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Gretchen Carlson | |
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Born | Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson June 21, 1966 |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Organization | The Saturday Early Show co-host (2002–2005)
Me Too movement |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Website | gretchencarlson |
Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966
Carlson was born and raised in Minnesota. A talented youth violinist, Carlson competed in a number of music contests before becoming a beauty pageant contestant. After winning Miss Minnesota in 1988, Carlson became Miss America for 1989. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1990. Carlson became a television anchor, working for several local TV stations in Virginia, Ohio and Texas before becoming a national correspondent and anchor on CBS. She hosted the Saturday edition of The Early Show on CBS News from 2002 to 2005. Carlson subsequently moved to Fox News's morning show Fox & Friends, from 2005 to 2013, and The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson on Fox News from 2013 to 2016.
In July 2016, Carlson filed a lawsuit against then Fox News chairman and CEO
Carlson also served as chairwoman of the board of directors of the
Early life and education
Carlson was born in
In her youth, Carlson was a
Carlson was crowned Miss Minnesota in June 1988[15] and became Miss America 1989 on September 10, 1988. She was the first classical violinist to win those titles.[16][17] Following Carlson's Miss America win, she was invited to meet President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office.[citation needed] She made many television appearances during her year of service, including appearing on The David Letterman Show, where he jokingly asked her out on a date.[citation needed] After Carlson's appearance as a newscaster in a sketch on Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Ed McMahon and Dick Clark, television agents began calling, eventually launching her career in broadcast television.[citation needed]
Carlson graduated from
Career
Early career and CBS News
A year after becoming
Following her time in Cleveland, Carlson served as a weekend anchor and reporter for
Carlson moved to the national television scene as a national correspondent in 2000 and in 2002, she became the co-
Fox News
Carlson first appeared on
Carlson left Fox & Friends in September 2013 to anchor a one-hour daytime program,
2016–present
Miss America Organization
On January 1, 2018, Carlson was elected chairwoman of the board of directors of the
Following internal backlash,[26] Carlson resigned from Chairwoman of the Board in June 2019.[27] Around the same time, it was announced that the Miss America brand would return to NBC.[28]
Other television and media
In April 2018, Carlson reached a first-look development deal with A&E Networks, under which she would host three documentary specials across its channels, such as Lifetime. Gretchen Carlson: Breaking the Silence focuses on the every woman story of workplace sexual harassment and premiered on Lifetime on January 14, 2019.[29][30]
In May 2018, Carlson was a correspondent on an episode of the television documentary series
Carlson also hosted Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol and Escaping Polygamy on Lifetime in 2018. In August 2019, it was announced that Carlson would host two hourlong documentaries from the "Beyond the Headlines" franchise. The first called Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter, and the second The College Admissions Scandal.[citation needed]
In December 2019, Carlson wrote an opinion article in The New York Times, stating that she still cannot disclose what happened to her due to a nondisclosure agreement, but that it was her desire to be able to do so.[33] In January 2020, Carlson announced a new television deal with Blumhouse Productions to produce a new interview style series.[34] In October 2020, it was announced that Carlson would join PEOPLE (the TV Show!) as a special contributor.[citation needed]
In April 2021, Carlson and her life story was featured on the
Activism and philanthropy
Me Too movement
With one bold legal filing, Carlson exposed Ailes's predatory tactics, dragged Fox News into the twenty-first century, affected Trump's presidential race, and lit the match that led to the modern-day #MeToo movement. The Ailes scandal led The New York Times to look more deeply into Bill O'Reilly, which led other Times reporters to ask around about Harvey Weinstein, and now Weinstein is behind bars and the world is at least a little bit more equitable.
—Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth by Brian Stelter
On July 6, 2016, Carlson filed a
Carlson's allegations received widespread media coverage.[38] After Carlson came forward, six more women spoke to Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine, alleging that Ailes had sexually harassed them and that Ailes "spoke openly of expecting women to perform sexual favors in exchange for job opportunities".[39] Shortly thereafter, Carlson sat down for an interview with John Koblin of The New York Times, saying, "I wanted to stand up for other women who may be facing similar circumstances."[40]
As the case progressed, Carlson reached out directly to her fans, thanking them in a series of
After Ailes resigned on July 21, 2016,[45] Carlson said she felt "relief that now I would be believed", though she also "felt angry that it took so long" for Ailes to step down.[46] Eight days later, her Fox program The Real Story aired its final episode.
