Ainsley Earhardt

“After watching my father, a retired Army reservist, take care of my sick mom for 5 years, I learned how hard it is on loved ones to care for those in need.”

Ainsley Earhardt is the co-host of FOX News Channel's FOX & Friends alongside Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones. She joined the network in 2007.

Earhardt was named co-host of FOX & Friends in 2016. As co-host, she has conducted exclusive interviews with former President Donald Trump, former First Lady Melania Trump, as well as then Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence.

In addition to her role on FOX & Friends, Earhardt is the host of Ainsley's Bible Study on FOX News Media’s streaming service FOX Nation. Earhardt is also the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including three #1 children’s picture books, Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's Dream, Through Your Eyes: My Child's Gift to Me and I'm So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are and her 2019 memoir, The Light Within Me: An Inspirational Memoir. In May 2024, the University of South Carolina, Earhardt’s alma mater, awarded her with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree for her professional achievements in the broadcast news entertainment news industry and as an author.

Earhardt previously served as co-host of FOX & Friends First, from 2013. Prior to joining FOX & Friends First, she was a New York based correspondent for FNC covering high-profile news stories.

In 2024, Earhardt was presented with the University of South Carolina's honorary degree and was also inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment Music Hall of Fame. Before joining FNC, she served as an anchor for KENS-TV (CBS) in San Antonio, Texas and WLTX-TV (CBS) in Columbia, SC, where she was named "Best Personality of the Year" in Columbia Metropolitan Magazine. 

Earhardt graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in journalism.