Fox News female anchors are some of the most popular journalists because the network is one of the leading television channels in the United States. Anchors like Shannon Bream, Molly Line, and Harris Faulkner are some big names to watch out for. Over its many years of operations, the network has equally lost some very popular anchors who left for one reason or another.
Names like Megyn Kelly, Abby Huntsman, and Maria Molina are atop the list of Fox News female anchors who left the network or were fired. In a male-dominated industry, the ladies on our list have managed to create a niche for themselves and are thriving. Our list comprises ladies who are currently working at Fox News and some who have moved on from the network.
Current Fox News Female Anchors
1. Sandra Smith
- Date of Birth: September 22, 1980
- Age: 43 Years Old
- Active at Fox News Since: 2007
- Formerly at: Bloomberg Television, Aegis Capital Group
Sandra Kaye Smith is a business and news reporter currently serving as co-anchor of America Reports on the Fox News Channel in New York City. She is originally from Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Louisiana State University. Smith began her career as a research associate at Aegis Capital Group and held positions in other investment companies before moving into the broadcasting world.
She broke into television as an on-air reporter for Bloomberg Television. In this role, she covered U.S. equities and derivatives markets and reported for Bloomberg Press. After the Channel launched, she joined Fox Business as a reporter in October 2007. She was a frequent guest on Fox Business Happy Hour and has appeared as a guest on the Fox News late-night satire program Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld.
In April 2014, she began co-hosting Outnumbered, where she discusses current news and cultural topics. She previously served as co-anchor of the morning news program America’s Newsroom and currently serves as co-anchor with John Roberts on Fox News’ America Reports on weekdays beginning at 1 PM. Sandra Smith is Married to John Connelly, and they have a child together.
2. Shannon Bream
- Date of Birth: December 23, 1970
- Age: 53 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2007
- Formerly at: WRC-TV, WBTV
Shannon Noelle Bream is an American journalist, attorney, and news anchor. She graduated with a JD (Juris Doctor) from Florida State College of Law in 1996, after which she moved to Tampa, Florida. She practiced law for over four years, specializing in race discrimination and sexual harassment cases.
In 2001, she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she joined the CBS affiliate WBTV as the evening and late-night news reporter. In 2004, she joined Washington D.C.’s NBC affiliate WRC-TV, where she was a weekend anchor who covered general assignments. While at WRC-TV, Bream met Brit Hume, the managing editor of the Fox News Channel’s Washington bureau; he encouraged her to submit audition tapes to Fox News.
She joined Fox News Channel in November 2007 and was based in the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She then became the anchor/host of Fox News at Night. Bream became the anchor of Fox News Sunday, beginning September 11, 2022, replacing Chris Wallace. In addition, she has appeared on various Fox News programs such as America’s Newsroom, Outnumbered, America Reports, The Story with Martha MacCallum, The Five, Special Report, and Gutfeld. Shannon has been married to Sheldon Bream since 1995.
3. Ainsley Earhardt
- Date of Birth: September 20, 1976
- Age: 47 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2007
- Formerly at: WLTX, KENS-TV
Ainsley Earhardt is a conservative television host, controversial TV personality, and author. She was a reporter for WLTX, a local CBS station in Columbia before she graduated from the University of South Carolina, where she majored in journalism. From 2000 to 2004, she worked as an anchor and news correspondent for the network.
In 2005, Earhardt moved to San Antonio, Texas, to anchor the weekday morning and noon newscasts at KENS-TV. Barely two years later, she moved to New York and began working with Fox Channel in 2007. While with the network, she has appeared on Hannity with her segment called Ainsley Across America. She has co-hosted other shows like Fox and Friends Weekend, All-American New Year’s Eve, and America’s News Headquarters. She appeared as a panelist on The Live Desk and Greg Gutfeld’s Red Eye.
Earhardt has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Kevin McKinney from 2005 to 2009. Three years later, in 2012, she married a second time to Will Proctor, a former quarterback with Clemson University. The union ended in a divorce in 2019. The former couple have a child together.
