Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American television commentator who hosts the Fox News daytime show The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson weekdays. Previously Carlson was the co-host of the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends along with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. An accomplished violinist and winner of the 1989 Miss America Pageant while representing her native Minnesota, Carlson graduated from Stanford University before embarking on a career as a television commentator. Gaining experience as anchor and reporter for several local network affiliates before joining CBS News as correspondent in 2000, she later became co-host of the Saturday Early Show. In 2005 Carlson moved to Fox News and became the regular co-host of Fox & Friends a year later. Carlson continues to work with the Miss America pageant and serves as a national celebrity spokesman for March of Dimes. On July 10, 2013, she announced her departure from Fox & Friends.