Catherine Herridge is an American journalist and author who is popularly known for working as a senior investigative correspondent for CBS News in Washington DC before her layoff on February 13, 2024. Check out this article for Catherine Herridge's biography as well as 11 things you need to know about her
11 Things To Know About Catherine Herridge
Here are 11 things you need to know about Catherine Herridge:
- Her real name is Catherine Herridge
- She was born on May 18, 1964, in Toronto, Ontario
- As of 2024, she is 59 years old
- She attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Canada before moving to the United States where she acquired Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Journalism from Harvard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism respectively
- She started her career in Journalism as a London-based correspondent for ABC News before joining Fox News Channel in 1996 where she also worked as a field correspondent for The Pulse, a defunct Fox news magazine
- Some of her popular coverage at Fox News Channel include Hillary Clinton's senatorial campaign in 2000, the Democratic presidential election in 2004, the area sniper attacks in Washington D.C., and the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, who was charged over his involvement in the 9/11 attacks
- In June 2006, she donated a part of her liver to her son after he was diagnosed with biliary atresia
- In 2011, she authored a book titled “The Next Wave: On the Hunt for Al Qaeda's American Recruits”
- In October 2019, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society awarded her the “Tex McCrary Award for Journalism” and shortly after that, she left Fox News Channel after working as a Chief Intelligence correspondent
- After leaving Fox News Channel, Catherine Herridge joined CBS News as a senior investigative correspondent and was accused of promoting right-wing conspiracy theories and Republican talking points by some Democrats and CBS staffers
- On February 13, 2024, she was laid off from CBS News alongside 19 other employees
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