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Carlson was moved to [[Fox & Friends]] initially as a weekend substitute host, but on September 25, 2006, a shift of anchors, which included [[E. D. Hill]] moving to the 10 A.M. hour of [[Fox News Live]], reportedly to help her raise her family, created a vacancy on [[Fox & Friends]] which Carlson filled. |
Carlson was moved to [[Fox & Friends]] initially as a weekend substitute host, but on September 25, 2006, a shift of anchors, which included [[E. D. Hill]] moving to the 10 A.M. hour of [[Fox News Live]], reportedly to help her raise her family, created a vacancy on [[Fox & Friends]] which Carlson filled. |
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Carlson is a regular host of [[Fox & Friends]] on [[Fox News]] Channel. Both the show and network have been accused of conservative bias.[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/us/politics/24obama.html][http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/obama-to-appear-on-fox-news-sunday/] |
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==March of Dimes spokesperson== |
==March of Dimes spokesperson== |
Revision as of 01:57, 31 May 2008
Gretchen Carlson | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Co-host of Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel) |
Spouse | Casey Close[1] |
Website | Biography on FoxNews.com |
Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is a former Miss America and U.S. television personality.
History
Carlson was raised in Anoka, Minnesota and graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's Anoka High School in 1984. Carlson is also a former beauty queen. She won the title Miss Minnesota, and then in 1989[2] became the third woman from that state to win Miss America. For the talent competition, Carlson played the violin, which she still practices regularly.
Carlson graduated with honors from Stanford University in 1990 with a self-designed degree in Organizational Behavior and later studied at Oxford University.
Career
Carlson was previously the co-anchor, with Russ Mitchell, of the Saturday Early Show on CBS. She joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000, and began working on the Early Show in 2002. Before her tenure at CBS, Carlson served as a weekend anchor and reporter for KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas, was an anchor and reporter at WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, and for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. She began her television career in Richmond, Virginia as a political reporter for WRIC-TV.[3]
Carlson was moved to Fox & Friends initially as a weekend substitute host, but on September 25, 2006, a shift of anchors, which included E. D. Hill moving to the 10 A.M. hour of Fox News Live, reportedly to help her raise her family, created a vacancy on Fox & Friends which Carlson filled.
March of Dimes spokesperson
Carlson at one time was the national celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes[3] but is no longer as of 12 March 2007[4]
Personal life
Carlson is married to agent Casey Close, whose clientele includes the likes of Ryan Howard, Derek Jeter and Josh Hamilton[1] Carlson is of Swedish descent.
External links
References
- ^ a b Going Deep: Casey Close, Alan Schwarz, baseballamerica.com, February 9, 2007
- ^ Miss America :: History - 1989, January 11, 2007
- ^ a b Gretchen Carlson Bio, FOXNEWS.COM, update as of Friday, September 22, 2006
- ^ Tom Bergeron Article on March of Dimes Web Site, March of Dimes Press Release, 12 March 2007