Laura Ingraham, a prominent Fox News host, has had a remarkable career while keeping her personal life private.
Born in 1963, she grew up in a working-class family and attended Dartmouth College, where she became the first female editor of the Dartmouth Review, despite facing controversy and a libel lawsuit.
After college, Ingraham worked as a speechwriter in the Reagan administration, earned her Juris Doctor, and clerked for federal judges. Her media
career began in the mid-1990s, hosting MSNBC’s “Watch It!” and later launching “The Laura Ingraham Show.” In 2017, she became the host of Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”
Ingraham’s personal life has also drawn attention. She dated Dinesh D’Souza and Keith Olbermann, among others. Her engagement to James V Reyes ended in 2005 due to her breast cancer diagnosis, but she emerged cancer-free after treatment.
Ingraham is a strong advocate of adoption, having adopted three children: Maria from Guatemala and Dmitri and Nikolai from Russia. At 60, she continues to balance a thriving career and raising her family in Washington, D.C. Despite her public career, Ingraham maintains a level of privacy, allowing her professional achievements to take center stage.
From law to MSNBC to Fox — the surprising trajectory that made Laura Ingraham a conservative superstar
In her first interview after the election, Ingraham talks about single parenting, why she left law for media and what the GOP should do about its Never Trumpers
