Gretchen Carlson Age, Wiki, Husband, Family, etc

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Gretchen Carlson is a famous television personality. During her professional journey, she has worked as a writer and a broadcast journalist in America.

She has been a torchbearer of active journalism and has made a mark in the American network. She continues to work for a philanthropist and aims to work for the betterment of all segments.

Career and Professional Journey

1) Early Career

• She studied organizational behavior but did not work in that field, even though she made it to Oxford.
• While planning to pursue law as a career, she even cleared the LSAT exam, though she never went to law school.
• In an unexpected turn of events, Carlson began her career in journalism as an anchor.
• A breakthrough was when she became the CBS anchor.
• She switched to Fox News when she got a better opportunity. 

2) Fox News

• She worked as the host of Fox & Friends which aired on Fox News from 2005 to 2013.
• She had a stable career here and won a lot of laurels, while the work was challenging on the personal front.
• Later on, she began to host The Real Story. This errand ran from 2013 to 2016.
• This career ended on a sour note because of the controversies.

3) Legal Battles

• Her first legal battle was regarding sexual harassment, against Roger Ailes (CEO and chairman of her then-employer Fox News), which she subsequently won.

• She received a public apology in this regard and never stopped fighting for this case. 
• During the criminal case, she gained a lot of criminal knowledge and regularly spent time with the attorneys.
• Her organization “Lift Our Voices” stood against all forms of forced arbitration clauses and NDAs. 
• Her governmental regime includes the passing of two major laws – Sexual Harassment Act and Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault.
• This was a major win for Carlson because of the retroactive implementation of the laws. 
• Her last rung was the Speak Out Act, which received assent in the year 2022

3) Later Years

• She hosted a few documentaries in 2018, while she was trying to collaborate with A&E networks. 
• The majority of her works are not based on sexual harassment and her fights against the odds. 
• She regularly writes opinion pieces for newspapers highlighting her struggles with NDAs and how she plans to help future generations.

Notable Works and Awards

• As a violinist, she got the second prize in the American String Teachers Association in 1981.
• She was awarded Miss Minnesota in 1988 as she was a beauty pageant contestant.
• She went on to become Miss America in 1989 after which she met the then President in the Oval Office.
• She headed the Miss America Organisation in 2018.
• In 2017, she was listed among Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. 
• She has a website wherein she calls herself a “journalist, author, female empowerment advocate”.
• She wrote several books regarding her career – “Be Fierce” and “Getting Real”

5 Unknown Facts about Gretchen Carlson

• She filed a sexual assault complaint against the CEO of Fox News – Roger Ailes.
• She was actively involved in the #MetToo movement and was one of the most famous torchbearers for this cause.
• She began her beauty pageant career right from her college days – and went up to the highest spot by becoming the chairman of the board of directors at Miss America Organisation (little did she know that her little efforts would help her in the long run). 
• She was planning to make a career in the music industry as she was a violinist but fate had other plans.
• Her public speeches are known for instilling confidence in the marginalized sectors and she is now being hailed as a good orator.