Gregg Jarrett | |
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Gregg Jarrett in 2015
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Born |
Gregory Walter Jarrett April 7, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U. S. |
Occupation | News anchor Fox News Channel, Defense attorney |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Spouse(s) | Catherine Kennedy Anderson (1993–present) |
Gregory Walter "Gregg" Jarrett (born April 7, 1955). He joined Fox in November 2002, after working over ten years for local TV stations affiliated with NBC, ABC, PBS and national networks Court TV, and MSNBC. Prior to journalism he worked as a defense attorney in San Francisco. As of February 2015 he has been on inactive status with the California State Bar and is a frequent lecturer at law schools.
Jarrett was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby San Marino, California, graduating from San Marino High School in 1973. He graduated magna cum laude from Claremont Men's College in 1977 with a degree in political science. He graduated from law school at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1980, and worked as a defense attorney for several years in San Francisco with the firm of Gordon & Rees LLP. He maintains his California bar license and has taught law as an adjunct professor at New York Law School and lectured at other law schools.
Jarrett joined the Fox News Channel in November 2002. He co-anchors weekend newscasts with Heather Childers and serves as a substitute anchor weekdays for America's Newsroom (in for Bill Hemmer), Happening Now (in for Jon Scott), and Shepard Smith Reporting for (in for Shepard Smith). He is also a correspondent for the network's one-hour documentaries, and he serves as a legal analyst for both FNC and the Fox Business Network. Although he lacks a journalism degree, he covered the Iraq War as a correspondent for Fox based in Baghdad from May through July, 2003. Embedded with the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, he was among the first to report from Fallujah.