Cathy Areu

Cathy Areu is an American journalist, author, and former educator who worked as a news analyst at Fox News.

Cathy Areu
Born
Summit, New Jersey
Alma materFlorida State University (BA)
Nova Southeastern University (MS)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2001–present
Home townMiami, Florida

Early life and education

Areu was born in Summit, New Jersey and raised in Miami, the daughter of Cuban immigrants.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Florida State University in 1992, and a master of science degree in English education from Nova Southeastern University.[2] She worked as a teacher in Florida was also certified to teach in New Jersey.[3]

Career

From 2001 to 2012, Areu conducted interviews for the Washington Post's "First Person Singular" column, including with Laura Bush, Al Franken, Alberto Gonzales, Nancy Pelosi and Al Sharpton.[4][5] She contributed to Latina Style in 2001; she also contributed to People magazine and USA Weekend. In 2001 she founded Catalina, a magazine aimed at Hispanic women.[6][5] Her book, Latino Wisdom, a collection of stories about America's best-known Hispanic figures, was published by Barricade Books in 2006.[7]

Areu has appeared on Fox News's Tucker Carlson Tonight (in a recurring 2018 segment as the "Liberal Sherpa"),[8] The O'Reilly Factor, and The Sean Hannity Show ; Prime News and Showbiz Tonight on HLN; AC360 and Campbell Brown on CNN; and MSNBC's The Daily Rundown.[9]

Fox News lawsuit

In July 2020, Areu and former Fox Business associate producer Jennifer Eckhart sued Fox News and some of its prominent contributors. The suit states that Areu was sexually harassed by men at Fox News, including prime time hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, and journalist Howard Kurtz.[10] Soon after the suit was filed, however, significant holes in Areu's claims were made public.[11]

Personal life

She has two daughters.[12] They contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic.[13]

Publications
  • Latino Wisdom: Celebrity Stories of Hope, Inspiration, and Success to Recharge Your Mind, Body, and Soul. Fort Lee, N.J.: Barricade Books (2006) ISBN 1-569-80309-9
gollark: I'm still here, because I'm bored and don't have much else to do, but I can't actually talk right now, so meh.
gollark: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChyGHWDo4efhnBolSCK0fwg
gollark: Apparently my meme library now contains 2809 memes, minus however many of them are random pictures in the same folder.
gollark: 😄 > that weird emoji thing
gollark: Idea: a bot to automatically update the topic whenever anyone says "is this [whatever]".

References
  1. "Cathy Areu". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. Clemons, Emily (5 March 2017). "Journalist and FSU alumna Cathy Areu to visit campus". FSU News.
  3. "New Jersey teacher tells first-graders Santa is not real". Hannity. Fox News. 3 December 2018. See interview with Cathy Areu at 00:01:12 and 00:03:40.
  4. For example, Areu, Cathy (11 March 2001). "Alberto R. Gonzales – White House Counsel, Washington". The Washington Post.
    Areu, Cathy (10 March 2002). "Laura Bush – First Lady, Washington". The Washington Post.
    Areu, Cathy (16 May 2004). "The Rev. Al Sharpton – former Democratic presidential candidate". The Washington Post.
    Areu, Cathy (27 August 2006). "A Conversation With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader". The Washington Post.
    Areu, Cathy (19 September 2012). "First Person Singular: Rosie Rios, 47, Potomac, U.S. Treasurer". The Washington Post.
  5. Alexander, Andrew (4 July 2010). "Post policies fuel reader confusion on when writers can offer opinion". The Washington Post.
  6. Jones, Sabrina (16 February 2004). "Magazines Chase Latina Readers". The Washington Post.
  7. Areu, Cathy (2006). Latino Wisdom: Celebrity Stories of Hope, Inspiration, and Success to Recharge Your Mind, Body, and Soul. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. ISBN 1-569-80309-9. OCLC 65198026.
  8. "The Liberal Sherpa". Fox News.
  9. "Cathy Areu". Collaborative Agency Group. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. Mangan, Dan (20 July 2020). "Lawsuit accuses ex-Fox News reporter Ed Henry of rape, says Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson harassed other woman". CNBC.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. "Holes Emerge in Cathy Areu's Claims Against Fox News". Mediaite. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  12. Areu, Cathy (28 September 2016). "I just wanted my kids to share my politics; turns out, I was doing it wrong". TODAY.
  13. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-analyst-cathy-areu-coronavirus-recovery-florida
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