Harris Kimberley Faulkner (born October 13, 1965) is an American

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who joined

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in 2005. She anchors ''The Faulkner Focus'', a daily daytime show, and hosts '' Outnumbered''. Additionally, she hosts her own primetime political franchise called ''Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner''. She has received six

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s, including the 2005 awards for Best Newscaster and Best News Special.

Early life

Faulkner was born on October 13, 1965 at

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. Her father, retired

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Bob Harris, a

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officer and

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, was stationed at the base and had served three tours in

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. Faulkner lived in different places as a child, including

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. Faulkner attended the

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, and graduated with a B.A. in mass communications.

Career

Faulkner's start was with ''

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'', where she contributed as a freelance business writer for $50 per article. Faulkner started her television career with an internship at

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in Los Angeles, doing small tasks, then moved to

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, to work as a reporter and anchor at

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. From 1992 to 2000, Faulkner worked for

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as an evening anchor. While in Kansas City, Faulkner was the victim of harassment and

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by a former acquaintance who followed her from North Carolina. Faulkner's next stop was at

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, where she served as part of an evening anchor team. She left the station in July 2004. Faulkner joined Fox News in 2005. She was a correspondent for the 2005 revival of '' A Current Affair'' until its cancellation in October 2005. Faulkner anchored her first solo network newscast ''Fox Report Weekend'' from 2011-2017. In addition to ''Midterm Election coverage 2018'', Faulkner has substitute-anchored for

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'' and for Martha MacCallum ''The Story''. She also made frequent guest appearances on the night satire show ''Red Eye'' with

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, prior to the departure of Gutfeld from that show. In April 2014, Faulkner began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show '' Outnumbered''. In 2017, she became the anchor of ''Outnumbered Overtime'', which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format. In early 2021, she started her new show called ''The Faulkner Focus''.

Honors and awards

While at ABC's Minneapolis affiliate KSTP, Faulkner received four regional

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, including Best Anchor three years in a row (2002, 2003, and 2004) and for anchoring a news special, "Eyewitness to War". In 1998, she was awarded the

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Pioneering Lifetime Achievement Award for her humanitarian efforts. In 2021, she was honored by ''

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''s 2021 New York Women's Impact Report for her 2020 interview with then-president

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after the

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Personal life

Faulkner married former

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reporter Tony Berlin in 2003. The couple have two daughters. In September 2015, Faulkner sued

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for $5 million, claiming a plastic hamster in its Littlest Pet Shop line was an unauthorized use of her name and likeness. Hasbro settled with Faulkner in October 2016, agreeing to cease production of the toy.

Published works

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References

External links

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Fox News biography

Fox News Insider biography

Premiere Speakers Bureau biography
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