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Harris Faulkner
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| Born |
Harris Kimberley Faulkner
October 13, 1965 |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) |
| Occupation | Television presenter, news anchor |
| Employer | Fox Entertainment |
| Spouse(s) |
Tony Berlin
(m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
Harris Kimberley Faulkner, born on October 13, 1965, is a well-known American television host. She joined the Fox News Channel in 2005. She hosts a daily show called The Faulkner Focus. She also hosts Outnumbered. Harris Faulkner has her own special political show, Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner. She has won six Emmy Awards for her work.
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Early Life and Education
Growing Up in a Military Family
Harris Faulkner was born on October 13, 1965. Her birthplace was Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father, Bobby R. Harris, was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He was an Army Aviator and served three times in Vietnam.
Because her father was in the military, Harris lived in many different places. One of these places was a United States military base in Stuttgart, West Germany. She lived there while her father was still a US Army pilot.
College Years
After high school, Harris Faulkner went to the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studied Mass Communications there. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the university.
Television Career
Starting in Journalism
Harris Faulkner began her career as a freelance writer for LA Weekly. She wrote business articles for the publication. Later, she started working in television. Her first TV job was an internship at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. She then moved to Greenville, North Carolina. There, she worked as a reporter and anchor at WNCT-TV.
From 1992 to 2000, Faulkner worked in Kansas City. She was an evening news anchor at WDAF-TV.
Joining Fox News
Harris Faulkner joined Fox News in 2005. She was a reporter for a show called A Current Affair. This show ended in October 2005.
From 2011 to 2017, Faulkner anchored Fox Report Weekend. This was her first solo network news show. She has also filled in for other anchors. These include Shepard Smith on Shepard Smith Reporting and Martha MacCallum on The Story. She also appeared on Gutfeld! and sometimes co-hosted The Five.
Hosting Popular Shows
In April 2014, Faulkner became a co-host on Outnumbered. This is a daytime show on Fox News. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime. This show focused more on hard news. In early 2021, she launched her own new show, The Faulkner Focus.
In June 2023, Harris Faulkner was a guest host for Fox News Tonight. In 2025, it was announced that Faulkner would host America’s Most Wanted: Missing Persons. This was a special series based on the show America's Most Wanted.
Awards and Achievements
Recognized for Excellence
While working at KSTP in St. Paul, Harris Faulkner won four regional Emmy Awards. She won Best Anchor three years in a row (2002, 2003, and 2004). She also won an Emmy for anchoring a news special called "Eyewitness to War".
In 1998, she received the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognized her efforts to help others. In 2021, Variety magazine honored her. This was for her 2020 interview with then-president Donald Trump.
In 2025, Southern University honored Harris Faulkner. She was the first person to receive their Chancellor’s Award for Excellence and Lifetime Achievement.
Personal Life
Family and Home
Harris Faulkner married Tony Berlin in 2003. Tony Berlin was also a reporter. They have two daughters together. The family lives in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Legal Case with Hasbro
In September 2015, Harris Faulkner filed a lawsuit against Hasbro. She asked for $5 million. She claimed that a plastic hamster toy in their Littlest Pet Shop line looked too much like her. Hasbro settled the case with Faulkner in October 2016. They agreed to stop making the toy.
See also
- Broadcast journalism
- New Yorkers in journalism
