Ed Henry Biography
Ed Henry is an American journalist who served as a co-host of America’s Newsroom on the Fox News Channel, along with Sandra Smith. He was fired from the channel on July 1, 2020, due to sexual misconduct allegations.
Ed Henry Age
He was born on July 20, 1971 in Queens, New York, U.S.
Ed Henry Nationality
He is of American Nationality.
Ed Henry Height
Henry stands a height of 1.8m tall.
Ed Henry Education
Henry attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Siena College in Loudonville, New York.
Ed Henry Parents
His parents are unknown to the public.
Ed Henry Siblings
Ed has a sister. In 2019, he donated a part of his liver to save his sister, who had liver failure. Its not clear whether he has other siblings.
Ed Henry Wife
He married Shirley Hung, a CNN senior producer, in June 2010 in Las Vegas. Among those present at Wynn Las Vegas chapel were Mike Emanuel of Fox News, Rao’s co-owner, Frank Pellegrino, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.
The wedding reception at Society Café Encore Las Vegas included a 22-layer chocolate wedding cake with whipped cream frosting, that was an elaborate replica of the White House, weighing 70 pounds.
A pre-wedding dinner party at Rao’s featured a performance by Human Nature, who had previously entertained the couple after their February engagement.
Ed Henry Kids
Henry and his wife Shirley have two children together, Mila Henry and Patrick Henry.
Ed Henry CNN
Ed is CNN’s senior White House correspondent based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau. Named to his current position in December 2008, he has covered the White House for CNN since March 2006.
In 2008, he won the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential coverage under deadline pressure. The association specifically cited him for his reports on the Bush administration’s contradictory assertions that senior Iranian officials had sent improvised explosive devices to Iraq.
Prior to joining the White House unit, Henry covered Capitol Hill for CNN. In February 2006, while serving as a congressional correspondent, Henry was awarded the prestigious Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Foundation for the depth and breadth of his coverage throughout 2005.
Henry joined CNN in April 2004 after having been senior editor and a columnist for Roll Call, a leading Capitol Hill newspaper, for eight years. At Roll Call, Henry scored an exclusive in January 1998 when he interviewed then-President Bill Clinton on the same day that the Monica Lewinsky story broke. He also wrote the widely read “Heard on the Hill” column for seven years.
While at Roll Call, Henry also served as a contributing editor at Washingtonian magazine and as chief political analyst for WMAL, ABC Radio’s Washington, D.C., affiliate. He has also worked as an analyst for various television networks, including C-SPAN and WUSA, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.
He started his career as an investigative reporter, working with columnist Jack Anderson for five years.
Ed Henry Fox News
He joined Fox News from CNN in 2011.At Fox News he worked as one of the hosts of Fox and Friends Weekend and as the chief national correspondent. He last worked as the co-host of the TV show America’s Newsroom, along with Sandra Smith.
Ed Henry Sexual Harassment and Rape Allegation
Two women sued Fox News, accusing former anchor Ed of rape and claiming several of the network’s biggest stars participated in a culture of sexual harassment and misconduct.
Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News associate producer, and Cathy Areu, a former on-air analyst, filed a 39-page complaint in federal court in Manhattan. The suit alleges that Henry sexually harassed Eckhart on several occasions and raped her in a midtown Manhattan hotel room in 2017.
Fox News fired Henry, the co-anchor of its “America’s Newsroom” program, on July 1, 2020, saying it had received a complaint of sexual misconduct against him from a former employee’s lawyer.
Ed Henry Affair
On May 4, 2016, Henry took a temporary leave of absence following an alleged extramarital affair with a Las Vegas hostess and stripper. The woman gave an interview with InTouch Weekly describing the alleged 10-month affair in detail. Henry subsequently lost his White House correspondent position and returned to Fox News in late August 2016 as chief national correspondent.
Ed Henry Salary
His annual salary is around $2 million.
Ed Henry Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be around $6 million.
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