Laurie Walker Dhue (born February 10, 1969) is an American television journalist. She was a Fox News Channel

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from 2000–2008, reporting for the television show ''

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'' and the host of ''

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'' ''Weekend''.

Early life

Although born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, she grew up in

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. Her mother is Hutton Dhue, and her father, Bob Dhue, was a former vice president of wrestling operations for

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. Dhue graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a

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degree in

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with a concentration in

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Career

Before joining the

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in 2000, she worked for

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as host of its ''Special Edition''. She started at MSNBC in April 1999 as the anchor of ''Newsfront''. She worked at

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from 1990–99, where she served as anchor for weekend programs, such as ''CNN Saturday'', ''CNN Sunday'', ''World View'', and ''The World Today''. She interned as a weekend morning anchor for WSB-TV in Atlanta and did the occasional weekend edition of ''

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'' for NBC. She hosted ''Fox Report'' weekend edition and appeared weekly on ''

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''. She also reported for ''

'', ''On the Record with

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'', and ''Fox Report with

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''. Dhue served as the voice of the official Fox News Radio launch in 2004 and anchored evening news updates for several years. On March 30, 2011, she was the guest host of '' The Joy Behar Show'' on

's sister network, HLN. She was replaced by Frances Rivera on the WPIX-TV Morning News in New York City August 29, 2011. Dhue began hosting ''For the Record'' on the new media channel '

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' on March 13, 2013. On September 9, 2013, Dhue premiered as the evening anchor for

TV News. Her last day with TheBlaze was April 17, 2015.

Alcoholism and activism

In February 2011, Dhue publicly admitted to a 15-year battle with alcoholism. She was successfully treated for her addiction and has since become a vocal spokesperson for the recovery movement. She has particularly advocated for the need for openness about the disease, the stigmas attached to those who are alcoholic, and the need for greater access to recovery options and programs. She performs public speaking at conventions, conferences, corporate events, and special events.

Sexual harassment lawsuit

Dhue is one of many women who have settled suits with Fox News in sexual harassment claims against long-time anchor Bill O'Reilly and former president

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. As of 2017, she was writing a book discussing her experience.

References

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