{{short description|American television host (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Emily Compagno | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|9}} | birth_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S. | education = [[University of Washington]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br />[[University of San Francisco School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | occupation = Television reporter, legal analyst | years_active = | employer = [[Fox Corporation]] | political_party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 16, 2025 |title=Fox News Highlights Jan. 16, 2025 (at 23m 48s) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5W9uadzi_A |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | spouse = | parents = | awards = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Emily Rose Compagno''' (born November 9, 1979) is a [[law|legal]] [[news analyst|analyst]] and American [[Television presenter|television host]] who co-hosts the daytime news and talk show ''[[Outnumbered (American TV program)|Outnumbered]]'' on [[Fox News]].<ref name="Emily Compagno">{{Cite news |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Emily Compagno |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/c/emily-compagno |access-date=October 12, 2022 |newspaper=[[Fox News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She frequently appears on ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'' and late-night show ''[[Gutfeld!]]'' and hosts ''The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno'' on [[Fox News Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The FOX True Crime Podcast with Emily Compagno |url=https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/the-fox-true-crime-podcast-with-emily-compagno/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=FOX News Radio |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Compagno was born in [[Naval Hospital Oakland]], [[California]], where her father was a Commander in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] and a physician.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/memorial-day-military-family-ultimate-sacrifice-emily-compagno|title=Emily Compagno: On Memorial Day I remember my military family and all who have paid the ultimate sacrifice|first=Emily|last=Compagno|date=May 24, 2020|website=Fox News}}</ref> She was raised in [[El Cerrito, California]] with her two sisters, Natalie and Julietta,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/499661-all-emily-compagnos-sisters-natalie-julietta/|title=All about Emily Compagno's sisters, Natalie and Julietta|date=March 26, 2023|website=tuko.co.ke}}</ref><ref name="Gate">{{Cite news|first=Edward |last=Guthmann |title=Emily Compagno |newspaper=[[Fox News]]|date=April 6, 2009 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/c/emily-compagno |quote=Compagno, 29, grew up in El Cerrito...}}</ref> by her parents Katherine (née Bertsch, of English, Bohemian, and German descent)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/416695861|title=Familien aus Fischbach, Schaaf and Kraft families : Swabians from Baden to Dayton|publisher=WorldCat}}</ref> and John Compagno, of Italian descent from Sicily.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josephine Bileci Compagno Obituary (2007) Monterey Herald |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/montereyherald/name/josephine-compagno-obituary?id=24945248 |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= Josephine Bileci Compagno September 3, 1909 – April 21, 2007|newspaper=[[The Monterey Herald]]|date=April 28, 2007 |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montereyherald/obituary.aspx?n=josephine-bileci-compagno&pid=87686587 }}</ref>
She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[political science]] from the [[University of Washington]], where she was a [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps|U.S. Air Force ROTC]] cadet for two years.<ref name=Gate /><ref name=FNBio>{{Cite news|first=Edward |last=Guthmann |title= What I Do – Emily Compagno, attorney, Raiderette |newspaper=[[SFGate]]|date=April 6, 2009 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/WHAT-I-DO-Emily-Compagno-attorney-Raiderette-3165599.php }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warriors |first=HOPE For The |date=2025-03-06 |title=Honoring Service and Sacrifice: A Conversation with co-host of FOX News Channel’s Outnumbered Emily Compagno |url=https://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/honoring-service-and-sacrifice-a-conversation-with-co-host-of-fox-news-channels-outnumbered-emily-compagno/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Hope for the Warriors |language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated with a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[University of San Francisco School of Law]] in 2006,<ref name=Gate /> where she was president of the [[Federalist Society]] and articles editor of the Intellectual Property Bulletin.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Ted |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Emily Compagno Named Co-Host Of Fox News' 'Outnumbered' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/emily-compango-named-co-host-of-fox-news-outnumbered-1234679843/ |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Family === Compagno's father served as a Commander in the [[Navy Medical Service Corps|U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps]], and two uncles served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]].<ref name="auto" /> Her grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-aunt, and many other relatives served in various branches of the military during [[World War I]], [[World War II]], and other conflicts, with deployments around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Valor |url=https://www.weareunitedvalor.com/ |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=United Valor |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Veterans Memorial and Museum |url=https://nationalvmm.org/ |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=National Veterans Memorial and Museum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|title= William Harry Bertsch |website=[[The Wall of Valor Project]]|url= https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/90277 |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> Her great-great-uncle, PFC Joseph Lorenz, made the Ultimate Sacrifice in World War I and lies buried in [[Suresnes]], [[France]], where his sister, Lt. Luella Lorenz, visited during her deployment in World War II with the U.S. Army Nursing Corps.<ref name="auto" /> Compagno's great-great-grandmother Rosa also visited the grave of PFC Lorenz as part of the [[American Gold Star Mothers|Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage]].