Ashleigh Banfield
Ashleigh Banfield | |
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Born | |
Education | Balmoral Hall School |
Alma mater | Queen's University (BA) University of British Columbia (BA) |
Years active | 1988–present |
Title | Anchor, Banfield |
Spouses |
Chris Haynor (m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield (born December 29, 1967)
Education
Banfield was educated at
Career
Canada
Banfield began her career in 1988 at
Banfield was a freelance associate producer for
United States
In the mid-90's, she began working for KDFW, first hosting News 4 Texas Daybreak and later co-hosting News 4 Texas at 5:00 and News 4 Texas at 9:00 with Steve Eager.
In early 2000, Banfield was hired by national cable network
On September 11, 2001, Banfield was reporting from the streets of Manhattan amid a cloud of debris from the collapsing World Trade Center. She was reporting a few blocks north of the site when 7 World Trade Center collapsed behind her.[8] After the initial reporting of the attack had ended, Banfield received a promotion, as MSNBC sent her around the world as the producer of a new program, A Region in Conflict.[9] Banfield lost two friends in the World Trade Center attacks and sought help for post-traumatic stress disorder.[10][11]
During the conflict in Afghanistan, Banfield interviewed Taliban prisoners, and visited a hospital in Kabul. Later entries covered her travels from Jalalabad to Kabul, as well as other experiences in Afghanistan. In Pakistan, she interviewed Father Gregory Rice, a Roman Catholic priest in Pakistan, and an Iraqi woman aiding refugees. After A Region in Conflict, she received the 10 pm timeslot with the show Ashleigh Banfield on Location.[12]
In April 2003, in a
I was office-less for ten months ... No phone, no computer. For ten months I had to report to work every day and ask where I could sit. If somebody was away I could use their desk. Eventually, after ten months of this, I was given an office that was a tape closet. They cleared the tapes out and put a desk and a TV in there, and a computer and phone. It was pretty blatant. The message was crystal clear. Yet they wouldn't let me leave. I begged for seventeen months to be let out of my contract. If they had no use for me, let's just part ways amicably—no need for payouts, just a clean break. And Neal [Shapiro, the news president of NBC] wouldn't allow it. I don't know what his rationale was—perhaps he thought I would take what I felt was a very strong brand, and others felt was a very strong brand, to another network and make a success of it. Maybe that's why he chose to keep me in a warehouse. I will never forgive him for his cruelty and the manner in which he decided to dispose of me.
— Banfield in New Canaan-Darien Magazine, January 2009[10]
Banfield joined
Banfield joined CNN in January 2012 as co-anchor with
On October 16, 2018, it was announced by HLN that Banfield was to be laid off, along with Michaela Pereira and Carol Costello, as part of the network's decision to scale back their live news programming. Final broadcasts of the shows hosted by all three presenters were aired on Friday, October 26, 2018.[19] She then was the inaugural host of the A&E show Live Rescue. After the first season, Matt Iseman took over as host.[20]
She resumed hosting programs on CourtTV, including the true crime documentary series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield in 2020. The program recaps past high-profile trials and provides updates on the individuals involved.[21] She also appeared as a special contributor on their evening courtroom highlight show.[22]
In January 2021, Banfield was announced as the host to replace the third hour of
Personal life
Banfield was born in
In 2004, Banfield married real estate financier Howard Gould, who founded the
Banfield became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 24, 2008.[26]
On December 29, 2017, Banfield's 50th birthday, she married sales executive Chris Haynor, her partner of three years, at the Hermitage Club ski lodge in Wilmington, Vermont.[27]
References
- ^ Granberry, Michael (July 6, 2001). "Rising star Banfield just being herself". Amarillo Globe-News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Changing Lives". Balmoral Hall School. January 22, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ashleigh Banfield biography". Good Morning America. ABC News. May 24, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Anchors & Reporters - Ashleigh Banfield". CNN. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Ashleigh Banfield biodata". ashleighbanfield.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Rutenberg, James (May 5, 2003). "Ashleigh Banfield's Career No Longer Seems to Shine as Bright". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (February 16, 2001). "The Spin Room, Hardball". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ New York. New York Magazine Company. 2001.
- ISBN 978-1-4408-2973-4.
- ^ a b c d e Dumas, Timothy (Jan-Feb 2009). Truth and Consequences: Meet Ashleigh Banfield. She spoke out about TV war coverage and paid a high price. Would she do it again?, New Canaan-Darien Magazine (from archive), retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ashley Banfield's Wedding Archived January 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, LauraMadrigano.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
- ^ Ariens, Chris (2007-12-13). "So, who did replace Alan Keyes on MSNBC?". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ "MSNBC's Banfield Slams War Coverage". 28 April 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via AlterNet.
- ^ "So What Do You Do, Ashleigh Banfield, Court TV Anchor?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ Frances Martel, ABC News Toasts Ashleigh Banfield as She Heads to New CNN Morning Show, mediaite.com, November 12, 2011.
- ^ Nando Di Fino, CNN Early Start Host Ashleigh Banfield Introduces Viewers to her Kids, Mujahideen of Tora Bora, mediaite.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
- ^ Chris Ariens, Kyra Phillips Moves from CNN to HLN; Ashleigh Banfield Moves Off 'Early Start' to Late Mornings (June 26, 2012), Mediabistro.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
- ^ "CNN Rebranding 11 AM Hour As 'Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield'". TVNewser. August 6, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ Barr, Jeremy (October 16, 2018). "HLN Shake-Up: Ashleigh Banfield, Carol Costello, Michaela Pereira Exiting". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ morty (2019-09-16). "A&E's Original Documentary Series "Live PD" and "Live Rescue" Returns on Monday, September 23 at 9:00". Morty's TV. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b "Ashleigh Banfield to Exit Court TV to Host Talk Show on WGN America". TheWrap. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2020-04-20). "Ashleigh Banfield Returns To Court TV As Contributor". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "BANFIELD JOHN - Winnipeg Free Press Passages". passages.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "What Happened to Ashleigh Banfield's Signature Glasses?". Mediaite. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ 'No Mas' Trivia - Breaking Bad. Sony Pictures Television. October 1, 2020.
- ^ Alissa Krinsky, Ashleigh Banfield, U.S. Citizen, Mediabistro.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
- ^ Steve Helling (December 30, 2017). "HLN's Ashleigh Banfield Marries Chris Haynor in a Wintery Vermont Ceremony". People.com.
External links
- Banfield biodata, TruTV.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
- Ashleigh Banfield at IMDb
- Twitter (@TVAshleigh)
- Facebook (AshleighBanfield)
- Personal website - archived September 2, 2013
- https://www.newsnationnow.com/author/ashleigh-banfield/