4. Molly Line
- Date of Birth: January 31, 1977
- Age: 47 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2006
- Formerly at: WFXT, WXXA
Molly Line is an esteemed American news correspondent affiliated with Fox News Channel since 2006, stationed in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout her tenure at Fox News, Line has delved into diverse stories, including significant political elections, immigration matters, and national security issues. Notably, she has provided live, on-the-ground coverage for various breaking news events, such as the Boston Marathon bombing and the tragic incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Educated at Virginia Tech, Line holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication and Political Science, underscoring her commitment to the field of journalism. Her dedication to journalistic integrity is further evident through her membership in both the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Molly Line’s reputation as a respected journalist is built on her unwavering dedication to fair and precise reporting. She also stands as a staunch advocate for press freedom and the fundamental principles of the First Amendment. Line married her college sweetheart, Matt Petrus, on July 21, 2011, and they have a daughter together.
5. Harris Faulkner
- Date of Birth: October 13, 1965
- Age: 58 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2005
- Formerly at: KSTP-TV, WDAF-TV, KCOP-TV
Harris Kimberley Faulkner is a conservative newscaster and television personality. She started her television career with an internship at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles but soon moved to Greenville, North Carolina, to work as a reporter and anchor at WNCT-TV. Between 1992 and 2000, she worked for Kansas City’s WDAF-TV as an evening anchor.
Her next stop was at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, where she was part of an evening anchor team; she left the station in July 2004. Faulkner joined Fox News in 2005 as a correspondent. Her first assignment was to revive A Current Affair, but the show was canceled in 2005. She moved on to anchor her first solo network newscast, Fox Report Weekend (2011 – 2017).
In April 2014, Faulkner began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered, and in 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime. In early 2021, she started her new show called The Faulkner Focus. In June 2023, she served as a guest host on Fox News Tonight. Faulkner is married to former WCCO-TV reporter Tony Berlin in 2003, and they have two daughters.
6. Katie Pavlich
- Date of Birth: July 10, 1988
- Age: 35 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2013
- Formerly at: Townhall Magazine
Catherine Merri “Katie” Pavlich is an American conservative, commentator, author, blogger and podcaster. After earning a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Arizona in 2010, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she became a contributing editor to Townhall Magazine.
In 2013, she became an alternate co-host for The Five, a panel talk show on the Fox News Channel. She has appeared on other media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC. Starting in 2018, she co-hosts the podcast Everything’s Going to Be All Right; for this effort, the Conservative Political Action Conference named her 2013 Blogger of the Year. She has been married to businessman Gavy Friedson since 2017.
7. Susan Li
- Date of Birth: May 1, 1985
- Age: 38 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2018
- Formerly at: CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CBC
Susan Li is a TV journalist with Fox Business Network. She began her career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as an associate producer and freelance reporter for the network. Li joined Bloomberg Television in 2006 and hosted the channel’s first evening newscast, Asia Business Tonight.
She started hosting Bloomberg Edge and Morning Call in 2010. She was also a co-host of Asia Edge, a show that featured extensive interviews and news coverage. In 2014, Li joined CNBC, and over the next four years, she held various assignments in the network’s Asian, British, and American subparts. She anchored Asian Squawk Box and World Wide Exchange.
Li joined Fox Business in April 2018 as a business correspondent, and in this capacity, she covered breaking financial news for the network. She has interviewed some of the most prominent names in business and economic policy, including Apple CEO, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quibi CEO Meg Whitman, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. In addition to this, her Asian background made her the perfect candidate to report the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. Susan Li is married but keeps her family life away from the limelight.
8. Cheryl Casone
- Date of Birth: July 18, 1970
- Age: 53 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2006
- Formerly at: CNN, CBS, MSNBC, NBC
Cheryl Cecile Casone’s specialty is in the business world; she is a financial contributor and provides weekly job reports for Fox Business. She was born in Clearwater, Florida, and graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she got a B.Sc in Public relations.
She began her career at CNX Media on the program Travel Update. She later moved to KRON-TV and served as a business and general assignment reporter. In June 2004, she moved to New York when she was offered a job at MSNBC; she occasionally anchored MSNBC Live from 2004 till 2005. In addition to this, she was a freelance reporter for CBS News and a freelance business correspondent for CNN; she primarily handled the New York Stock Exchange.
