Brian Kilmeade
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| Born: | May 7, 1964 |
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| Occupation: | Co-host of Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel) |
| Website: | Personal Website |
Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is a Fox News personality. He is a co-host with two others of Fox & Friends, the network's morning show, during the weekdays, and hosts Brian and the Judge on Fox News Radio. Kilmeade joined the network in December 1997, and is also a sports anchor on the network.
Kilmeade has reported on various Super Bowls, the Kobe Bryant rape case, as well as the September 11 terrorist attacks.
His interviews have included Secretary of State Colin Powell eating ice cream, and the interview with comedian and liberal radio commentator Janeane Garofalo was one of the most heated interviews on television news leading to Operation Iraqi Freedom, with Kilmeade provoking Garofalo after Kilmeade asked questions about United Nations tactics, Saddam Hussein, and maintenance on weapons.
Kilmeade is the author of The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (ISBN 0-06-073673-9).
Kilmeade worked as a sports anchor at the early Ultimate Fighting Championship along with NFL hall of famer Jim Brown.
[edit] Brian and the Judge
After Fox News lost Tony Snow to the White House in April 2006, Kilmeade and Judge Andrew Napolitano joined forces to take Snow's morning radio position on a new talk show on Fox News Radio, Brian and the Judge, to replace Snow on the same slot.
[edit] Personal Life
He lives in Massapequa, New York with his wife, Dawn, son, and two daughters.
Kilmeade and his brother Jim are actively involved in soccer activities in their Long Island homes.
