Ed Henry

Henry was born July 20, 1971, in the Astoria neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York City, New York, the son of a dairy-manager father and a bookkeeper mother. He attended St. Joseph's Grammar School until the family moved to Deer Park, New York, on Long Island. He then attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, in nearby West Islip.{{Cite web|first=Verne|last=Gay|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ed-henry-fox-news-channel-liver-transplant-1.34530690|title=LI's Ed Henry discusses donating liver to sister|website=Newsday|date=August 2, 2019}} He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Siena College in Loudonville, New York. He began his career with Jack Anderson.{{Cite news |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/ed-henry-leaving-cnn/73113 | date = June 20, 2011 | first = Alex | last = Weprin | title = Ed Henry Leaves CNN for Fox News Channel| magazine = Adweek | access-date = April 15, 2019}}

In 2003, he began providing political analysis for the WMAL Morning News and The Chris Core Show, two local radio shows on WMAL, Washington, D.C.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote_June3.html |date=June 3, 2003 |title=The Note |website=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004232249/https://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote_June3.html |access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2003 }}

He covered Capitol Hill for Roll Call for eight years, writing that newspaper's "Heard on the Hill" column,{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/click/focus/ed_henry.html |url-status=dead |title=Ed Henry |website=Politico |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422235212/http://www.politico.com/click/focus/ed_henry.html |access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=April 22, 2012 }} and has been a contributing editor at Washingtonian.{{Citation|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/masthead.html|title=Masthead|publisher=Washingtonian Magazine, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2011}} He was a 2011–12 member of the board of associate trustees at Siena College, his alma mater.{{cite web |url=http://www.siena.edu/pages/5176.asp|title=Board of Associate Trustees |publisher=Siena College|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023085522/http://www.siena.edu/pages/5176.asp|archive-date=October 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Henry was the moderator of CNN's Inside Politics.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} After covering the White House for CNN since March 2006, Henry became CNN's senior White House correspondent in December 2008.{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Carter |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/cnns-ed-henry-to-join-fox-news/ |date=June 20, 2011 |title=CNN's Ed Henry to Join Fox News|series=Media Decoder blog |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 3, 2011}}

On June 20, 2011, it was announced that Henry was leaving CNN to become the Chief White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel. CNN insiders{{Who|date=July 2020}} said that network management had already told Henry that his contract would not be renewed.{{cite web |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/ed-henry-bounced-by-cnn-brass/ |date=June 28, 2011|first=Betsy|last=Rothstein|title=Ed Henry Bounced by CNN Brass |work=Adweek |access-date=August 3, 2011}} In 2012, Henry said he had no regrets about leaving CNN.{{cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |title=Balancing Work, Family, the President And the DNC All Part of The Job For FNC's Ed Henry |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/balancing-work-family-the-president-and-the-dnc-all-part-of-the-job-for-fncs-ed-henry/ |work=TV Newser |publisher=Adweek |access-date=September 13, 2012|date=September 5, 2012|quote=Friendly competition aside, Henry is still close with many of his former colleagues.}} He also worked as one of the hosts of Fox and Friends Weekend and as the chief national correspondent. He last worked as the co-host of the TV show America's Newsroom, along with Sandra Smith.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} In 2016, Henry was suspended for four months after media reports revealed his affair with a Las Vegas cocktail hostess.{{cite news |last1=Bauder |first1=David |title=Fox News fires Ed Henry after sexual misconduct allegation |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-ap-top-news-sexual-misconduct-ed-henry-2b5bca12b643c3fac743eca817bd636d |work=AP News |date=July 1, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |title=Fox News Host Newly Fired For Sexual Misconduct Had Prompted Earlier Warning |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/885956385/fox-news-host-newly-fired-for-sexual-misconduct-had-inspired-earlier-warning |work=NPR |date=July 1, 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Toh |first1=Michelle |title=Ed Henry Is Returning to Fox News After Absence Over Alleged Affair |url=https://fortune.com/2016/08/26/ed-henry-fox-news/ |work=Fortune |date=August 26, 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Wattles |first1=Jackie |title=Ed Henry returning to Fox News after affair revelation |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/08/25/media/ed-henry-fox-news-return/ |work=CNNMoney |date=August 25, 2016}}

