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Heather Childers
Childers in 2012
Born
Heather Star Childers

(1969-01-07)January 7, 1969(age 55)[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina,U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill(BA)
Occupation(s)Televisionnews anchorandcorrespondent
Years active1992–present

Heather Star Childers[2]is an American television news anchor. She was a former anchor of the first hour ofFox & Friends FirstforFox News Channel,and worked for the organization from 2010 until 2020.

Early life and education[edit]

Childers was born inHartsville, South Carolina,and grew up inCharlotte, North Carolina.[3]She graduated fromMyers Park High School[3][4]in 1987.[1]Childers attended theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte,then graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillwith an undergraduate degree in English.[1]

Television news career[edit]

Childers began her professional career atWCNC-TVin Charlotte as a producer and reporter in the early 1990s.[3]She worked for television news stations inAlbany, Georgia[3]and thenAsheville, North Carolina,[3]atWLOS,the ABC affiliate there.[4]She moved toNews 14 Carolinain 2002 as an anchor.[3]

Childers came to Fox News Channel in November 2010 as a reporter, and became an anchor forAmerica's News Headquartersin August 2011.[4]She later became an early-morning host at Fox;[5]beginning in 2017, she was the host of the first installment ofFox & Friends First,from 4-5 a.m.[3]

In April 2012, Childers posted aTwittermessage linking to an article from a fringe website promoting"birther" conspiracy theories;the article suggested that theBarack Obama campaignhad threatened the life ofChelsea Clintonif the Clintons spoke of "Obama's birth certificate or lack thereof." In response to criticism of the tweet, Childers said that she was "asking for opinion."[6]Like other Fox News hosts, Childers has questioned thescientific consensus on climate change,suggesting on airin 2016 that "the science is still in question."[7]

In March 2020, Fox News took Childers off the air after she came to work and appeared on air while ill during theCOVID-19 pandemic.The network confirmed the termination of her contract in July 2020, after several months where she did not appear on the network. Childers had tested negative for COVID-19, and tweeted at the network several times to ask to return to her position.[5][8]In November 2020, she began co-anchoringAmerican AgendaalongsideBob SellersonNewsmax TV.[9]

Awards[edit]

  • Miss North Carolina Preliminary Winner[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcSandford, Jason (October 23, 2010)."Former WLOSer Heather Childers lands job at Fox News Channel as NYC reporter and fill-in anchor".Ashvegas.
  2. ^ab"Miss Mecklenburg County".Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2008.RetrievedApril 10,2013.
  3. ^abcdefgThéoden Janes,You'd have to wake up pretty early to compete with Fox News' Heather Childers,Charlotte Observer(October 10, 2017).
  4. ^abc"Childers named weekend anchor on Fox News".Charlotte Observer.August 22, 2011.
  5. ^abRyu, Jenny (July 23, 2020)."Fox News parts ways with 'Fox & Friends First' host Heather Childers after COVID-19 scare".USA Today.
  6. ^"Fox News' Heather Childers Tweets Link To Article: 'Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life?'".Huffington Post. April 3, 2012.
  7. ^Rutenberg, Jim (August 1, 2016)."What's Next at Fox News, With Ailes Out and Murdoch In?".The New York Times.
  8. ^Feldman, Kate (July 23, 2020)."Fox News host Heather Childers, who went to work sick during coronavirus pandemic, has 'parted ways' with network".New York Daily News.
  9. ^@HeatherChilders (November 15, 2020)."I'm back Join me tomorrow on @Newsmax from 2-4pm with @BobSellersTV! Watch live, set your DVR or watch online! Can't wait to see you"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember 19,2020– viaTwitter.
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