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Abby Huntsman
Huntsman in August 2012
Born
Abigail Haight Huntsman

(1986-05-01)May 1, 1986(age 38)
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S.
EducationUniversity of Utah
University of Pennsylvania(BA)
Occupation(s)Co-Host,The View (talk show)
TelevisionABC
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jeffrey Livingston
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(m.2010)​
Children3
Parent(s)Jon Huntsman Jr.
Mary Kaye Huntsman
RelativesJon Huntsman Sr.(grandfather)

Abigail Haight Huntsman(born May 1, 1986) is an American journalist and television personality. The daughter of former Utah GovernorJon Huntsman Jr.andMary Kaye Huntsman,Huntsman rose to prominence as a host onMSNBCandNBC News.She then became a general assignment reporter forFox News Channeland later a co-host ofFox & Friends Weekend.Huntsman co-hosted theABCtalk showThe Viewfrom September 2018 to January 2020.

Early life and education[edit]

Huntsman was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,on May 1, 1986.[1][2]She was raised inUtahbut spent several years inTaiwanandSingaporeduring her father's foreign postings as a U.S. ambassador.[3][4]

Huntsman graduated fromEast High School.She attended theUniversity of Utahfor her freshman year of college while her father was running forgovernor.[5]She transferred to theUniversity of Pennsylvania,where she graduated in 2008 with aBachelor of Artsdegree in political science and communications.[6][7]

Career[edit]

Ari Melber,Krystal Ball,Touré,and Huntsman onThe CycleonMSNBCin July 2013

At age 16, Huntsman worked a behind-the-scenes position atGood Morning America.She disliked it so much that she contemplated giving up on television "forever".[8]While attending theUniversity of Pennsylvania,Huntsman interned withDiane Sawyer.Sawyer's representation of herself and manner of presenting news impressed her. "I always think of her as someone that I hope I can try to be like," she said in October 2015.[9]

She later became a host and producer forHuffPost Live,theHuffPost's streaming network.[10]She had also been a frequent guest onCNN.[11]

Huntsman worked on her father's2012 presidential campaignas a media advisor and surrogate,[12]during which she and her sisters were profiled byThe New Yorker,[13]GQ,[12]andBuzzFeed.[14]

Huntsman appeared as a political commentator forABC NewsinWashington, D.C.andGood Morning AmericainNew York City.[15]

In October 2012, Huntsman was profiled in ABC News's "Five Questions",[16]a part ofThis Week with George Stephanopoulos.In August 2012, she was interviewed byBrian WilliamsonRock CenteraboutMitt Romney's run for president and her own relationship with theMormonfaith.[17]Previously, she held a position at the international public relations firmBurson-Marsteller.[18]

In 2013, she was listed as number 26 on theForbes30 under 30 list of up and coming members in media.[19]

In July 2013, Huntsman joinedMSNBC'sThe Cycle,filling a vacancy created by the departure of former panelistS. E. Cupp.Huntsman was the second replacement host to join the show afterAri Melber.She sought to bring conservative views to the program, and denied that her relation to the Huntsman family had anything to do with her acquiring the position since she, in her own words, "went through the same audition process as everybody else", against a field she recalled featured several hundred candidates.[20]Two years later, in July 2015, MSNBC canceled the show, and Huntsman left the network.[21]

In October 2015, Huntsman was hired byFox Newsas a general assignment reporter.[22]She covered the news of the day across the network'sdaytimeandprimetime programming.[23]Two months later, in December 2016, she was named a new co-host ofFox & Friends Weekend.[24]On August 12, 2018, she made her final appearance as co-host of the program.[25]

On September 4, 2018, Huntsman joined the long-runningABCtalk showThe Viewas one of five co-hosts along withJoy Behar,Whoopi Goldberg,Sunny Hostin,andMeghan McCain.[26][27]In 2019, along with her co-hosts, she was nominated for aDaytime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.[28]

In January 2020, Huntsman announced that she was departingThe Viewafter two seasons to become a senior advisor to her father's2020 campaignforgovernor of Utah;[29]she made her final appearance as a co-host on the January 17, 2020 episode.[30]Her father lost Utah's 2020 Republican gubernatorial primary toSpencer Cox.[31]

Personal life[edit]

In August 2010, Huntsman married herUniversity of Pennsylvaniaboyfriend, Jeffrey Bruce Livingston, in 2010 in anEpiscopalservice atWashington National Cathedral.[32]The couple has three children: two daughters and a son,[33]and live inGreenwich, Connecticut.[34]

Huntsman is aRepublican.[35][36]

In early 2013, she recorded an advertisement withMargaret HooverandMeghan McCainsupportingsame-sex marriage."I think it's a generational issue, and I think over time you're going to see more and more Republicans support the freedom to marry. I'm happy and proud of that movement," she said in support of the ad.[37]

