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Gretchen Carlson Net Worth

Gretchen Carlson net worth is
$6 Million

Gretchen Carlson salary is
$800,000

Gretchen Carlson was born on the 21st June 1966, in Anoka, Minnesota USA, and is a journalist and author, best known for hosting “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson” on Fox News Channel from 2013 to 2016, and being a Miss America in 1989. Carlson was making serious money before being fired from Fox after filing a lawsuit against Fox News’ CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. Gretchen`s professional career as a journalist has been active since the early-2000s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Gretchen Carlson is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Gretchen Carlson’s net worth is as high as $6 million, with the main source of her wealth having been her work for Fox; Carlson’s yearly salary was $1.5 million.

Gretchen Carlson Net Worth $6 Million

Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson is of Swedish descent, and came from Lutheran family as the daughter of Lee, a car dealership owner, and Karen Carlson. She attended Anoka High School in her hometown and matriculated in 1984 before enrolling at Stanford University, and graduating eith a Bachelor in Sociology degree. Gretchen was an excellent violinist during her childhood, and won at numerous local and national competitions. Carlson attended the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado for five summers in a row.
A talented and apparently beautiful young woman, Gretchen competed in the Miss America pageant, and won the title in her native state of Minnesota in 1988 before became Miss America in 1989, only one of three women from Minnesota to have won the title.
Her career as a journalist started in the mid ’90’s when she worked for WRIC-TV in Richmond, Virginia as a political reporter, which only increased her net worth. Gretchen was a correspondent for CBS News from 2000, and then gained recognition as a co-anchor with Russ Mitchell on CBS’ “Early Show” in 2002, increasing further her net worth. Carlson stayed with CBS for years before switching to Fox, where she initially served as a substitute weekend host on “Fox and Friends”. Gretchen soon moved to a regular job on “Fox and Friends”, to co-host the show with Brian Kilmeade and Steve Doocy, a post she filled from 2006 to 2013 when she left “Fox and Friends” to host a daytime program “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson”, which also added a substantial amount to her net worth.
Meantime, Gretchen also appeared in the drama film “Persecuted” (2014), starring James Remar, Bruce Davison, and Dean Stockwell, trying herself as an actress, and also adding funds to her net worth.
Gretchen has also published a book – “Getting Real” – in 2015, the sales of which have also added to her net worth.
In July 2016, Carlson announced on Twitter that she was no longer with Fox News after filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Fox News through president Roger Ailes. Gretchen stated that she was fired because she onjected to and reported abusive, and pervasive harassment from her colleague Steve Doocy.
Regarding her personal life, Gretchen Carlson has been married to sports agent Casey Close since 1997, and the pair has two children. They currently reside in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Full NameGretchen Carlson
Net Worth$6 Million
Salary$800,000
Date Of BirthJune 21, 1966
Place Of BirthAnoka, Minnesota, United States
Height1.6 m
ProfessionCommentator
EducationAnoka High School, Stanford University, University of Oxford
NationalityAmerican
SpouseCasey Close
ChildrenChristian Close, Kaia Close
ParentsKaren Carlson,Lee Carlson
SiblingsKris Carlson Germain
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/GretchenCarlson
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/gretchencarlson
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therealgretchencarlson/
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1977944/
NominationsNews & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
MoviesThe Persecuted
TV ShowsFox & Friends, The Real Story, The Early Show, CBS Evening News, Miss America
#Quote
1I wanted to see how much of an insult it was to be called an ignoramus. I didn't know what it meant; I just Googled it. For all of you out there who don't know what "ignoramus" is, it's an ignorant lawyer.
#Fact
1Played by Vanessa Bayer on Saturday Night Live (1975).
2Her father, Lee Carlson, celebrated his 80th birthday on April 26, 2014.
3Lives in Connecticut with her husband and their children. [2010]
4She and her friend, Eric Bolling, were both married on the same date, October 4, 1997.
5Recovering from lime disease [August 27, 2013].
6Began her own Fox News Channel talk show, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson (2013), in Fall, 2013 after she was replaced on Fox and Friends (1998) by Elisabeth Hasselbeck [July 9, 2013].
7First met Patrick McEnroe when they were both attending Stanford University.
8Met future husband, Casey Close, on a blind date.
9Had a Russell terrier as a pet.
10In 1984, was elected as one of the Anoka High School homecoming attendants and was named Miss Teen Minnesota and was first runner-up in the 1984 Miss Teen USA national competition.
11Her parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary [May 20, 2011].
12Received the March of Dimes' Volunteer Honor Award on September 30, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
13Her parents' GM dealership in Anoka, Minnesota, Lee Carlson's Main Motors, has not been reinstated as of March 11, 2010.
14Favorite TV shows are Hart to Hart (1979), Underdog (1964) and Mad Men (2007).
15Her family's General Motors auto dealership received a letter notifying it to close by late 2010 [June 2009].
16Her father, Lee Carlson, celebrated his 75th birthday on April 26, 2009.
17Recuperating from shoulder surgery in January, 2009 [February 7, 2009].
18Graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's Anoka High School, where she was the 1984 class valedictorian.
19Before coming to Fox News in 2006, she joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000 and then began working on Saturday Early Show (1997) as a co-anchor in 2002.
20When they were younger, Gretchen and her sister played violin and cello, respectively, for five Christmas services at the church where their grandfather was a minister.
21Her family has a General Motors auto dealership in Anoka, Minnesota. It has been in the Carlson family for 90 years [2009].
22National celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes, since 2002.
23Of Swedish descent.
24Her husband, Casey Richard Close, is a sports agent, whose clientèle include Ryan Howard, Derek Jeter and Josh Hamilton. His hometown is Columbus, Ohio.
25One of her babysitters was Rep. Michele Bachmann.
26Favorite pro football team is the Minnesota Vikings.
27Was a middle child in her family.
28Has a son, Christian Close, 6, and a daughter, Kaia Close, (born May 17, 2003) [2009].
29Her sister, Kris Carlson Germain, and brother-in-law, Henry Germain, are adopting a child from Guatemala [November 21, 2007]. They already have two children.
30Mother is Karen Carlson.
31Has an older sister (by three years), Kris Carlson Germain (born on January 17, 1964), and two brothers.
32Miss Minnesota 1988.
331990 honors graduate of Stanford University, with a degree in sociology (organizational behavior). Also, studied at Oxford University in England.
34Miss America 1989. First classical violinist to be crowned Miss America. Her platform was to promote the arts.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
House of Cards2016TV SeriesGretchen Carlson
Persecuted2014/ITV Anchor