She joined Fox News in November 2006 as the host of Cashin’ In and a guest host of The Claman Countdown. She is also the former host of Fox Business Now, an hourly business web update show on FoxNews.com.
9. Julie Banderas
- Date of Birth: September 25, 1973
- Age: 50 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2005
- Formerly at: WLVI-TV Boston, WHSV-TV Harrisonburg, WBRE-TV Pennsylvania, WFSB-TV Hartford, WNYW New York
Julie Banderas is a graduate of Emerson College. She began her career at WLVI-TV in Boston and went on to serve as a local news anchor for WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, Virginia; WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, and WNYW in New York City.
She joined Fox News in March 2005 as a general assignment reporter. In 2008, she became the anchor for Fox Report Weekend before moving on to a weekday anchor role. Harris Faulkner went on maternity leave in 2010 and returned a few months later to the position of general news correspondent. She currently works as a fill-in anchor on programs such as America’s Newsroom, The Faulkner Focus, and Outnumbered.
Banderas was formerly married to Andrew J. Sansone. She announced their divorce in 2022 after thirteen years of marriage and three children.
10. Laura Ingraham
- Date of Birth: June 19, 1963
- Age: 60 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 2007
- Formerly at: MSNBC, CBS
Laura Anne Ingraham is the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. She first became a host on MSNBC in 1996, and in April 2001, she launched The Laura Ingraham Show. She joined Fox News in 2007 as a contributor, and in 2008, Fox News Channel gave her a three-week trial run for the show “Just In.”
In October 2017, she became the host of The Ingraham Angle, which aims to cut through the Washington chatter and speak directly with the unexpected voices and the actual people who are impacted by the news of the day. Each time the show comes on, Ingraham challenges decision-makers to focus on everyday hard-working Americans. Ingraham has never been married, but she has three adopted children.
11. Heather Nauert
- Date of Birth: January 27, 1970
- Age: 54 Years Old
- Active at Fox Since: 1998-2005
- Now With:Â Hudson Institute
Heather Nauert is an American journalist and government official who has served as an anchor and correspondent for Fox News and as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She was born in 1970 in Rockford, Illinois, and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in journalism.
Nauert began her career as a reporter for First Business in 1996 and then moved on to Fox News in 1998. She was a correspondent for the network for several years, covering a variety of stories, including the 2000 presidential election, the September 11 attacks, and the Iraq War. In 2007, she was promoted to co-host of The Big Story.
In 2017, Nauert was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She was confirmed by the Senate in April 2017 and served until December 2018. After leaving the State Department, Nauert returned to Fox News as an anchor and correspondent. She currently hosts the show America’s Newsroom. Nauert is married to Scott Norby, and they have two sons together.
Former Fox News Female Anchors
12. Jamie Colby
- Date of Birth: December 21, 1970
- Age: 53 Years Old
- Active at Fox News: 2003-2019
- Formerly at: CNN, CBS News, WPIX/WB-11
Jamie Colby is an American former national news correspondent and anchor for Fox News Channel (FNC). She is best known for her work on the show Strange Inheritance, which covers quirky or unexpected legacies left behind by friends or family.
Colby was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City. She graduated from Fordham University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. After law school, Colby worked as an attorney for 10 years before transitioning to a career in journalism.
In 1998, Colby joined Fox News Channel as a correspondent. She covered a variety of stories, including the September 11 attacks, the Iraq War, and the 2004 presidential election. In 2007, she was promoted to anchor of the show America’s News Headquarters.
In 2010, Colby was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She continued to work at Fox News while managing her condition. In 2015, she began hosting Strange Inheritance but left Fox News four years later in 2019. She was married to her ex-husband Marc Wallack for 21 years, from 1990 to 2011.
13. Megyn Kelly
- Date of Birth: November 18, 1970
- Age: 53 Years Old
- Active at Fox News: 2004-2017
- Now With: The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM
Megyn Kelly is a controversial figure and one of the most well-known and respected journalists in the United States. She is known for her intelligence, her toughness, and her willingness to speak her mind. She currently hosts a talk show and podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, thas live daily on SiriusXM. She was a talk show host at Fox News from 2004 to 2017 and a host and correspondent with NBC News from 2017 to 2018.
Kelly was born in Champaign, Illinois, in 1970. She graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in political science and from Albany Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. She began her career as a lawyer but later transitioned to journalism.