On June 25, 2020, Fox News suspended Henry following an allegation of sexual misconduct. After investigating the incident, the network fired Henry on July 1. In an internal memo announcing the firing, Fox News commented that the network "strictly prohibits sexual harassment, misconduct, and discrimination". Henry denied the allegation, and his lawyer said he remains confident of his eventual vindication.{{Cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Brian|date=July 1, 2020|title=Ed Henry Fired By Fox News After Workplace Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Misconduct|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ed-henry-fired-fox-news-sexual-misconduct-1234695459/|magazine=Variety}} A federal lawsuit alleged Henry raped a woman he had "groomed" and "coerced" into having a sexual relationship when she did not comply. The lawsuit, filed by Douglas Wigdor and Michael Willemin on behalf of Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu, also alleges Fox News supported and promoted Henry after receiving complaints of sexually inappropriate behavior and only fired him earlier in [July 2020] because they were aware of an impending lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Henry sexually harassed both women and raped Eckhart.{{Cite news|last=Klar|first=Rebecca|date=July 20, 2020|title=Lawsuit accuses ex-Fox host Ed Henry of rape|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/508172-lawsuit-accuses-ex-fox-host-ed-henry-of-rape|access-date=July 22, 2020|newspaper=The Hill|language=en}}

Ed Henry co-hosted the weekday morning show American Sunrise on Real America's Voice.Diana Falzone, [https://www.mediaite.com/media/new-ed-henry-benched-at-real-americas-voice-amid-clash-with-far-right-network/ NEW: Ed Henry Benched at Real America’s Voice Amid Clash With Far-Right Network], Mediaite, 2023-08-10 Henry and his co-host, Karyn Turk were abruptly taken off the show in 2023 and Henry was later hired by Newsmax TV.Diana Falzone, [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/newsmax-job-offer-to-ed-henry-sparks-internal-outrage-this-guy-is-a-walking-lawsuit/ Newsmax Staffers Outraged Over Job Offer to Ed Henry: ‘This Guy is a Walking Lawsuit’], Mediaite, 2023-08-14

Henry received the 2005 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Foundation. Henry provided breaking news coverage for CNN's America Votes 2004, as well as an exclusive March 2005 interview with Jeb Bush about the Florida governor's inability to intercede for Terri Schiavo. The NPF judges stated:{{cquote|Ed submitted five clips that took the story out of the committee room and into the living room. When reporting about Senator [Bill] Frist's support of stem cell research, he studied the Senator’s motivations not only from a political standpoint, but also as a scientist. It was a great piece of journalism that may have given us our first glimpse of Frist as his own man running for President.{{cite web|url=http://nationalpress.org/awards/winner/ed-henry|title=2005 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award Winner|publisher=National Press Foundation|access-date=October 14, 2011}}}}

In 2008, the White House Correspondents' Association presented Henry with the Merriman Smith Award (in the broadcast category) for presidential reporting under deadline pressure. Henry won for his February 14, 2007, news coverage of the Bush administration's irreconcilable assertions that Iranian officials were behind the authorization to send improvised explosive devices to Iraq. The panel of judges wrote that Henry's reports on CNN "got better with each ensuing update throughout the day".{{cite web|url=http://www.whca.net/2008windocs.htm|title=WHCA 2008 Award Winning Entries|publisher=White House Correspondents' Association|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006190225/http://www.whca.net/2008windocs.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{Citation|url=http://www.whca.net/2008ms-tv.pdf|title=Broadcast Transcript|publisher=White House Correspondents' Association|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017052835/http://www.whca.net/2008ms-tv.pdf|archive-date=October 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Henry married Shirley Hung, a CNN senior producer, in June 2010 in Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ed-henry-gets-married_b24067|title=Ed Henry Gets Married|author=Kevin|date=June 28, 2010|work=TVNewser|publisher=Mediabistro|access-date=July 28, 2012|quote=The two reportedly threw a party at Caesars Palace's Rao's on Friday evening.}}{{cite web|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/28/wedding-bells-for-cnns-henry-hung/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205031026/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/28/wedding-bells-for-cnns-henry-hung/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-05|title=Wedding bells for CNN's Henry, Hung|date=June 28, 2010|work=Political Ticker|publisher=Cable News Network|access-date=July 28, 2012|quote=It's not a Vegas wedding if there's not an Elvis impersonator.}} The couple has two children.

In 2019, Henry donated a part of his liver to save his sister, Colleen (born May 1973), who had been diagnosed with liver failure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ed-henry-hospital-sister-liver-colleen|title=Fox News' Ed Henry out of hospital, 'beyond grateful' for support after giving sister part of his liver|first=Nick|last=Givas|date=July 14, 2019|website=Fox News}}

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