<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2015 |title=Women and World War I Commemoration: The Gold Star Mothers and Widows Pilgrimages, 1930–33 {{!}} American Battle Monuments Commission |url=https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/women-and-world-war-i-commemoration-gold-star-mothers-and-widows-pilgrimages-1930 |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=www.abmc.gov |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == After passing the California bar,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emily Rose Compagno # 244539 – Attorney Licensee Search |url=https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/244539 |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=apps.calbar.ca.gov}}</ref> she worked as a criminal defense attorney in [[San Francisco]] while also serving as captain of the [[Oakland Raiders]] cheerleading squad, the [[Raiderettes]].<ref name=Gate /><ref name=FNBio /> The [[National Football League|NFL]] selected her as an ambassador and she promoted the NFL brand in [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]], and was one of five NFL cheerleaders selected by the [[United Service Organizations]] to visit U.S. troops stationed in [[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]].<ref name=Gate />
She then passed the Washington bar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legal Profile |url=https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1538&Usr_ID=000000047732 |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=myWSBA}}</ref>
In 2018, Compagno accepted a position at [[Fox News]] as a contributor and legal analyst.<ref name="Emily Compagno" /> She served as a semi-regular co-host of the weekday talk show ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'' and appears on other FNC programs, such as ''[[Gutfeld!]]'', offering opinions or legal analysis on the news of the day.<ref name=FNBio /> On March 9, 2020, ''Crimes That Changed America,'' a show on [[Fox Nation]] hosted by Compagno, debuted its first season.<ref>🖉{{Cite web|url=https://nation.foxnews.com/crimes-that-changed-america/ |title=Fox Nation|website=Fox Nation}}</ref>
Compagno was named a co-host of ''Outnumbered'' in January 2021, where she joined [[Harris Faulkner]] and [[Kayleigh McEnany]].<ref name="Co_Host">{{cite news |title=FOX News Channel Names Emily Compagno Co-Host of Outnumbered |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210125005531/en/FOX-News-Channel-Names-Emily-Compagno-Co-Host-of-Outnumbered |work=Business Wire |date=January 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name="thewrap.com">{{Cite news |last=Ellefson |first=Lindsey |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Emily Compagno Named Co-Host of Fox News' 'Outnumbered' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/emily-compagno-fox-news-outnumbered/ |access-date=October 12, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Wrap]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="businesswire.com">{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2021 |title=FOX News Channel Names Emily Compagno Co-Host of Outnumbered |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210125005531/en/FOX-News-Channel-Names-Emily-Compagno-Co-Host-of-Outnumbered |access-date=October 12, 2022 |newspaper=[[businesswire.com]] |language=en}}</ref> In February 2023, Fox News announced that Compagno would host ''The FOX True Crime Podcast'' on [[Fox News Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Relations {{!}} Fox News |url=https://press.foxnews.com/2023/02/fox-news-audio-to-expand-true-crime-content |access-date=April 4, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
Compagno is the host of the ''Under His Wings'' special,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Under His Wings With Emily Compagno {{!}} Fox Nation |url=https://nation.foxnews.com/under-his-wings-with-emily-compagno-nation/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Watch Under His Wings With Emily Compagno {{!}} Fox Nation |language=en}}</ref> ''Hero Dogs,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Hero Dogs Online {{!}} Stream Fox Nation |url=https://nation.foxnews.com/hero-dogs/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Watch Hero Dogs {{!}} Fox Nation |language=en}}</ref>'' ''Crimes That Changed America'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Crimes That Changed America {{!}} Fox Nation |url=https://nation.foxnews.com/crimes-that-changed-america/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Watch Crimes That Changed America {{!}} Fox Nation |language=en}}</ref> ''Weapons of War'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Weapons of War Online {{!}} Stream Fox Nation |url=https://nation.foxnews.com/weapons-of-war-nation/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Watch Weapons of War {{!}} Fox Nation |language=en}}</ref> and ''American Vampires''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch American Vampires {{!}} Fox Nation |url=https://nation.foxnews.com/american-vampires-nation/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Watch American Vampires {{!}} Fox Nation |language=en}}</ref> on Fox Nation. She also hosted the ''Fox All-American New Year from Times Square'' in 2021 and 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYLVHxNMrnY |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2tbZ9L2B1 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> and co-hosted the ''Army 250 Parade'' in 2025 with [[Lawrence B. Jones]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grynbaum |first=Michael M. |last2=Lindner |first2=Emmett |date=2025-06-15 |title=Fox News Hosts Gushed Over the Parade, With No Protests in Sight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/business/media/trump-parade-tv-coverage.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Personal life == Compagno lives in New York City. She is active with nonprofits dedicated to U.S. veterans, law enforcement, and K9 causes.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://k9storm.com/blog/fox-news-reporter-emily-compagno-interviews-k9storm|title=Fox News Reporter Emily Compagno Interviews K9 Storm|website=K9 Storm Inc.}}</ref>
Compagno is [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/compagno-white-house-psaki-scotus-protests-homes|title=Emily Compagno: 'Preposterous' for Psaki not to condemn protesting at justices' homes|date=2022-05-06|access-date=March 11, 2025|website=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>
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== External links == {{Commons category|Emily Compagno}} *{{IMDb name|8356375}} *[https://x.com/EmilyCompagno Emily Compagno] on [[Twitter|X]]
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