Ashleigh Banfield Bio | Wiki
Ashleigh Banfield (full name: Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield) is a Canadian-American journalist who hosts Banfield, a nightly American television news program on NewsNation. She is is a former host of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield and Early Start on CNN. Ashley has also worked at MSNBC, where she hosted MSNBC Investigates. Additionally, she has worked at NBC News and became a host of HomePage along with Gina Gaston and Mika Brzezinski.
She began her journalism career at CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario, and at CKY-TV in Winnipeg in 1988. She then moved to CFRN-TV in Edmonton, where she anchored the weekend news. Ashleigh later worked at CICT-TV in Calgary, as a producer, evening news anchor, and eventually a business correspondent. During her tenure at CICT-TV, she worked as a freelance associate producer for ABC’s World News Tonight.
Ashleigh Banfield Age
She was born on December 29, 1967, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is 56 years old.
Ashleigh Banfield Height
Ashleigh is a tall woman. She stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( approx. 1.78m ).
Ashleigh Banfield Family
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to her mother, Suzanne Elizabeth, who is from Holland, and her father, John Alexander Banfield. Ashleigh is a cousin to Michelle MacLaren, a television writer, and director. She has however not revealed more information concerning her parents and siblings. Ashleigh became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 24, 2008. She holds an American-Canadian nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Ashleigh Banfield Husband
Ashleigh is currently married to Chris Haynor, a director of sales at the Mobile Marketing Association. The couple tied the knot on December 29, 2017, at the Hermitage Club ski lodge in Wilmington, Vermont. She was previously married to Howard Gould, a real estate financier but the two got divorced.
Ashleigh Banfield Married
Ashleigh has been married twice. She is currently married to Chris Haynor, a director of sales at the Mobile Marketing Association. The couple tied the knot on December 29, 2017, at the Hermitage Club ski lodge in Wilmington, Vermont. Her ex-husband was Howard Gould, a real estate financier and founder of the carbon credit trading company Equator Environmental. The two got married on July 24, 2004, aboard a wooden yacht at the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club in Canada. They later got divorced but did not reveal their reasons for separation. They have two children together.
Ashleigh Banfield Children
She and her ex-husband have two children, all sons, Fischer and Ridley.
Ashleigh Banfield Education
She attended Balmoral Hall School, a private university preparatory school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ashleigh holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She furthered her studies in French at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and graduated in 1992.
Ashleigh Banfield Newsnation | News Nation | Now
She is a Canadian-American journalist who hosts Banfield, a nightly American television news program on NewsNation. She is is a former host of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield and Early Start on CNN. Ashley has also worked at MSNBC, where she hosted MSNBC Investigates. Additionally, she has worked at NBC News and became a host of HomePage along with Gina Gaston and Mika Brzezinski.
Ashleigh began her journalism career at CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario, and at CKY-TV in Winnipeg in 1988. She then moved to CFRN-TV in Edmonton, where she anchored the weekend news. Ashleigh later worked at CICT-TV in Calgary, as a producer, evening news anchor, and eventually a business correspondent. During her tenure at CICT-TV, she worked as a freelance associate producer for ABC’s World News Tonight. Ashleigh has been a co-host of the trial coverage show Banfield & Ford: Courtside which aired on weekdays with Jack Ford. In January 2012, she joined CNN as co-anchor with Zoraida Sambolin, of the network’s morning show, Early Start.
Additionally, she joined CNN sister station HLN as host on the legal issues interview program Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield, which aired from Monday to Thursday. Ashleigh has been an inaugural host of the A&E show Live Rescue. She has reported on so many stories. One of her biggest stories was reporting from the streets of Manhattan in a cloud of debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York. She had been reporting a few blocks north of the site when the World Trade Center collapsed behind her. Ashleigh lost two of her friends as a result of the attack. She has received a number of awards including an Emmy for her reporting at Dallas, and two Iris Awards, for Best News Documentary and Best of Festival in 1994.
Some of Ashleigh colleagues at Newsnation include:
Felicia Bolton – Anchor & National Correspondent.
Ashley Ketz – National Correspondent.
