Ainsley Earhardt Biography
Ainsley Earhardt is an American journalist working as the co-host of FOX News Channel alongside Steve Doocy & Brian Kilmeade. She became a member of the network in 2007. In 2016, Earhardt was chosen co-host of FOX & Friends.
Ainsley Earhardt Age
Earhardt is 45 years old as of 2021. She was born on 20 September 1976 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
Ainsley Earhardt Height
Earhardt stands at a height of 5 Feet and 8 Inches or (1.73m).
Ainsley Earhardt Family
Earhardt grew up in the Foxcroft neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family. Sharon Elementary School was her alma mater.
Ainsley Earhardt Husband
Earhardt’s first marriage, in April 2005, to Kevin McKinney, ended in divorce in 2009. Earhardt married former Clemson University quarterback Will Proctor in October 2012. They only have one child together. After Earhardt announced their separation in October 2018, Proctor filed for divorce amid suspicions that he had been unfaithful. In the year 2019, they divorced.
According to Vanity Fair, Earhardt began dating fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity in August 2019. The two met during a wedding at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey, where they were guests. She was anchoring her Fox & Friends show from a remote studio in the basement of Hannity’s Long Island estate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ainsley Earhardt Education
Earhardt was in elementary school, her family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, and Earhardt graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1995. Earhardt attended Florida State University after high school before transferring to the University of South Carolina, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Ainsley Earhardt Fox News
She’s had her own program on Hannity called “Ainsley Across America.” In the first eight months of his office, President Donald Trump tweeted more than 100 times about the show. She incorrectly stated in 2017 that 5.7 million illegal immigrants may have voted in the 2008 presidential election. Kelly Earhardt, a Fox News host, lauded President Donald Trump in May 2019, saying, “It’s quite incredible, all the things he’s done in his life.” It’s much beyond what most of us will ever be able to accomplish.
After The New York Times reported in October 2018 that Trump’s father, Fred Trump Sr., received nearly half a billion dollars from him through “dubious tax techniques” and possible tax fraud, Earhardt accused the Times of “bashing” Trump’s father. She said, “What about the majority?” after a Missouri sheriff’s department was chastised for installing “In God We Trust” emblems on their police cars. Earhardt had previously expressed skepticism of the intelligence establishment and promoted “deep state” conspiracies.
Ainsley Earhardt Salary
Earhardt earns an annual salary of $2 Million.
Ainsley Earhardt Net Worth
Earhardt has an estimated net worth of $6 Million.
Ainsley Earhardt Career
Before graduating from the University of South Carolina, Earhardt worked as a reporter for WLTX, the local CBS station in Columbia, South Carolina. She worked as a morning and noon anchor from 2000 to 2004. After the September 11 attacks, she came to New York City to report on South Carolina middle school kids donating nearly half a million dollars for firemen to purchase a new fire engine to replace one that was lost at the World Trade Center site.
Earhardt relocated to San Antonio, Texas, in 2005 to anchor KENS-weekday TV’s morning and noon newscasts. She ran the Austin half-marathon, skydived with the United States Army’s Golden Knights, and flew an F-16 with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds while at the Air Force Academy. Take Heart, My Child and Through Your Eyes are two of Earhardt’s children’s books, and The Light Within Me is her memoir.
Other anchors include Forrest Sawyer, Joan Lunden, Jim Avila, Joan Lunden, Cecily Tynan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, David Muir, Amy Robach, Kendis Gibson, Diane Macedo, Rob Nelson, Paula Faris, and Reena Ninan.
