Courtney Friel Bio, Family, Profession, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Courtney Friel is an American news anchor and journalist, currently working with Los Angeles-based KTLA-TV. Previously, she worked as an entertainment reporter for Fox News Channel and other local stations. Additionally, she appeared as a guest contributor on Fox News’ late night show ‘Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld ‘.

Also, the reporter says she was called by Donald Trump into his office to kiss before he was elected president. At that time, they were both married, while she was with Carter Evans of CBS and Trump with Lady Melania Trump. Additionally, she discussed the incident in her book Tonight At 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News, according to reports from Daily Mail on January 3, 2020

She also explained that Roger Ailes, the late CEO of Fox Network, also once called her ‘the hottest’ on the network. However, she is not the only one to have been accused of sexual misconduct at work. There are other women journalists including Janice Doyen and Julie Roginski who have their own allegations.

COURTNEY FRIEL: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The presenter was born on April 22, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was born as the daughter of father Bernard Friel and mother Lois Friel. She has two siblings: sisters Meredith and Lindsay. Regarding her education, she attended Methacton High School in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. During high school, she regularly made the morning television announcements and actively participated in the school’s media production class. She later earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University.

Additionally, she has worked on TV projects like XXX: Return of Xander Cage, Agents of SHIELD, and Roe v. Wade. However, she has had a successful career reporting news related to the entertainment industry and sports presenter. She began her reporting journey with mobile television GoTV and hosted the Travel Channel’s World Poker Tour. Then she joined the Fox Channel as an entertainment reporter and covered entertainment related to the FoxNews.com website. Additionally, she had worked as an anchor for ABC affiliate WBBJ-TV in 2003.

COURTNEY FRIEL: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Coming to her personal life, she married twice and divorced once. In fact, she announced her engagement to boyfriend Jim Hecht in 2019 via her social media. Jim works as a screenwriter who is behind the films ‘A Wizard’s Tale’, ‘Ice Age: The Great Egg Scapade’ and ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’, among others. The duo are moving ahead and tied the knot on October 10, 2020 in a traditional Italian wedding attended by their loved ones.

Prior to her marriage to Jim, she had her first marriage to Carter Evans who works as a correspondent for CBS. The ex-couple were together from May 2005 to 2016. The duo share two children: son Cash Hudon (2011) and daughter Cameron Kaiulani (2012). After the divorce, he married KTLA reporter Lauren Lyster in August 2018.

COURTNEY FRIEL: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

According to the Payscale, the average salary for an American news anchor or news anchor is around $58,500, which can vary depending on the job and the popularity of the employees. Although she didn’t talk about her media earnings, she could have been an incredible good earner from her journalism career. Moreover, his net worth is estimated to be over $800,000.

She has a verified @courtneyfriel account on Instagram with 52.4k followers. On Twitter, she has a @courtneyfriel account with 36.9k followers. She has a @CourtneyFriel Facebook account with over 27.7k followers.

COURTNEY FRIEL: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The gorgeous reporter has a slim and attractive body that stands tall at 5ft 7in. Her body weighs around 55 kg with measurements of 34-24-35 inches. She has blue eyes and blonde dyed hair color with a beautiful smile on her charming face.