In 2004, Kelly joined Fox News Channel as a legal correspondent.
She quickly rose through the ranks and became one of the network’s most popular anchors. She hosted several successful programs, including America Live and The Kelly File. Kelly was known for her tough interview and willingness to work with powerful people.
In 2016, Kelly gained widespread attention for her coverage of the presidential election and her subsequent tensions with then-candidate Donald Trump. She accused Trump of sexual assault, and he responded by calling her a bimbo and a loser. Kelly left Fox News in 2010 and joined NBC News. She hosted a Sunday night news magazine program titled Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly. However, the show was canceled in 2018 after Kelly made controversial comments about blackface.
Megyn Kelly married anesthesiologist Daniel Kendall in 2001, but they divorced in 2006. She married Douglas Brunt in 2008, and they have three children together.
14. Patti Anne Brown
Date of Birth: September 10, 1965
Age: 58 Years Old
Active at Fox News: 2000-2018
Now: An Author
Patti Ann Browne is an American journalist and voice-over artist. She was a TV & radio news anchor for 30 years, including 17 years with Fox News Channel, 3 with MSNBC, 6 with News 12 Long Island, and worked for several other local TV and radio stations. She retired in 2018.
Browne was born in Queens, New York City, and raised on Long Island. She graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communications. She began her career in radio during her college days, working as a news anchor at Fordham’s radio station. After graduating, she landed a job as a morning news anchor at a radio station on Long Island.
In 2000, Browne joined Fox News Channel as a news anchor. She hosted a variety of shows, including America’s Newsroom, Happening Now, and Fox Report. She was also a fill-in anchor for The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity.
Browne was known for her sharp wit and her ability to break down complex stories in a way that viewers could understand. She was also a respected journalist who was known for her fair and unbiased reporting. In 2018, Browne retired from Fox News Channel. She has since worked as a voice-over artist.
15. Andrea Tantaros
Date of Birth: December 30, 1978
Age: 45 Years Old
Active at Fox News: 2010-2016
Andrea Tantaros is an American conservative political analyst and commentator who has been praised for her intelligence and her willingness to speak her mind. Tantaros was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1978. She graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in political science. After college, she worked as a legislative aide in Washington, D.C.
In 2010, Tantaros joined Fox News as a political contributor. She was promoted to co-host of The Five in 2011. The show was a hit, and she quickly became one of Fox News’ most popular hosts. In 2014, Tantaros left The Five to co-host Outnumbered. She left Fox News altogether in 2016.
She sued Fox News in August 2016, accusing Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, and others of sexual harassment. The case was dismissed in court in May 2018. Tantaros is a controversial figure and has been criticized for her conservative views and her sometimes abrasive style.
16. Maria Molina
Date of Birth: April 7, 1987
Age: 37 Years Old
Active at Fox News: 2010-2016
Now: Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Maria Janeth Molina, an American meteorologist and climate scientist, currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, she holds a research scientist position at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Colorado.
Born in 1987 in New York City, Molina obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from Florida State University, a Master of Arts degree in climate and society from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in earth and ecosystem science from Central Michigan University.
Molina’s primary research focus centers on climate and extreme data science, with a strong emphasis on developing innovative methodologies for analyzing climate data. Her objective is to gain deeper insights into the impacts of climate change on extreme weather events. Furthermore, she possesses a keen interest in effectively conveying climate science to the general public in a comprehensible and succinct manner.
Maria Molina served as an on-air meteorologist for Fox News Channel from 2010 to 2016. Her meteorological expertise has been applied in roles at AccuWeather and WJBK Fox2 in Detroit as well. She was married to Reed Timmer from 2015 to 2018.
17. Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle
Date of Birth: March 9, 1969
Age: 55 Years Old
Active at Fox News: 2006-2018
Now With: Pro-Donald Trump Super PAC
Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle is an American television news personality and a former prosecuting attorney in San Francisco. She is currently the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and a senior advisor to former President Donald Trump.
Guilfoyle was born in San Francisco, California, in 1969. She graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a degree in political science and from the University of San Francisco School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. Between 1994-2004 Guilfoyle worked in the district attorney’s office in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In January 2004, she made the switch to TV presenting.
