Megyn Kelly

Megyn Kelly
Kelly in 2023
Born
Megyn Marie Kelly

(1970-11-18) November 18, 1970 (age 55)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Other namesMegyn Kendall
Education
Occupations
  • Talk show host
  • political commentator
Years active2003–present
Employers
Notable work
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
  • Daniel Kendall
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2001; div. 2006)​
  • ​
    (m. 2008)​
Children3

Megyn Marie Kelly (born November 18, 1970; previously called Megyn Kendall) is an American reporter on Fox News and NBC. She hosted The Kelly File. She previously hosted America Live on Fox News and Megyn Kelly Today on NBC. She also hosts the channel's New Year's Eve Special Live every December 31.

Criticism

Blackface comments

On October 26, 2018, NBC News announced the cancellation of Megyn Kelly Today in the wake of defending blackface as Halloween costumes.

Personal life

Kelly was born in Champaign, Illinois and raised in Syracuse, New York.

She is a Roman Catholic.

References

  1. ↑ VIDEO: Megyn Kelly's First On-Air Appearance on Fox News Channel
  2. ↑ "Megyn Kelly's new media moment". The Highland County Press.
  3. ↑ "New Year, New Name". Media Bistro. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ News, N. B. C. (October 26, 2018). "JUST IN: NBC News spokesperson: "Megyn Kelly Today is not returning. Next week, the 9 a.m. hour will be hosted by other TODAY co-anchors."". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Multiple women accuse Trump of bad behavior". Fox News (Transcript). October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016. But I'm Catholic. I've lived as a Catholic my whole life, but I haven't heard my fellow Catholics speak so snidely about our faith, other than in this email.