Katherine Clare Timpf (; born October 29, 1988), known professionally as Kat Timpf, is a libertarian columnist, television personality, reporter, and comedian. She has frequently appeared on

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's ''

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'' (now known as ''

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'') and other Fox News shows. In 2017, Timpf co-hosted ''

Fox News Specialists ''Fox News Specialists'' is an American news and talk show that aired from May 1 to September 7, 2017, on the Fox News. It featured three permanent hosts, Eric Bolling, Kat Timpf, and Eboni K. Williams, plus two rotating guests, who are called ...

'' alongside

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and

Eboni Williams Eboni K. Williams is an American lawyer and television host. She co-hosts the late-night talk show '' State of the Culture'' on Revolt TV. She co-hosted a talk show on WABC Radio in New York City and was a co-host of Fox News' 2017 show '' Fox N ...

. As of June 2019, she hosts the

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show ''Sincerely, Kat.''

Early life and education

Timpf is from

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. She graduated ''

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'' in 2010 from

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with a B.A. in English.

Career

Timpf has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including ''

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,'' ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Red Eye'', '' Stossel'', ''

'', ''

'', and ''

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''. She has worked for the

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's CampusReform.org in

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. She has worked as a digital editor for ''

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'', as the news anchor for

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's Third Rock Radio, and as a producer and reporter for Total Traffic Network in

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. Timpf was a 2012

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Journalism Fellowship Program grant award recipient through

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, and completed a project titled, "As California Goes, So Goes the Nation: The Consequences of Following Golden State Policy." Timpf has been a contributor to ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

'', and a comedienne on the morning drive radio show on

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's 98 Rock. In November 2015, Timpf said that she received death threats after making satirical remarks about the ''

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'' fandom. In 2016 and 2017 she contributed to the "

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" Web site. She hosted a weekly podcast called ''The Kat Timpf Show'', in which she talks to a guest about random subjects, including her personal life. On May 1, 2017, Timpf became a co-host for Fox News Channel's afternoon show called ''

'' with co-hosts

and

. ''Fox News Specialists'' was canceled on September 8, 2017, after Eric Bolling was fired by the network for alleged sexual misconduct. Timpf's December 27, 2018 column was publicly retracted by ''National Review''. ''National Review'' has stated that the column "left out relevant details" of a Title IX sexual harassment case involving students at the University of Missouri. Timpf's story implied that a female student had complained about unwanted advances due to the fact that the alleged harasser was larger than she was; according to ''National Review'', however, a deposition in the case revealed that the alleged harasser "had made repeated, unwelcome advances toward the female student and was found in violation of Title IX for stalking her". She co-hosts the weekly

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podcast ''Tyrus and Timpf'' with professional wrestler Tyrus. As of June 2019, she is the host of her own show on

titled ''Sincerely, Kat'' on which she answers questions submitted by fans. She was a keynote speaker at the

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's 2019 YALCON in Silicon Valley.

Personal life

Timpf lives in Manhattan. Timpf is a

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and believes in

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, no involvement in

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, and allowing social decisions to be made by the individual. According to Timpf, "there is something about me for everyone to hate, but there is also something about me for everyone to agree on." Timpf announced her engagement in August 2020, and was married on May 1, 2021 to Cameron Friscia,Jackson, Dory (May 3, 2021).
Fox News' Kat Timpf Marries Cameron Friscia: 'It's the Best Feeling in the World'
" ''

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''. Retrieved on May 4, 2021. a graduate of

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and a research associate at

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References

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