Laurie Dhue
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Laurie Walker Dhue now working for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

, is a former 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...

 anchor from 2000–2008, reporting for the television show Geraldo at Large
Geraldo at Large
Geraldo at Large is a United States television newsmagazine, hosted by Fox News correspondent-at-large and former talk show host Geraldo Rivera.-History:...

, which airs Saturday and Sunday nights, and the host of Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...

Weekend. Dhue is the only person to have hosted shows on all three cable news networks.

Early life

Although born in North Carolina, she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother is Hutton Dhue, and her father, Bob Dhue, was a former vice president of wrestling operations for World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

. Laurie Dhue graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a concentration in dramatic arts.

Career

Before joining the Fox News Channel in 2000, she worked for MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...

 as host of its "Special Edition." She started at MSNBC in April 1999 as the anchor of "Newsfront." She worked at CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

 from 1990-1999 where she served as anchor for weekend programs, such as "CNN Saturday," "CNN Sunday," "World View," and "The World Today." She also interned as a weekend morning anchor for WSB-TV in Atlanta and did the occasional weekend edition of Today for NBC.

She hosted the highly-rated "Fox Report" weekend edition and appeared weekly on the number-one cable program, "The O'Reilly Factor." She also reported for "Geraldo at Large," "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," and “The Fox Report with Shepard Smith." Dhue also served as the voice of the official Fox News Radio launch in 2004 and anchored evening news updates for several years. Most recently, Laurie has made appearances once again on Fox News Geraldo at Large: First as a guest discussing her victory over alcoholism and then once again as a reporter and round-table panelist.

Currently she performs public speaking at conventions, conferences, corporate events and special events.

On March 30, 2011, she was the guest host of The Joy Behar Show
The Joy Behar Show
The Joy Behar Show is a news program and talk show that premiered on HLN on September 29, 2009. The show is hosted by Joy Behar, who is one of the five co-hosts of The View. The show originally aired in the 9:00PM EST slot and 8:00PM CST, but was moved to 10:00PM EST in January 2011...

on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

's sister network, HLN.

She was replaced by Frances Rivera on the WPIX-TV Morning News in New York City August 29, 2011.

Alcoholism

In February 2011, Dhue publicly admitted to a 15-year battle with alcoholism. In 2007, she sought treatment for her condition and has since maintained her sobriety.

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