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About Jessica

Jessica Hord is an RTM producer and resident How-To Correspondent. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri and worked at Good Morning America, Newsy.com and KOMU-TV before joining RightThisMinute. Her love for all things fromage has earned her the nickname, "Cheese."

Check out Jessica's creative and crafty how-to clips.

Jessica's Recent Videos

Musician Brilliantly Capitalizes On Promposal Season — Joins RTM

Coming up with a creative way to ask someone to prom is hard! That's why Matthew Farley came up with a brilliant idea. He wrote one "prom song," recorded it 500 times using different common names, and put it out there for people to use. Since then, hundreds and hundreds of high school boys have found his song and created lip-syncing musical numbers with their friends as a way to ask their sweethearts to prom. It's become so popular, that Farley has actually been able to make money off of it. View Now

Simon Steps In To Save The Day

When wildlife is in danger, we know who to call! Simon Cowell (not that one) had a pair of animal rescues that called upon his expertise. A poor pigeon found itself trapped in a chimney, while an adorable wounded fox found its way into a home for shelter. via Wildlife Aid View Now

Put Your Travel Memories In A Jar

Everyone takes pictures on their vacations, but why not take your memories and bottle them up instead? Or, as our very own Jessica Hord suggests, you can gather little pieces and momentos from your vacation and put them in a "Trip Jar." If you follow her instructions, you'll feel like you actually took a little piece of your vacation home with you. You'll Need: — Jar — Trip mementos — Label Instructions: View Now

Adding Rosé To Ramen Is A Thing Now!

Ramen is a food most people can say they have enjoyed. Many may even add secret ingredients to amp up its flavor, but we've never seen an ingredient quite like this. Foodbeast is at it again with another mouthwatering recipe, and this time, they're adding rosé wine to ramen! The delicious result will have you saying "rosé all day." View Now

Creating The Most Epic Snowboarding Track

When you're an Olympic snowboarder, just a regular old track won't cut it. Red Bull athlete and Olympian Pierre Vaultier set out to create his dream pump track, one that snowboarders everywhere would be jealous of. View Now

Love is in the Air

Trip To The Symphony Ends in Romantic Proposal

For Valeri nothing could have been more amazing then touring her favorite place at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, but that all changed when her partner of three years Joshua Ortiz gave her the biggest surprise of her life. Love and music created the perfect symphony as Josh surprised his girlfriend with a romantic proposal she never saw coming. View Now

Baby Bird Arrives A Little Late

Some birds hatch a little bit later than others and that's okay. The robin chick featured in the video hatched a whole day later than it's siblings but mommy and daddy robin were ready with a snack for the newborn. View Now

Love Is In The Air For The Love Family

Pearlie H Love is one lucky lady. She and her husband Larry Lee are out to celebrate his birthday, but little does she know there's so much more to celebrate. In the middle of dinner, Larry gets down on one knee and professes his love all over again. He asks her if she'll do him the honor of renewing their vows, and then begins the serenade. Let's just say the love these two share goes deeper than their name. View Now

Animals

Simon Steps In To Save The Day

Bear Cub Gets Piggy Back Ride & New Skin Who Dis?

Mama bear is just trying to catch some Z's, but her adorable little cub has other plans! Next, a Black-Tailed Cribo named Pi is shedding its skin, with a little help from its humans. This process happens every few months for the 2-year-old snake, and it's somehow so satisfying to watch. View Now

Momma Mia And Her Puppies Get Rescued

Animal Rescue España had a hard time trying to rescue Mia the dog. She was very cautious and it took a long time to actually get her in the trap. Once they rescued Mia, they realized why she was being so careful. Mia had been hiding her newborn pups in a nearby ditch. The entire adorable family has since been rescued and are now looking for forever homes. View Now

Celebrity

Logic And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Inspire The World To 'Do What You Love'

Remember last week when we learned all about an awesome new project from Logic and Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Through Gordon-Levitt's platform HITRECORD, the duo collaborated to produce a song that the world was invited to participate in. The song, titled "Do What You Love," debuted Friday along with the music video. So, how'd it come out? View Now

Celebrity Magician John Stessel Joins RTM And Leaves Us Stunned

John Stessel is a celebrity magician and the Decipi co-founder who's performed for celebrities like Travis Scott, John Travolta and 50 Cent. Well, we can think of a couple of TV hosts to add to the list! He joined us here in the RTM studios to perform for the hosts, and we're pretty sure Nick's jaw is still laying on the floor somewhere... View Now

Logic And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Collab With The World

Rapper and producer Logic teamed up with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a project that the world was invited to participate in. Gordon-Levitt is the founder of HITRECORD, a platform for different art and media projects, and he collaborated with the rapper to invite the world to help them create a song. The duo explains how they laid out the basic foundation of the song, and asked people to build on it. Whether it be a different beat, lyrics, or a drum solo, users can post their version on HITRECORD for a chance at making it into the final song, "Do What You Love." View Now

Take the Challenge

Epically British Cheat Day

On the 100th episode of "The Chronicles of Beard," BeardMeetsFood celebrates by completing a food cheat day so impressive it would make the Queen hungry. Afternoon tea, fish n' chips and millionaire shortbread were just part of the 10,000 calorie banquet. View Now

Chocolate Challenge That's Spicing Things Up!

When you imagine chocolate you may picture a creamy sweet treat, but with this latest challenge, things are heating up a bit! The Choco Challenge has people all over the world sampling the worlds spiciest chocolate bar for a good cause. For every Choco bar purchased, Fuego donates five dollars to prostate cancer research. The company has already raised over $69,780 of its $100,000 goal and people taking the challenge are really feeling the heat. View Now

Viral 'Triangle Dance' Is Hilarious Disaster For RTM Hosts

If you're wondering what the newest viral trend is, let us introduce you to "the triangle dance," generally danced to the tune of "Milkshake" by Kelis. The dance involves three people linking arms and jumping in a triangular pattern. It's hard to explain and it's even harder to execute. Watch the hosts fail miserably at the challenge, and let us know if you think you can do better! View Now

RTM Hall of Fame

Tidy Mouse Cleans Up Tool Shed Every Night

A retired electrician named Stephen Mckears could not figure out how objects scattered on his tool shed's work table ended up in an old ice cream tub each night. He noticed that plastic clips, nuts, bolts, screws and other objects would be neatly stacked away each night. After a month of the strange activity, Mckears and his neighbor Rodney Holbrook set up a camera to get to the bottom of the crazy mystery. Word on the street is that the mouse has updated his resume and his looking for a full-time job on a cleaning crew. View Now

Photographer Captures Scary Moment Colleague Grabbed By Whale

Divers were about 25 nautical miles off the shore of South Africa checking out a naturally occurring phenomenon, when 51-year-old Rainer Schimpf suddenly found himself trapped inside the mouth of a Bryde's Whale. And like a good photographer, colleague Heinz Toperczer was on the boat getting the perfect shot of Rainer hanging out of the whale's mouth. But it didn't take away from the fear everyone felt in that instant. The Bryde's Whale is not aggressive toward humans and is generally good at sensing when people are around. View Now

Huge Python Slithers Into Sleeping Woman's Bedroom

We're sorry to do this to you, but we have a video from Thailand of a woman experiencing your absolute worst nightmare. A huge python slithered into 75-year-old Kaew Sudsopha's bedroom and lurked around before springing up to bite her foot. Thankfully, the snake missed, and the thud woke her up. View Now

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