Catherine Herridge

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Catherine Herridge
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Catherine Herridge broadcasting from Guantánamo.
Born (1964-05-18) May 18, 1964 (age 59)
Alma mater Harvard College
Columbia University
Occupation Journalist, Author
Children 2
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Catherine Herridge (born May 18, 1964) is Chief Intelligence correspondent for the Fox News Channel. She had hosted the Saturday edition of Weekend Live.

Early life and education

Herridge earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a Master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2][3]

Career

In journalism

Joining the Fox News Channel at its inception in 1996, she originally was a London-based correspondent for ABC News. Herridge has also served as a field correspondent for the past Fox newsmagazine, The Pulse.

She has covered a number of different stories including Hillary Clinton’s campaign for Senate in 2000, the 2004 Democratic presidential elections, the Washington, D.C. sniper story, coverage on US sponsored resolution calling for the lifting of sanctions against Iraq, and the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the U.S. over the 9/11 attacks. Herridge was in New York on September 11, 2001, and reported for the network from locations in New York City.[4]

Legal dispute

In 2007 a legal dispute regarding salary and benefits took place between Herridge and Fox News. Fox News attempted to put a no complaint clause in her contract which Herridge refused to sign. She then filed a complaint with the EEOC. In September 2010 the EEOC sued Fox over, among other things, the contract clause in re Herridge.[5] In August 2011, the EEOC lawsuit was dismissed as without merit by a federal judge. The judge referenced Herridge's salary request of $900,000 per year (a 95% increase) as one reason.[6]

Awards

Herridge has been a recipient of a number of awards for her work in journalism, including a Bronze World Medal from the New York Festivals for excellence in communications media.

Personal life

On June 6, 2006, she donated a portion of her liver to her infant son who was diagnosed with biliary atresia.[7][8][9]

References

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  8. Story about liver donation on FoxNews.com
  9. Herridge prepares to donate liver to son

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