. Grumpy old coach Bill Parcells will join the Monday studio show.

CBS: Ex-Steeler coach Bill Cowher has moved into the studio, bringing with him a few malapropisms and the occasional strong opinion.

FOX: Keeping Joe Buck permanently off the studio is Fox's best move, with Curt Menefee stepping in.

For no known reason, Fox has added ex-coach Barry Switzer to its studio show. For no logical reason, it has reclaimed Jillian Barberie Reynolds to wear short skirts and trade juvenile double entendres with Terry Bradshaw while giving the weather updates.

NFL NETWORK: The league channel bounced Dick Vermeil off its studio show but somehow kept Deion Sanders, defender of dogfighting everywhere. It also kept Bryant Gumbel on as game announcer, no doubt believing the rust has worn off. Reynolds is a graduate of Mohawk College (Hamilton) with a degree from their two-year program in broadcast journalism. After completing her degree, she worked for a variety of television stations, including The Weather Network, WSVN in Miami and KTTV in Los Angeles, both Fox affiliates. Her screen presence has also earned her roles on several television dramas including Clueless (TV Series), V.I.P., and Melrose Place. She also hosted the TV show EX-treme Dating.

In 2000, she was hired to present the national weather segment of Fox Sports FOX NFL Sunday pregame show. Working opposite James Brown, Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw. Reynolds became a national figure and earned significant fan interest.

In addition to her work on Good Day L.A., she worked on the national version of the show Good Day Live. However, she was ultimately fired from that show, ending her tenure there on June 4, 2004. Reynolds claims that she does not know why she was let go from the national program.

In 2005, she was Regis Philbin's co-host for his New Year's Eve special on Fox.

In 2006, Reynolds participated as a contestant on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities, partnered with professional skater John Zimmerman and lost. She was an ice skater in her childhood.

As of November 2006, she is the co-host of KTTV's That's So Hollywood with fellow KTTV/KCOP personality, Mark Thompson.


[edit] Personal life
Reynolds was once married (1996 - 2002) to former Major League Baseball player Bret Barberie, whose surname she kept till her marriage to Grant Reynolds. She works tirelessly for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and has nine pets of her own - all of whom she has adopted from shelters. She has often said that she believes her "adoptive" nature is due to the fact that she was put up for adoption herself

On October 14, 2003 broadcast of The Howard Stern Show, Barberie came out of the closet as bisexual [1]. Jillian married Grant Reynolds in a private ceremony on July 8, 2006.[2] Barberie stated at the time she was legally changing her name to Jillian Reynolds, but keeping Barberie as her professional surname.[3]

In December 2006, People Magazine announced that she was pregnant with her first child due July 7 almost one year to the date she married Reynolds. It was officially announced by her on the morning of December 18, 2006, during the broadcast of Good Day L.A. [4] She will be taking a three month hiatus from the show beginning June 22, 2007 as she awaits the birth. On July 9, it was announced "Good Day L.A." that Jillian had had her baby girl, Ruby Raven Reynolds, at 5pm on Friday, July 6, 2007. She weighed 6 lbs. and 7 oz.[5]