On September 6, 2016, 21st Century Fox announced that it had settled the lawsuit with Carlson for $20 million. As part of the settlement, 21st Century Fox apologized to Carlson, saying, "We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve."[5]
Philanthropy and public work
Since her harassment complaint became public, Carlson has focused her public work to modify laws that protect
Carlson created the Gift of Courage Fund in 2017 and partnered with the nonprofit organization
In 2017, Carlson was named one of
Lift Our Voices
At
In November 2020, lawsuits discovered by
In 2021, Carlson and Roginsky, along with Cher Scarlett, a labor activist in tech, wrote an essay for The Olympian encouraging Washington State Legislature to pass a bill Scarlett had worked with on with House Representative Liz Berry and Senator Karen Keiser to expand protections for workers facing unlawful conduct in the workplace, disallowing employers from enforcing NDAs in cases of discrimination, assault, and harassment.[57]
In popular culture
The Loudest Voice miniseries
In 2019, Carlson's career at Fox News was portrayed on the Showtime miniseries, The Loudest Voice. Her role as co-anchor at Fox News was depicted by actress Naomi Watts.[58] Many incidents in Carlson and Ailes' relationship were portrayed to the public for the first time, since Carlson was unable to speak directly about the events, due to a confidentiality clause in the settlement between her and Fox News.[59][60]
The series aired the audio recordings taken by Carlson during her time at Fox News for the first time. The recordings were of various incidents at Fox where Carlson was sexually harassed by Ailes and other colleagues at Fox News. The show also follows the incidents leading up to Carlson reporting the sexual harassment she received.[61] The Loudest Voice then portrayed her demotion and the events that followed her filing the internal complaint, many of which were recorded.[62] The recordings went on to play a major part in the settlement negotiations between Carlson and Fox News.[63]
Bombshell film
Bombshell, a film portraying Carlson's career at Fox News, was released on December 13, 2019. Carlson is played by Nicole Kidman, with other cast members including Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil (a composite character), Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, and John Lithgow as Roger Ailes. The film follows events at Fox News in the run-up to Ailes resigning from the organization after being exposed for sexual harassment.[64]
Personal life
On October 4, 1997, Carlson married sports agent Casey Close.[65][66] They live in Greenwich, Connecticut,[67] with their two children.[12][68]
She announced on Fox & Friends on June 9, 2009, and repeated on Glenn Beck's Fox News program, that her parents' car dealership had been selected for closure as part of the General Motors reorganization and bankruptcy.[69][70] A year later, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that "It took an act of Congress, a national TV appeal and maybe a little bit of history on the owners' side, but Main Motor, the Anoka car dealership that Lee and Karen Carlson's family has owned for 91 years, will keep its General Motors dealership after all."[71]
Carlson remains an advocate of the arts from her experience as a child violinist. As a string instrumentalist in her youth, Carlson had admired cellist Yo-Yo Ma, whom she eventually met when they both spoke at the 2019 Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco.[72]
Bibliography
In 2015, Carlson released her first book, Getting Real, a memoir about her life growing up in Minnesota, her violin career, Miss America experience and television career.[73]
In 2017, Carlson released her second book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment And Take Your Power Back. The book discussed as much of Carlson's story at Fox News as she was allowed to comment on because of the NDA she signed, but also many other stories of sexual harassment in the workplace from women who reached out to Carlson after her story became public. The profits from the book, a New York Times bestseller, go to the Gift of Courage Fund.[74][75]
- Carlson, Gretchen: Getting Real. New York City: Viking, 2015. ISBN 978-0-5254-2745-2.
- Carlson, Gretchen: Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back. Center Street, 2017. ISBN 978-1478992172.
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External links
- Official website
- Gretchen Carlson on Instagram
- Gretchen Carlson on Facebook
- Gretchen Carlson on Twitter
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Gretchen Carlson: How we can end sexual harassment at work Talk at TEDWomen 2017, November 2017
- Gretchen Carlson on the Muck Rack journalist listing site