In October 2016, she said she is no longer an active member ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[38]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Abigail Huntsman, Jeffrey Livingston".The New York Times.August 27, 2010.
  2. ^Magid, Judy (September 12, 2005)."Open House: Public mansion not always ideal".The Salt Lake Tribune.Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2014.RetrievedAugust 2,2013– via sltrib.com.
  3. ^"MSNBC's Abby Huntsman: Cheese-loving dog owner who's 'walking back' her crush on Tom Brady".The Hill.June 4, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 28,2017.
  4. ^"Abby Huntsman and her husband Jeffrey Bruce Livingston nearing their 6th marriage anniversary".frostsnow.com.2016.RetrievedFebruary 28,2017.
  5. ^"Hitting for The Cycle".thepenngazette.com.February 27, 2014.
  6. ^"Abby Huntsman, C'08".alumni.upenn.edu.University of Pennsylvania.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
  7. ^Evans, Erica (January 13, 2020)."Q&A: Abby Huntsman says leaving 'The View' was a 'no-brainer'".Deseret News.RetrievedJune 14,2020.
  8. ^Kahn, Mattie (October 19, 2015)."ABBY HUNTSMAN THINKS FOX NEWS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE A WOMAN".elle.com.
  9. ^Joyella, Mark (October 21, 2015)."Abby Huntsman Debuts at Fox News".adweek.com.
  10. ^"Abby Huntsman".HuffPost.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  11. ^"Abby Huntsman: Mitt Romney won't pick dad, Jon Huntsman, to be VP".CNN.April 19, 2012.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  12. ^abAlex PappademasPhotographs by Danielle Levitt."Jon Huntsman's Daughters, Mary Anne, Liddy, and AbbyGQJanuary 2012: Politics ".GQ.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  13. ^Lizza, Ryan."Are Jon Huntsman's Daughters Helping his 2012 Campaign?".The New Yorker.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  14. ^"The Huntsman Daughters: A Guide".Buzzfeed.com. January 6, 2012.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  15. ^Sltrib.com."Huntsman daughter parlays campaign into media gigs | The Salt Lake Tribune".Sltrib.com.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  16. ^"Five Questions 'This Week': Abby Huntsman ABC News".Abcnews.go.com. October 26, 2012.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  17. ^"Huntsman clarifies mysteries of Mormon church Video on NBCNews.com".Video.msnbc.msn.com. Archived fromthe originalon August 26, 2012.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.
  18. ^"PressReleases - Burson-Marsteller Hires Slate of Top Media".Burson-marsteller.com. 2012.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^Bercovici, Jeff."Abby Huntsman and Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, 26 and Hosts,HuffPost LiveIn Photos: 30 under 30: Media ".Forbes.Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2012.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
  20. ^Larson, Leslie (July 29, 2013)."Abby Huntsman joins NBC's sorority of political daughters as she makes her debut on the cable network's 'The Cycle'".New York Daily News.
  21. ^Chariton, Jordan (July 30, 2015)."MSNBC Cancels 'The Cycle,' Abby Huntsman and Krystal Ball Out".TheWrap.
  22. ^Lowe, Kinsey (October 3, 2015)."Abby Huntsman Joins Fox News As Reporter".Deadline.Archived fromthe originalon October 4, 2015.RetrievedOctober 7,2015.
  23. ^"Abby Huntsman | Biography".Fox News.RetrievedOctober 7,2015.
  24. ^Concha, Joe (December 13, 2016)."Abby Huntsman named new co-host of 'Fox and Friends Weekend'".The Hill.
  25. ^Barr, Jeremy (September 17, 2018)."Abby Huntsman on Why She Left Fox News for 'The View'".The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. ^Turchiano, Danielle."Abby Huntsman Joins 'The View' as Co-Host".Archivedfrom the original on August 28, 2018.RetrievedAugust 9,2018.
  27. ^Corinthios, Aurelie."Meghan McCain Absent from The View After John McCain's Death: 'Her Dad Was Her Best Friend'".People.Archivedfrom the original on September 5, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 4,2018.
  28. ^Grossman, Lena (May 5, 2019)."Daytime Emmy Awards 2019: The Complete List of Winners".E! Online.RetrievedFebruary 27,2020.
  29. ^Stelter, Brian; Darcy, Oliver (January 13, 2020)."Abby Huntsman quits 'The View'".CNN Business.RetrievedJanuary 13,2020.
  30. ^Johnson, Ted (January 17, 2020)."Abby Huntsman Praises Colleagues, Addresses Discord" Rumors "In Sendoff From 'The View'".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on January 18, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 18,2020.
  31. ^Politico Staff (July 6, 2020)."Huntsman loses GOP primary in Utah".POLITICO.RetrievedJuly 7,2020.
  32. ^"Abigail Huntsman, Jeffrey Livingston".The New York Times.August 27, 2010.RetrievedApril 24,2014.
  33. ^Ali, Rasha (June 6, 2019)."'The View' co-host Abby Huntsman gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl ".USA Today.RetrievedNovember 4,2019.
  34. ^Carlson, Adam (June 2, 2021)."Abby Huntsman Says Leaving The View Was 'the Best Decision'".People.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
  35. ^Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (July 17, 2013)."Abby Huntsman is Leaving HuffPost Live for 'The Cycle'".Observer Media.
  36. ^Gavin, Patrick (August 8, 2012)."Abby Huntsman teases party switch".Politico.
  37. ^"Meghan McCain, Margaret Hoover and Abby Huntsman star in GOP gay marriage ads".On Top Magazine.RetrievedNovember 4,2019.
  38. ^DEHLIN, JOHN (October 19, 2016)."661: Abby Huntsman and Carrie Sheffield and their Transitions Out of Mormonism".Mormon Stories.RetrievedJune 10,2018.

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