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Heather Childers

Heather Childers

Heather Childers joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in October 2010 and currently serves as co-anchor of America's News Headquarters (Saturdays & Sundays, 4-6 PM/ET). Additionally, Childers is a co-host for Fox News Channel's (FNC) morning program, "Fox & Friends First." Presented weekdays at 5 AM/ET, the program is an hour-long expansion of "FOX & Friends" and is anchored by a pair of rotating hosts.



Before joining FNC as a general assignment reporter, Childers held the role of weekday evening anchor for News 14 Carolina, a 24-hour news service in North Carolina. During her eight-year tenure with the network in Charlotte, she anchored extensive live coverage of major local and national news events, including the War on Terror and anniversary of 9/11.



Prior to News 14 Carolina, Childers was the weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter for WLOS-TV (ABC) in Asheville, NC. Before that, she was hired as a weekday anchor for WFLX-TV (FOX) in Albany, GA and was promoted to news director within one year.



A recipient of several awards, including the National Academy of Television Journalists award for Best Female News Anchor, Childers began her career as a producer at WCNC-TV (NBC) in Charlotte, NC. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.