| Ainsley Earhardt | |
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Earhardt in 2011
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| Born | Ainsley Hayden Earhardt[1] September 20, 1976 [2] Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Residence | New York, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina (1999) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Employer | Fox News Channel |
| Home town | Richland County, South Carolina |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Title | Anchor/Correspondent at Fox News Channel |
| Spouse(s) | Will Proctor (October 2012–present) Kevin Wayne McKinney[1] (m. 2005–2010) |
| Website | http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258373,00.html |
Ainsley Earhardt is a journalist who is the co-host of FOX and Friends First at 5 AM ET. Earhardt is an anchor and correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Earhardt also reports for FOX's Hannity with her own segment called "Ainsley Across America". Since being at FOX, she has co-hosted Fox and Friends, FOX and Friends Weekend, FOX's All-American New Year's Eve, America's News Headquarters, been a panelist on The Live Desk and appeared on Greg Gutfeld's Red Eye.
Biography[edit]
Earhardt grew up in North and South Carolina. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina as a young child, her family moved to the Foxcroft area of Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended Sharon Elementary School. Coincidentally, other Fox News on-air correspondents Heather Childers and Anna Kooiman, attended the same elementary school, although at different times and none were classmates of each other.[3] Earhardt's family later moved to the Columbia, South Carolina area, when she was still in elementary school. Earhardt graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1995.[4]
After high school, she attended Florida State University (FSU) on a leadership and academic scholarship, majoring in biology. Earhardt served the student body as a senator in student government. She then transferred to the University of South Carolina (USC) after deciding to pursue a degree in journalism. Earhardt has a bachelor of arts degree (B.A.) in Journalism from the University of South Carolina (1999).[5] While in college, she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi (Iota (FSU) & Beta Epsilon (USC) chapters) sorority, inducted into 4 honor societies, won the Caroliniana Creed Award based on character, leadership and personality and was elected to the University's Homecoming Court.
Earhardt was first married in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, to fellow University of South Carolina graduate Kevin Wayne McKinney in April 2005.[1] They were divorced in 2010. In October 2012, Earhardt married a second time to former Clemson University Quarterback Will Proctor.[6][7][8]
Earhardt announced she was pregnant on the June 22, 2015, edition of Fox and Friends First. The baby is due in November.[9]
Professional Career[edit]
Earhardt graduated as a top student in her program and was hired to work as a reporter for WLTX-News 19, the local CBS station in Columbia, South Carolina before she graduated from USC. From 2000 to 2004. She worked as the morning and noon anchor (both rated #1). Earhardt traveled to New York City to cover South Carolina middle school students donating nearly half a million dollars to firefighters after the September 11 attacks. The money was raised to buy a new fire truck to replace one lost at the World Trade Center site.[10]
In 2005, Earhardt moved to San Antonio, Texas and anchored weekday newscasts of KENS-TV Eyewitness News This Morning (5 AM–7:30 AM) and Eyewitness News at Noon (both #1 rated shows).[11] While living in Texas, she completed the Austin, Texas half-marathon, went skydiving with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights and at the Air Force Academy, flew in an F-16 with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.[10]
She moved to New York City and began at Fox News Channel in 2007.[10]
Recognition[edit]
In 2007, Earhardt was given the University of South Carolina's Young Alumni Award and named the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's 2007 'Outstanding Young Alumna'. While at WLTX, viewers voted Earhardt "Best Personality of the Year" in Columbia Metropolitan Magazine.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Miss Earhardt and Mr. McKinney marry in San Antonio, Texas, The Columbia Star, 15 April 2005
- ^ ainsleyearhardt.net
- ^ Fox and Friends First autobiographical story, 18 June 2013
- ^ Classmates.com Ainsley Earhardt Spring Valley High School Class of 1995
- ^ Ainsley Earhardt @ mycarolina.org
- ^ Ainsley's Bridal Shower
- ^ Ainsley's Bridal Registry
- ^ Ainsley Earhardt on Facebook announcement
- ^ Ainsley Earhardt pregnancy announcement on Twitter
- ^ a b c d "Ainsley Earhardt". FOXNews.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ Former News19 Anchor Ainsley Earhardt Drops By