Harris Faulkner | |
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Born | Harris Kimberly Faulkner October 1965 (age 50) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Residence | New York, United States |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) |
Occupation | Television newscaster |
Employer | Fox News Channel |
Spouse(s) | Tony Berlin (m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Website | harrisfaulkner |
Harris Kimberly Faulkner (born October 1965)[1] is an American newscaster and television host for Fox News Channel. Faulkner is the anchor of Fox Report and a co-anchor on Outnumbered.
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Early life and education[edit]
Faulkner was born on October 13, 1965, at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Her father Ret. Lt. Col. Bob Harris, a United States Army aviator, was stationed at the base and had served three tours in Vietnam.[1][2] Faulkner lived in different places as a child, including Stuttgart, Germany.[2]
Faulkner attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with a B.A. in mass communications.[3]
Career[edit]
Faulkner's start in journalism was with LA Weekly where she contributed as a freelance business writer for $50 per article.[4] Faulkner started her television career with an internship at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles doing small tasks before she moved to Greenville, North Carolina to work as a reporter and anchor at WNCT-TV.[3][5]
Faulkner worked for Kansas City's WDAF-TV between March 1992 through 2000 as an evening anchor.[3][6] While in Kansas City, Faulkner was the victim of harassment and stalking by a former acquaintance who followed her from North Carolina.[6]
Faulkner's next stop was at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis–Saint Paul where she served as part of an evening anchor team. She left the station in July 2004.[7]
She was a correspondent for the 2005 revival of A Current Affair until its cancellation in October of the same year.
She previously presented Fox News Live headline updates during prime-time weekdays. Faulkner has been covering breaking news between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m ET. She also fills in for Shepard Smith as a substitute anchor on The Fox Report weekdays, and she anchors Fox News Extra segments that air on the international feed of Fox News. She also appears as guest-panelist on Fox News Channel's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Faulkner is also a motivational speaker and works for various charitable causes.[citation needed]
Honors and awards[edit]
Faulkner has received six Emmy Awards including the 2005 Emmy for Best Newscaster and Best News Special.
Personal life[edit]
Faulkner married former WCCO-TV reporter Tony Berlin in 2003 [7] and they have two daughters.[8]
In 2015, Faulkner sued toy manufacturer Hasbro for producing a plastic toy hamster bearing her name and likeness as part of its Littlest Pet Shop line. The $5 million lawsuit cites unauthorized use of her name and persona.[9][10][11]
Published works[edit]
- Faulkner, Harris (November 1, 1999). Breaking News: God Has A Plan - An Anchorwoman's Journey Through Faith. Leawood, Kansas: Leather's Publishing. ISBN 9781585970117.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c ""About the Author" at Breaking News: God Has A Plan - An Anchorwoman's Journey Through Faith". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
Harris Kimberley Faulkner was born in October 1965 on an Army base in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father, a pilot, served three times in Vietnam.
- ^ a b "VetFamily Harris Faulkner Inspired To Serve". VeteransAdvantage.com. February 18, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Fox Names Harris Faulkner Anchor of 'Fox Report Weekend'" (Press release). Fox News Channel. April 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Weaver, Robin (February 13, 2013). "Woman Around Town: Harris Faulkner Tells Her Story". WomanAroundTown.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Bazilian, Emma (September 22, 2014). "Fox News' ‘Outnumbered’ Host Harris Faulkner Discusses the Role of Social Media in Journalism". Adweek. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Stalking law puts end to harassment of newscaster". The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas). November 27, 1995.
- ^ a b "C.J. Q&A: Harris Faulkner reflects on life at Fox News". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). February 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (April 28, 2014). "Fox News’s ‘Outnumbered’ debuts, and the joke is on liberals". The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.). Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Johnson, M. Alex (September 1, 2015). "Fox Anchor Harris Faulkner Sues Over Hasbro's 'Harris Faulkner' Toy Hamster". NBC News. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Sheehy, Kate (September 2, 2015). "Fox News anchor sues Hasbro over toy rodent with same name". New York Post (New York City). Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner sues Hasbro over hamster toy BBC News September 2, 2015
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