Courtney Friel
Encyclopedia
Courtney Friel is an American
entertainment
reporter for the Fox News Channel
. Currently, she contributes to a number of different entertainment related programs for the network's website, FoxNews.com. Friel is a frequent guest contributor on the Fox News late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
.
. On January 1, 2011, Friel gave birth to Cash Hudson Evans. On November 22, 2011 Friel announced that she is currently pregnant with her second child. According to Friel, she will be having a girl and is due in April 2012.
in Norristown, Pennsylvania
. She regularly did the televised morning announcements, and was very active in the school's media production class. One day, after submitting a short video, Friel was chosen to appear in Channel One News' student produced week in Los Angeles
. Friel went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts
in Political Science
from San Diego State University
.
Mobile Television, as well as the hostess for the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel
. She was also the host of GameStop/EBGames "EB TV" which boasted of recently released and upcoming video games. Before that, she was the co-anchor of Court TV
's The Saturday Night Solution. Friel has also worked as a field reporter for various networks including: E! Entertainment, Oxygen Channel and Comcast Cable, the World Poker Tour
, as well as the syndicated program, Extra
. She also worked as an anchor at ABC affiliate WBBJ-TV
in Jackson, Tennessee
in 2003. Friel arrived at WBBJ during the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence
, and covered the devastation in Jackson. She joined Fox News Channel in February 2007. Friel stated on the November 22, 2011 Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
show that she would be moving to the Fox News Los Angeles bureau.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
reporter for the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Currently, she contributes to a number of different entertainment related programs for the network's website, FoxNews.com. Friel is a frequent guest contributor on the Fox News late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
.
Family
Friel is married to Carter Evans who is a national business correspondent for CNN NewsourceCNN Newsource
CNN Newsource is an affiliation video service from CNN. The service is subscription based and provides CNN content to television stations affiliated with CNN, including terrestrial stations and international stations....
. On January 1, 2011, Friel gave birth to Cash Hudson Evans. On November 22, 2011 Friel announced that she is currently pregnant with her second child. According to Friel, she will be having a girl and is due in April 2012.
Early life
Friel attended Methacton High SchoolMethacton High School
Methacton High School is a public high school located in Fairview Village, Pennsylvania that serves students in grades 9-12 from Worcester and Lower Providence townships.-History:The school was founded in 1961...
in Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
. She regularly did the televised morning announcements, and was very active in the school's media production class. One day, after submitting a short video, Friel was chosen to appear in Channel One News' student produced week in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Friel went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
.
Career
Friel was a sports anchor and entertainment reporter for GoTVGOTV
GOTV may refer to:* Get out the vote, the final phase of a political campaign* GoTV Networks, a mobile content company* Gathering of the Vibes, a music festival* GoTV, an Austrian music channel...
Mobile Television, as well as the hostess for the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
. She was also the host of GameStop/EBGames "EB TV" which boasted of recently released and upcoming video games. Before that, she was the co-anchor of Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
's The Saturday Night Solution. Friel has also worked as a field reporter for various networks including: E! Entertainment, Oxygen Channel and Comcast Cable, the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
, as well as the syndicated program, Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
. She also worked as an anchor at ABC affiliate WBBJ-TV
WBBJ-TV
WBBJ-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Western Tennessee licensed to Jackson. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter on Potts Chapel Road in unincorporated Eastern Madison County. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 7 and...
in Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
in 2003. Friel arrived at WBBJ during the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence
May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence
The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence in the United States was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003. Tornadoes began occurring over the affected area on April 30, but the most prolific continuous period was the seven day period of May 4–10...
, and covered the devastation in Jackson. She joined Fox News Channel in February 2007. Friel stated on the November 22, 2011 Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
show that she would be moving to the Fox News Los Angeles bureau.