Shirley Hung (born 1971) is an American editor-in-chief of Washington NPR from Washington DC (United States). She began her career at American Bureau as an executive producer in 2005.
In addition, he managed the national security unit for Washington and managed the justice department. She worked as a coverage manager and later rose to supervisory producer for homeland security.
Additionally, he managed all the roles of these departments at the CNN news channel for 9 years and 8 months.
Ed Henry sexual misconduct accusation
Ed Henry was fired from Fox News on sexual harassment charges.
On Wednesday (July 1, 2020), Fox News fired its daytime host Ed Henry over the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him. A lawyer filed a complaint about him with Fox in the last week. An external investigation then made a full study of the allegation against Henry.
On the other hand, Ed’s lawyer, Catherine Foti, denied all the accusations about him. In 2016, a story was published about his extramarital relationship with Natalia Lima for 10 months.
Her accuser retained attorney Douglas Wigdor. The two parties reached an appropriate forum to discuss the case.
Profile Summary
| Lifestyle/Biography | |
|---|---|
| Full real birth name | Shirley Hung. |
| Nickname | Shirley. |
| in the news for | Her husband, Ed Henry, was removed from Fox News over the sexual harassment accusation. |
| Profession | Washington NPR Editor-in-Chief. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | 1971. |
| Gender | Woman. |
| Age (as of 2020) | 49 years . |
| Birthplace/Hometown | Washington DC (United States). |
| ethnicity | white caucasian. |
| Sexuality (gay or lesbian) | Heterosexual |
| Religion | Christian. |
| Zodiac (birth sign) | N/A |
| house location | Washington D.C. |
| Physical Statistics | |
| height (height) | Feet inches: 5′ 5″ . Centimeters: 165cm . Meters: 1.65 meters . |
| Weight | Kilograms: 59 kg . Pounds: 130 pounds . |
| eye color | Black. |
| Hair color | Black. |
| Education | |
| Highest Rating | 1. BS (Journalism) and BA (International Relations) from Boston University. 2. MPP (Public Policy) from Georgetown University. |
| College | High school. |
| College | 1. Boston University. 2. Georgetown University. |
| Personal information | |
| Fathers | Father : Not known. Mom : Will update soon. |
| Brothers | Not known. |
| Marital status | Single. |
| Last update | On July 2, 2020 (© Dreshare.com). |
| husband’s name | Ed Henry. |
| Kids | Son: Patrick Henry. Daughter: Mila Henry. |
| Work experience | |
| CNN | 1. Executive Producer, American Bureau (2005-08). 2. Coverage Manager (2008-13). 3. Supervising Producer, Homeland Security (2013-14). |
| npr | 1. Senior Editor, Washington Desk (2014-2015). 2. Washington Associate Editor (2015-19). 3. Washington Editor-in-Chief (2019 present). |
| Can | |
| Earnings and Income | $100K-$200K (Her work at NPR). |
| Heritage (as of 2020) | $1 million US dollars. |
| Twitter account | https://twitter.com/shirleyhenrydc (5.9K followers). |
| LinkedIn account | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-henry-1306497/ |
Early life
Shirley Hung was born in 1971 (age 49 years old; as on 2020) in Washington DC (USA). However, her mother’s name and her father’s information has not been released. She did her BS (Journalism) and BA (International Relations) from Boston University.
From 1996 to 1998, Ed Henry’s wife enrolled at Georgetown University for her MPP (Public Policy). She is a US citizen and belongs to the Caucasian white heritage group.
Personal life
Ed Henry with his wife, Shirley Hung.
While working with CNN, Ms. Hung met her husband, Ed Henry. At that time they formed a friendly relationship.
Ed Henry along with his son Patrick Henry.
Ed and Shirley Hung then got married in 2010 at the Wynn Las Vegas resort and the reception party was hosted at the Society Café Encore Las Vegas.
Ed Henry and his daughter Mila Henry
The two shared two children, Mila Henry (daughter) and Patrick Henry (son). At their engagement performance, a famous musical group, Human Nature, gave an impressive performance.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Shirley Hung
- Hung uploaded his career achievements on his LinkedIn account.
- He oversaw CNN’s security clearances blog.
- His Twitter account is active with 5.9K followers.
- In September 2014, she was named a senior editor for the Washington Desk at NPR. In addition, she managed the daily news coverage work. She served as editor for NPR’s White House Correspondents.
- Shirley served as Washington’s Deputy Editor from February 2015 to March 2019. She helped manage all major aspects of the Washington desk.
- He co-edited the NPR Politics Podcast and the NPR White House Teamwork.
- In June 2019, Ed Henry’s wife was promoted to Washington’s editor-in-chief. She handled the roles for Washington’s desk. Along with editors and producers, she has also covered Congress, the White House, presidential campaigns, and Supreme Court proceedings.
- You have experience in skills such as broadcast journalism, breaking news, broadcast, video production, television, journalism, new media, storytelling, news writing, broadcast television, field production.
- Asset Record: As an estimate, Shirley Hung’s net worth (as of 2020) was put at around $1 million US dollars. She receives a paycheck of around $100K-$200K (approximately) while working the Washington Editor-in-Chief position at NPR.
- Ed Henry began his career in 2003. He began by providing political analysis for “The Chris Core Show” and “WMAL Morning News.”
- For eight years, he covered Capitol Hill for Roll Call.
- He contributed as an editor to the Washingtonian.
- From 2011 to 2012, he was a member and Alma Mater of the Siena College Board of Trustees.
- He accepted the moderator job on CNN’s “Inside Politics” in 2005.
- In addition, he has covered the White House for CNN since 2006.
- Henry became a senior White House correspondent in December 2008.
- On June 20, 2011, he announced that he was leaving CNN and joined Fox News as Chief White House Correspondent. He never regretted leaving CNN. He noticed that Fox News was receiving negative publicity on the business circuit.
- The American Foundation honored him with the 2005 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Outstanding Congressional Reporting.
- In 2008, the White House Correspondents Association awarded him the Henry Smith Award in the Broadcast Category. He was appreciated for covering presidential campaigns in the pressure of deadline reporting.
- He donated a part of his liver to his sister in 2019.
- However, he left Fox News for a while after news of his affair with the stripper leaked. Shirley Hung’s spouse lost his White House correspondent position, then returned in August 2016 as Fox News’ chief national correspondent. He was removed from Fox News on July 1, 2020, after an unknown woman accused him of the harassment charges.