# Heather Childers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heather_Childers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heather_Childers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Childers > Source revision: 1333275149 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American television news anchor Heather Childers Childers in 2012 Born Heather Star Childers (1969-01-07) January 7, 1969 (age 57)[1] Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Occupations Television news anchor and correspondent Years active 1992–present **Heather Star Childers**[2] is an American television news anchor. She was a former anchor of the first hour of *[Fox & Friends First](/source/Fox_%26_Friends_First)* for [Fox News Channel](/source/Fox_News), and worked for the organization from 2010 until 2020. ## Early life and education Childers was born in [Hartsville, South Carolina](/source/Hartsville%2C_South_Carolina), and grew up in [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina).[3] She graduated from [Myers Park High School](/source/Myers_Park_High_School)[3][4] in 1987.[1] Childers attended the [University of North Carolina at Charlotte](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte), then graduated from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) with an undergraduate degree in English.[1] ## Television news career Childers began her professional career at [WCNC-TV](/source/WCNC-TV) in Charlotte as a producer and reporter in the early 1990s.[3] She worked for television news stations in [Albany, Georgia](/source/Albany%2C_Georgia)[3] and then [Asheville, North Carolina](/source/Asheville%2C_North_Carolina),[3] at [WLOS](/source/WLOS), the ABC affiliate there.[4] She moved to [News 14 Carolina](/source/Spectrum_News_North_Carolina) in 2002 as an anchor.[3] Childers came to Fox News Channel in November 2010 as a reporter, and became an anchor for *[America's News Headquarters](/source/America's_News_Headquarters)* in August 2011.[4] She later became an early-morning host at Fox;[5] beginning in 2017, she was the host of the first installment of *[Fox & Friends First](/source/Fox_%26_Friends_First)*, from 4-5 a.m.[3] In April 2012, Childers posted a [Twitter](/source/Twitter) message linking to an article from a fringe website promoting ["birther" conspiracy theories](/source/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories); the article suggested that the [Barack Obama campaign](/source/Barack_Obama_2012_presidential_campaign) had threatened the life of [Chelsea Clinton](/source/Chelsea_Clinton) if the Clintons spoke of "Obama's birth certificate or lack thereof." In response to criticism of the tweet, Childers said that she was "asking for opinion."[6] Like other Fox News hosts, Childers has questioned the [scientific consensus on climate change](/source/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change), [suggesting on air](/source/Media_coverage_of_climate_change) in 2016 that "the science is still in question."[7] In March 2020, Fox News took Childers off the air after she came to work and appeared on air while ill during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). The network confirmed the termination of her contract in July 2020, after several months where she did not appear on the network. Childers had tested negative for COVID-19, and tweeted at the network several times to ask to return to her position.[5][8] In November 2020, she began co-anchoring *American Agenda* alongside [Bob Sellers](/source/Bob_Sellers) on [Newsmax TV](/source/Newsmax_TV).[9] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-chobs_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-chobs_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-chobs_1-2) Sandford, Jason (October 23, 2010). ["Former WLOSer Heather Childers lands job at Fox News Channel as NYC reporter and fill-in anchor"](http://ashvegas.com/former-wloser-heather-childers-lands-job-at-fox-news-channel-as-nyc-reporter-and-fill-in-anchor/). *Ashvegas*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-MNCLP_2-0)** ["Miss Mecklenburg County"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080515181514/http://www.missnc.org/locals/mecklenburg/). Archived from [the original](http://www.missnc.org/locals/mecklenburg/) on May 15, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Janes_3-6) Théoden Janes, [You'd have to wake up pretty early to compete with Fox News' Heather Childers](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article178132046.html), *Charlotte Observer* (October 10, 2017). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Weekend_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Weekend_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Weekend_4-2) ["Childers named weekend anchor on Fox News"](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article9066065.html). *Charlotte Observer*. August 22, 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PartWays_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PartWays_5-1) Ryu, Jenny (July 23, 2020). ["Fox News parts ways with 'Fox & Friends First' host Heather Childers after COVID-19 scare"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/07/23/heather-childers-fox-news-part-ways-following-coronavirus-scare/5492465002/). *USA Today*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tweet_6-0)** ["Fox News' Heather Childers Tweets Link To Article: 'Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life?'"](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heather-childers-controversial-twitter-fox-news_n_1400942). Huffington Post. April 3, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Rutenberg, Jim (August 1, 2016). ["What's Next at Fox News, With Ailes Out and Murdoch In?"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/business/media/whats-next-at-fox-news-with-ailes-out-and-murdoch-in.html). *The New York Times*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Feldman_8-0)** Feldman, Kate (July 23, 2020). ["Fox News host Heather Childers, who went to work sick during coronavirus pandemic, has 'parted ways' with network"](https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-fox-news-heather-childers-coronavirus-20200723-ww2fpb76zjacvnmcz54o4q7lrm-story.html). *New York Daily News*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** @HeatherChilders (November 15, 2020). ["I'm back Join me tomorrow on @Newsmax from 2-4pm with @BobSellersTV! Watch live, set your DVR or watch online! Can't wait to see you"](https://twitter.com/HeatherChilders/status/1328163318197071874) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter). Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Heather Childers](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Heather_Childers). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Heather Childers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Childers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Childers?action=history)). 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