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The View2014-2017TV SeriesHerself - Guest Co-Hostess / Herself - Author, Getting Real / Herself
Today2017TV SeriesHerself
20/202016TV Series documentaryHerself
The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson2013-2016TV SeriesHerself - Hostess / Herself
CBS This Morning2016TV SeriesHerself
Entertainment Tonight2015-2016TV SeriesHerself / Herself - Hostess, The Real Story
Fox and Friends2008-2016TV SeriesHerself - Co-Hostess / Herself - Co-Host / Herself / ...
The O'Reilly Factor2008-2016TV SeriesHerself / Herself ('Did You See That?')
Home & Family2015-2016TV SeriesHerself - Guest Co-Hostess / Herself - Author, Getting Real
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue2016TV SeriesHerself - Guest Panelist
The Greg Gutfeld Show2016TV SeriesHerself - Guest Panelist
Praise the Lord2015TV SeriesHerself
Inside Edition2015TV Series documentaryHerself - Author, Getting Real
Marcus & Joni2015TV SeriesHerself
The Joni Show2015TV SeriesHerself
Media Buzz2014-2015TV SeriesHerself - Hostess, The Real Story / Herself
Huckabee2013-2014TV SeriesHerself - Actress / Herself
Fox News2012-2013TV SeriesHerself
Stossel2013TV SeriesHerself
Studio B2012-2013TV SeriesHerself
The 2013 Miss America Pageant2013TV Special documentaryHerself
The 2011 Miss America Pageant2011TV MovieHerself
Miss America2010TV SpecialHerself
Hannity2009TV SeriesHerself
The Live Desk2008TV SeriesHerself
CMT: Greatest Miss America Moments2006TV SpecialHerself
Saturday Early Show2005TV SeriesHerself
Jeopardy!2004TV SeriesHerself - Guest Contestant
VH1 Goes Inside2003TV Series documentaryHerself
Fox News Live2000TV SeriesAnchor (weekend)
The Early Show1999TV SeriesHerself Correspondent (2004-2005)
70th Annual Miss America Pageant1990TV SpecialHerself
The New Hollywood Squares1989TV SeriesHerself
Late Night with David Letterman1988TV SeriesHerself - Guest

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Extra2016TV SeriesHerself
Entertainment Tonight2015-2016TV SeriesHerself
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore2016TV SeriesHerself
Media Buzz2015-2016TV SeriesHerself - Hostess, The Real Story / Herself
The Greg Gutfeld Show2015TV SeriesHerself - Hostess, The Real Story
The O'Reilly Factor2015TV SeriesHerself - Hostess, The Real Story
Inside Edition2014-2015TV Series documentaryHerself - Hostess, The Real Story / Herself
Breakthrough Energy Movement Conference 20122012TV SeriesHerself

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