Greta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren (born June 11, 1954) is an American commentator and television news anchor. She formerly hosted On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren on the Fox News Channel and later worked for MSNBC for less than six months.
Van Susteren began her career as a trial lawyer. She then became a legal analyst for CNN. In 2002, Van Susteren switched to the Fox News Channel.
Van Susteren married tort lawyer John P. Coale in 1988.[1] Coale gained public attention for his solicitation of clients among victims of the Bhopal disaster.[2] He has served as an adviser for Sarah Palin.[3]
Van Susteren and her husband are members of the Church of Scientology.[1][4]
Van Susteren left Fox News Channel the same day that its parent company Twenty-First Century Fox, agreed to pay $20 million to former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.[5] Van Susteren joined MSNBC but served for less than six months, before being fired and replaced with a more liberal host.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacoby, Mary. "High profile couple never pairs church and state", December 13, 1998.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jonah. "Regrettable Van Susteren", National Review, October 26, 1998.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian. "A Host Defends Her Brand", The New York Times, May 25, 2009.
- ↑ Dunn, Geoffrey (May 2011). The Lies of Sarah Palin. St. Martin's Press.
- ↑ "Greta Van Susteren quits Fox News", msn. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ↑ MSNBC fires Greta Van Susteren, replaces her with liberal host. Fox News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.