Kristin Fisher
Kristin Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kristin Anne Fisher July 29, 1983 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Boston University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Television | |
| Spouse |
Walker Harrison Forehand
(m.2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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Kristin Anne Fisher(born July 29, 1983) is an American journalist. She was atelevision newspresenter andWhite Housecorrespondent forFox Newsfrom 2015 to 2020, and in 2021 joinedCNNas its Space & Defense correspondent.
Early life[edit]
Kristin Fisher was raised inHouston,Texas, the daughter of Dr.Anna Lee Fisherand Dr.William Frederick Fisher.Both her parents wereastronautsand physicians who practiceemergency medicine.[1]She graduated fromBoston University’s College of Communication with aBAdegree inbroadcast journalism.[2]
Career[edit]
After school, Fisher worked forABC-affiliateKJCT-LPinGrand Junction, Coloradoand then ABC-affiliateKATVinLittle Rock,Arkansas.In 2009, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked as a freelance correspondent forABC News/NewsOne and then for four years atCBS-affiliateWUSA-TV.[citation needed]
Fisher worked as a freelance reporter forABC NewsOneandWUSA-TV.She covered the2008 presidential campaignsof bothHillary ClintonandMike Huckabee.[3]
In 2015, she joinedFox Newsas a general assignment reporter[4]in its DC bureau, replacingMolly Henneberg.[5]
A few days before Thanksgiving 2019, Fisher's bureau chief offered her the position of White House correspondent, though he could not inform her what the position was at the time as he was only permitted to say that it was a position she would want. Fisher had been planning to host a holiday celebration for guests, including family members in town for a visit, but was intrigued by the secrecy, and trusting her chief, accepted the assignment. The day before Thanksgiving, she was instructed to pack warm clothes, and meet a man in aWashington, D.C.parking garage, whom she took to be aSecret Serviceagent. From there, she traveled toJoint Base Andrews,where she was required to have all of her electronic devices temporarily confiscated, before being flown toWest Palm Beach, Florida.There,President Donald Trumpboarded the plane back to Andrews, with Fisher the sole journalist on the plane. Back at Andrews, she and Trump boardedAir Force One,and flew to Afghanistan, where Trump would meet with U.S. troops and that nation's president,Ashraf Ghani,to discuss restarting negotiations with the Taliban.[3]
In November 2020, Fisher pointed out inconsistencies and lack of evidence regarding Trump's attorneys' allegations of massive election fraud. She noted aboutRudy Giuliani"What he is saying in public — not under oath — is different from what he said in court." She also underlined Giuliani's false claims about the vote certification controversy in Michigan, as well as his refusal to produce any of his supposed evidence to the public.[6]She did the same with President Trump's statements in December, when several Republican judges, as well as several Trump-nominated public servants, had rejected claims of election fraud.[7]In early 2021 it was announced that Fisher would be leaving Fox News.[8]After leaving Fox, Fisher joinedCNNin July 2021, where she serves as its Space & Defense correspondent.[9][10]
In 2010, Fisher won anEmmy Awardfor her bi-weekly segments on heroes in the greater Washington community. Fisher also founded a documentary film company, Field Mouse Films, which makes films for both news outlets and corporate clients.[4]
Personal life[edit]
In 2011, Fisher married Walker Harrison Forehand at the Church of the Holy City in Washington, D.C. She met her husband inAthens,Greecein 2003 while studying abroad.[2][1]They have one child.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Kristin Fisher and Walker Forehand".The New York Times.April 1, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on April 7, 2011.RetrievedApril 14,2023.
- ^abMcCarthy, Ellen (April 22, 2011)."Weddings: Walker Forehand marries Kristin Fisher".The Washington Post
- ^abSassoon, Mara."KRISTIN FISHER: ON THE TRUMP BEAT".Com Talk.Boston University College of Communication.Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2020.RetrievedJuly 2,2020.
- ^ab"Kristin Fisher".Fox News.Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2016.RetrievedJune 24,2017.
- ^Grinapol, Corinne (May 13, 2015)."FNC Hires Kristin Fisher for DC Bureau – Fisher replaces Molly Henneberg".Adweek.
- ^"Kristen Fisher Fact Checks Rudy Giuliani's Election Claims".Mediaite.November 19, 2020.RetrievedDecember 3,2020.
- ^Whitehouse, John."Fox flagship" straight news "program downplays Trump's lies about the election".Media Matters for America.RetrievedDecember 3,2020.
- ^Johnson, Ted (May 7, 2021)."White House Correspondent Kristin Fisher Announces she's leaving Fox News".Deadline.com.RetrievedMay 7,2021.
- ^Adams, Jennifer (May 7, 2021)."Fox News White House Reporter Kristin Fisher to join CNN as Space Correspondent".The Daily Beast.RetrievedJuly 11,2021.
- ^"Kristin Fisher".LinkedIn.RetrievedJuly 11,2021.
- ^Katz, A.J. (December 21, 2017)."Two Fox Newsers Give Birth on Same Day".Adweek.
