Laurie Dhue | |
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| Born | (1969-02-10)February 10, 1969 (age 56) |
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| Occupation | Television journalist |
Laurie Walker Dhue (born February 10, 1969) is an American television journalist. She was aFox News Channelanchor from 2000 to 2008, reporting for the television showGeraldo at Large and the host ofFox ReportWeekend.Born inChapel Hill, North Carolina, Laurie Dhue grew up inAtlanta, Georgia.[1] Her mother is Hutton Dhue, and her father, Bob Dhue, was a former vice president of wrestling operations forWorld Championship Wrestling. Dhue graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received aBachelor of Arts degree inpolitical science with a concentration indramatic arts.[2]
Before joiningFox News in 2000, she worked forMSNBC as host of itsSpecial Edition. She started at MSNBC in April 1999 as the anchor ofNewsfront. She worked atCNN from 1990 to 1999, where she served as anchor for weekend programs, such asCNN Saturday,CNN Sunday,World View, andThe World Today.[3]
She interned as a weekend morning anchor for WSB-TV in Atlanta and did the occasional weekend edition ofToday for NBC. She hostedFox Report weekend edition and appeared weekly onThe O'Reilly Factor. She also reported forGeraldo at Large,On the Record withGreta Van Susteren, andFox Report withShepard Smith. Dhue served as the voice of the official Fox News Radio launch in 2004 and anchored evening news updates for several years.
On March 30, 2011, she was the guest host ofThe Joy Behar Show onCNN's sister network,HLN. She was replaced by Frances Rivera on the WPIX-TV Morning News in New York City August 29, 2011.
Dhue began hostingFor the Record on the new media channel 'TheBlaze' on March 13, 2013. On September 9, 2013, Dhue premiered as the evening anchor forTheBlaze TV News.[4] Her last day with TheBlaze was April 17, 2015.[5]
In February 2011, Dhue publicly admitted to a 15-year battle with alcoholism. She was successfully treated for her addiction and has since become a vocal spokesperson for the recovery movement. She has particularly advocated for the need for openness about the disease, the stigmas attached to those who are alcoholic, and the need for greater access to recovery options and programs.[6][7] She performs public speaking at conventions, conferences, corporate events, and special events.[8]
Dhue is one of many women who have settled suits with Fox News in sexual harassment claims against long-time anchorBill O'Reilly and former presidentRoger Ailes. As of 2017, she was writing a book discussing her experience.[9]