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Ashleigh Banfield Biography
Ashleigh Banfield is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 29, 1967 in Winnipeg, Canada. Canadian-born broadcast journalist who hosted the morning CNN Newsroom program and anchored Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield. Earlier in her career, she was a host of MSNBC Investigates and a producer of World News Tonight (ABC).
She and Don Lemon both worked as CNN Newsroom presenters.
Banfield was educated in her native Canada at Balmoral Hall School, a private university preparatory school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which she left in 1985 (also attended by her mother, Suzie (Holland) Lount, in the 1950s). She went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1988 and continued her studies in French at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia, graduating in 1992.
Banfield began her career in 1988 at CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario, and at CKY-TV in Winnipeg later that year. From 1989 to 1992, she anchored the weekend news for CFRN-TV in Edmonton. She worked at CICT-TV in Calgary, as a producer from 1992 to 1993 and as evening news anchor and business correspondent from 1993 to 1995. Banfield won two Iris Awards in 1994 in the categories of Best News Documentary and Best of Festival.
Her marriage to Howard Gould produced two children: Jay and Ridley.
| Name | Ashleigh Banfield |
| First Name | Ashleigh |
| Last Name | Banfield |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Birthday | December 29 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place of Birth | Winnipeg |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Suzanne Elizabeth Holland, John Alexander Banfield |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Howard Gould |
| Children(s) | Jay Fischer Gould, Ridley Banfield Gould |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In early 2000, Banfield was hired by national cable network MSNBC after having won an Emmy for her reporting at Dallas, TX broadcast station KDFW-TV. According to The New York Times, she “fit nicely with MSNBC’s positioning as the news network of choice for younger viewers”. She also hosted MSNBC Investigates, worked at NBC News, and became a host of HomePage along with Gina Gaston and Mika Brzezinski.
Ashleigh Banfield Net Worth
Ashleigh Banfield is one of the richest Journalist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ashleigh Banfield's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She started her television career at a Kenora, Ontario station called CJBN-TV.
She hosted Early Start and worked as an anchor for CourtTV.
Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield (born December 29, 1967) is a Canadian-American journalist and former anchor at HLN TV network. She is a former host of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield and Early Start on CNN. She is currently a backup host of the Live PD show on A&E.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Journalist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
On September 11, 2001, Banfield was reporting from the streets of Manhattan amid a cloud of debris from the collapsing World Trade Center. She was reporting a few blocks north of the site when 7 World Trade Center collapsed behind her. After the initial reporting of the attack had ended, Banfield received a promotion, as MSNBC sent her around the world as the producer of a new program, A Region in Conflict. Banfield lost two friends in the World Trade Center attacks and sought help for post-traumatic stress disorder.
In April 2003, in a Landon Lecture Series speech at Kansas State University, Banfield raised concerns regarding media coverage of the conflict in Iraq. She spoke against “cable news operators who wrap themselves in the American flag and go after a certain target demographic” and specifically named Fox News Channel as an example. The New York Times reported that her speech angered NBC management, who rebuked her and lowered her profile. “They just fell in love with a new toy and they played with it and played with it and played with it until the paint came off”, said an NBC News correspondent of the network’s relationship with Banfield.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Ashleigh Banfield height 5 ft 10 in Ashleigh weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Banfield was a freelance associate producer for ABC’s World News Tonight during her tenure at CICT-TV. She covered the 1991 Bush/Gorbachev Summit in Russia and the April 1993 Clinton/Yeltsin Summit in Vancouver.
Banfield became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 24, 2008.
Who is Ashleigh Banfield Dating?
According to our records, Ashleigh Banfield married to Howard Gould . As of December 1, 2023, Ashleigh Banfield’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Ashleigh Banfield. You may help us to build the dating records for Ashleigh Banfield!In 2004, Banfield married real estate financier Howard Gould, who founded the carbon credit trading company Equator Environmental and is a great-grandson of railroad developer Jay Gould.The wedding took place aboard a wooden yacht at the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club in Canada. The couple, who are now divorced, have two sons.
Top Facts about Ashleigh Banfield
Facts & Trivia
Ashleigh Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Ashleigh Banfield celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.
Banfield joined CourtTV (renamed TruTV) in 2005. She was the co-host of the trial coverage show Banfield & Ford: Courtside weekdays from 1 to 3PM ET with Jack Ford. On June 1, 2009, Banfield took over as host of the truTV series Open Court weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. ET, formerly hosted by Lisa Bloom. Her last major assignment with the network was reporting on the Casey Anthony trial.
Where does Ashleigh Banfield work now?
In January 2021, Banfield was announced as the host to replace the third hour of NewsNation Prime on NewsNation (American TV channel).
Is Ashleigh Banfield still on NewsNation?
Banfield is a nightly American television news program on NewsNation, which premiered on March 1, 2021. The hourlong program hosted by Ashleigh Banfield is inspired by Larry King Live.
Did Ashleigh Banfield ever work for Fox news?
Prior to MSNBC, Banfield served as the evening news anchor for KDFW-TV, the FOX affiliate in Dallas.
Is Ashleigh Banfield in don't look up?
Don’t Look Up (2021) – Ashleigh Banfield as Dalia Hensfield – IMDb.
Does Ashley Banfield have a law degree?
Education
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