She joined Fox News in 2006 as host of the weekend show The Lineup. She remained a regular contributor for the network after the show was canceled, and in 2011, she was picked as a co-host of The Five. She filled this role until 2018. She also appeared weekly on the recurring segment Is It Legal? on The O’Reilly Factor until the show was canceled in 2017.
The contract extension she signed with the network in mid-2017 was supposed to keep her at the network for at least 5 more years. She, however, abruptly left the network in 2018 after she was linked to a sexual harassment scandal within the network.
18. Abby Huntsman
- Date of Birth: May 1, 1986
- Age: 37 Years Old
- Active at Fox News: 2015 – 2020
- Formerly at: MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News
Abby Huntsman is an American journalist and television personality who co-hosts the daytime talk show The View. She is also known as the daughter of Jon Huntsman Jr., the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1986, Huntsman obtained her degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania. Following her college years, she began her career as a production assistant at Fox News Channel.
In 2012, Fox News hired Huntsman as a general assignment reporter, where she covered a wide range of stories, including the 2012 presidential election, the Boston Marathon bombing, and the Ferguson protests. Her career at Fox News reached a milestone in 2015 when she was promoted to co-host of the program Fox & Friends Weekend. However, in 2018, she made the decision to leave Fox News and became a contributor to The View at ABC News.
In January 2020, Huntsman announced that she was leaving to become a senior advisor to her father’s 2020 Utah gubernatorial election campaign. Her father, however, lost Utah’s 2020 Republican gubernatorial primary. Huntsman got married to her college sweetheart in 2010, and they have three children together.
19. Trish Regan
Date of Birth: December 13, 1972
Age: 51 Years Old
Active at Fox News: 2015-2020
Formerly at: CBS, CNBC, Bloomberg TV
Trish Regan, an American television talk show host and author with conservative leanings, was born in 1972 in Hampton, New Hampshire. She holds a degree in history from Columbia University. Following her college education, she commenced her career as a journalist, with stints at Bloomberg Television and CNBC.
In 2015, she embarked on a new chapter in her career when she assumed the role of host for Trish Regan Primetime on Fox Business Network, a position she held from 2015 to 2020.
However, in March 2020, Regan was fired from Fox Business Network due to her controversial remarks regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on her show. She asserted that the pandemic was a scam scheme and suggested that it was being exploited by Democrats as a means to impeach President Trump.
In the aftermath of her departure from Fox Business Network, Trish Regan launched her own online show titled “Trish Regan TV.” She has also become a regular contributor to conservative news outlets such as Newsmax and OAN. She is married to James A. Ben, and they have three children together.Â
20. Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson
- Date of Birth: June 21, 1966
- Age: 57 Years Old
- Active at Fox News: 2006-2016
- Formerly at: CBS, WRIC-TV, WCPO-TV, KXAS-TV
Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson is an American broadcast journalist, writer, and television personality. She was born in Anoka, Minnesota in 1966. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in communications. After college, she worked as a production assistant at NBC News. In 1990, she was crowned Miss Minnesota and went on to win the Miss America pageant in 1989.
After her reign as Miss America, Carlson began her career as a television journalist. She worked as an anchor and reporter for several local news stations before joining Fox News Channel in 2000. She quickly became one of the network’s most popular anchors and was known for her sharp wit and her ability to break down complex stories in a way that viewers could understand.
In 2016, Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chairman Roger Ailes. She alleged that Ailes had made unwanted sexual advances towards her and that he had retaliated against her when she refused his advances. Carlson’s lawsuit sparked a firestorm of controversy, and it helped to launch the #MeToo movement.
Ailes resigned from Fox News shortly after Carlson filed her lawsuit. They eventually reached a $20 million settlement with Fox News in 2017. Carlson has continued to be a vocal advocate for women’s rights and workplace safety. She has spoken out against sexual harassment and discrimination, and she has worked to raise awareness of these issues.
She is also a co-founder of the Lift Our Voices organization, which is dedicated to empowering women and creating a more equitable workplace. Since leaving Fox News, she has worked for NBC and A&E networks and has also served as the chairman of the Miss America organization. Carlson is married to sports agent Casey Close, and they have two children together.
