Harris Faulkner

Harris Faulkner
Born Harris Kimberly Faulkner
October 13, 1965
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.com

Harris Kimberly Faulkner (born October 13, 1965) is an American newscaster and television host for Fox News Channel. Faulkner is the anchor of Fox Report and a co-anchor on Outnumbered.

Early life and education

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

Early career

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.[5][3]

Kansas City

Faulkner worked for Kansas City's WDAF-TV between March 1992 through 2000 as an evening anchor.[6][3] While in Kansas City, Faulkner was the victim of harassment and stalking by a former acquaintance who followed her from North Carolina.[6]

Minneapolis

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]

National programming

She was a correspondent for the 2005 revival of the newsmagazine 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.

Honors and awards

Faulkner has received six Emmy Awards including the 2005 Emmy for Best Newscaster and Best News Special.

Personal life

Faulkner married to former WCCO-TV reporter Tony Berlin in 2003 [7] and they have two daughters.[8]

Published works

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Breaking News: God Has A Plan - An Anchorwoman's Journey Through Faith - About the Author". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VetFamily Harris Faulkner Inspired To Serve". VeteransAdvantage.com. February 18, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "FOX NEWS NAMES HARRIS FAULKNER ANCHOR OF FOX REPORT WEEKEND" (Press release). Fox News Channel. April 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Robin (February 13, 2013). "Woman Around Town: Harris Faulkner Tells Her Story". WomanAroundTown.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bazilian, Emma (September 22, 2014). "Fox News' ‘Outnumbered’ Host Harris Faulkner Discusses the Role of Social Media in Journalism". Adweek. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Stalking law puts end to harassment of newscaster". The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas). November 27, 1995.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "C.J. Q&A: Harris Faulkner reflects on life at Fox News". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). February 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ 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.

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