Ainsley Earhardt

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ainsley Earhardt

• She is named after her great uncle ‘Ainsley’ who owned the Ainsley Hall in Columbia, South Carolina.

• Her first job was in a Hallmark store in Spring Valley, Nevada which her friend’s mother owned.

• She wanted to be an actress during her childhood and would often participate in theatrical plays.

• After getting discouraged from following her passion for theatre, she decided to become an orthodontist on the advice of her part-time employer and an orthodontist, Richard Boyd.

• She switched to journalism after struggling with Chemistry and watching TV host, Leeza Gibbons, discuss her journey to starting a career in television.

• She started her career by working as a reporter for the television station, WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina.

• She has worked as an anchor for KENS-TV (CBS) in San Antonio, Texas.

• She joined the FOX News network in 2007.

• She has worked as a New York-based correspondent for the FOX News Channel.

• From 2013 to 2016, she worked as a co-host of ‘FOX & Friends First. In 2016, she became a co-host of the chat show, ‘FOX & Friends,’ on the FOX News Channel.

  

• She has published 4 books, including ‘Take Heart, My Child: A Mother’s Dream’ (2016), ‘Through Your Eyes: My Child’s Gift to Me’ (2017), ‘The Light Within Me: An Inspirational Memoir’ (2018), and ‘I’m So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are’ (2022).

  

• In 2019, she became the host of the ‘Ainsley’s Bible Study’ on FOX Nation.

  

• In September 2022, she hosted the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on the FOX News network.

• She was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree by the University of South Carolina in May 2024 for her achievements in the broadcast news industry and as an author.

• She was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment Music Hall of Fame in 2024.

• Her first car was a grey Buick Skyhawk.