Brian Kilmeade Biography and Wiki
Brian Kilmeade is an American television and radio reporter currently working for Fox News alongside Ainsley Earhardt and Steve Doocy. He co-hosts Fox & Friends, Fox’s morning show, and he hosts the Fox News Radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show. Kilmeade is also a co-author of fiction and non-fiction books.
Brian Kilmeade Age and Birthday
Brian Kilmeade was born on May 7, 1964, in New York City, New York, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on May 7th every year. Kilmeade turns 56 years old in 2020.
Brian Kilmeade Height and Weight
Brian Kilmeade is a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.78 meters) and weighs a massive 149 lbs (68 kgs).
Brian Kilmeade Education
Kilmeade is a highly educated and qualified person. He attended Massapequa High School and later graduated in 1982. Later, he graduated from LIU-CW Post with a BA in Communications specialization in Political Science in 1986 where he also played soccer.
Brian Kilmeade Family
Kilmeade is the son of Jim Kilmeade (father) and Marie R Kilmeade (mother). His father passed away in an accident in 1979 when Brian was just 14 years old. Kilmeade mentioned that his father had been his soccer coach. Later his mother passed away in September of 2018. He also has a brother named Steve Kilmeade.
Brian Kilmeade Wife
Kilmeade is married to Dawn Kilmeade. The couple tied the knot on 3rd December 1993. They are blessed with three children. He currently resides in Massapequa, NY where he grew up with his wife and 3 kids.
Brian Kilmeade Children
He has a son named Bryan Kilmeade and two little girls, Kirstyn and Kaitlyn Kilmeade.
Brian Kilmeade Career
Kilmeade started his career on Channel One News, a daily national high school television news program as a correspondent. He then worked as an anchor and host for KHSC-TV in Ontario, California. He additionally co-hosted The Jim Brown Show on XTRA-AM (KLSD-XTRA 1360 Fox Sports San Diego), an all-sports radio network. In 1993, he joined Jim Brown as part of the announcing team for the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC 1) event, conducting post-fight interviews. In 1994, he shifted into the play-by-play role for UFC 2 and UFC 3.
Beginning from 1997, Kilmeade was a freelance sports anchor for WVIT (NBC) in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a sideline reporter for the MSG Network, where he covered the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, which is a major league soccer team based in Giants Stadium
He later worked as a feature reporter and anchor for Newsport TV, where he hosted Newsport Journal, a daily magazine show for the national sports network and also anchored Scoreboard Central, which is a live half-hour general sports program. Read also about George Noory
Brian Kilmeade Fox News
Kilmeade joined Fox News in 1997. After joining Fox News, he was soon named co-host of Fox & Friends, where he still thrives today. In 2000, the show powered its way to the top spot in the morning cable TV and remained there till day.
He has the privilege of hosting his nationally syndicated radio show, “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Talk from 9-12 noon. The show broke the top 20 as one of the most powerful on the radio by “Talkers Magazine”.
During his tenure at Fox News, Kilmeade has developed the ability to interview and provide insight into newsmakers, celebrities, politicians, and athletes.
Radio
In April 2006, Kilmeade filled in the Fox News Radio time slot of former Fox anchor Tony Snow, who had left the network to become Press Secretary in the George W. Bush Administration.
Brian Kilmeade Salary
According to our reliable sources, Kilmeade’s annual salary ranges between $4 million – $4.5 million per year.
Brian Kilmeade Net Worth
He has enjoyed a long career in the media industry. Through proceeds from his work as a television and radio reporter, he has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. Kilmeade is estimated to have a net worth of about $8 million dollars.