Nancy Loo – West Coast Bureau Correspondent.
Paul Gerke – NY Correspondent.
Gerard Jebaily – Meteorologist.
Mitch Carr – Anchor.
Ashleigh Banfield Show | New Show
She signed on with WGN America to host a talk show on weeknights. The show titled Banfield premiered on March 1, 2021. The one-hour-long program is focused on the interview style of Larry King Live and airs on weekdays at 10 Pm. The interview-driven not only focuses on newsmakers and issues but also celebrities and human interest stories.
Ashleigh Banfield Cnn
While working as a journalist, Ashleigh had a stint with CNN from January 2012 to September 2014. While working for CNN, she was the anchor of Early Start and CNN Newsroom which was later rebranded to Legal View. She later left CNN for its sister station HLN in 2014 to host Primetime Justice.
Ashleigh Banfield Glasses
Ashleigh wears Lafont frames glasses, purchased at Image Eyewear in Dallas. Her glasses have become a trademark, that she never or thought would happen. She says she started wearing glasses for the same reason anyone else does, and that is to help her see. Currently, she doesn’t wear them. This is because she underwent a refractive lens exchange surgery.
After being interviewed by Mediate about it, she said
“It’s a pretty aggressive procedure in which one’s lenses are cut into pieces and arthroscopically ‘vacuumed’ out, then, brand new refractive lenses are surgically inserted into the eyeball.”
Her near vision is almost perfect, but it will be a little while longer before her far vision is perfect. She added that it was liberating not to have to wear glasses for the first time in over 20 years.
Ashleigh Banfield Hairstyles
She often goes for an easy-care layered haircut that requires only minimal styling and always looks great. Over the years her hairstyles went from about shoulder level to a sassy mid-neck length with a full layered back and longer hair on top. Ashleigh’s hair color is a natural dark to ash blonde and she increases the radiance with well-placed highlights done by her stylist.
Ashleigh Banfield White Shirt | Wardrobe
She pulls different clothing from her wardrobe. Although, Ashleigh is known for her signature crisp white cotton shirt. Furthermore, her head shot at Newsnation was snapped while she was wearing a white shirt.
Ashleigh Banfield Political Party | Political Party affiliation | Politics
Ashleigh is neither a Republican nor a Democrat thus she is a Liberal. However, she has a career spanning more than three and a half decades in journalism hence she does not shy away from sharing her political opinion. She also enjoys working at Newsnation which is devoid of hyper-partisan options. Ashleigh also believes she and her colleagues at Newsnation have empowered a lot of people who can utilize their own wisdom and make their own reasoning and judgement when it comes to politics.
Ashleigh Banfield Plastic Surgery
In March 2017, Ashleigh reported on Plastic Surgery Nightmare emphasizing that people performing plastic surgery without a license will go to jail. However, there is no information suggesting that Ashleigh has underwent a plastic surgery.
Ashleigh Banfield Salary
She is a host at Newsnation and therefore, earns a decent salary. Her salary is $150,325 per year.
Ashleigh Banfield Net Worth
She has been working as a journalist for at least three decades and a half. Therefore, it goes undisputed that Ashleigh has been able to accumulate a decent fortune over the years. Ashleigh’s net worth is $2.5 million.
Who Is Ashleigh Banfield
She is a Canadian-American journalist who hosts Banfield, a nightly American television news program on NewsNation.
Where Is Ashleigh Banfield
She hosts Banfield, a nightly American television news program on NewsNation.
How Old Is Ashleigh Banfield
She was born on December 29, 1967, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is 56 years old.
Is Ashleigh Banfield A Lawyer
No. However, after her stint with Msnbc came to an end, Ashleigh took some legal courses and rebranded herself as a legal analyst for Court TV.
Is Ashleigh Banfield Married
Yes. Ashley is married to her handsome husband Chris Haynor since exchanging the wedding vows on her 50th birthday on December 29, 2017.
What Channel Is Ashleigh Banfield On
She works for Newsnation as the host of Banfield.
Ashleigh Banfield Social Media Handle
Instagram: ashleighbanfield