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Jacki Wells Cisneros finished her overnight shift on the desk in Channel 4's newsroom after winning the $266 million Mega Millions jackpot last year. Now she and her husband have put $1 million into a scholarship fund at the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism, where she graduated. They also have made significant donations to the California Chicano News Media Association and other recipients. (Via Fishbowl LA)
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