Who is Ashleigh Banfield?
Ashleigh Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist working at NewsNation as the host of Banfield reports since joining the network in January 2021. Previously, she worked at CNN as the host of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield and Early Start. Before that, she was employed at Court TV as the host of the true crime documentary series Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield. Banfield also worked at KDFW-TV as the host of News 4 Texas Daybreak.
Ashleigh was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. From there she went to Balmoral Hall School, a private university preparatory school in Winnipeg. She then joined Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1988, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French. She continued her studies in French at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she graduated in 1992. Banfield took home two Iris Awards in the Best News Documentary and Best of Festival categories in 1994.
Ashleigh Banfield Date of Birth / Age
Banfield is 56 years old as of 2023, she was born on December 29, 1967, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She celebrates her birthday on 29 every year.
Ashleigh Banfield Height/Weight
Banfield is 5 feet and 7 inches tall on average with a healthy weight.
Ashleigh Banfield Parents and Siblings
Banfield was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by her parents Suzanne Elizabeth (Holland) and John Alexander Banfield. She has a cousin called Michelle MacLaren, a television writer and director. Banfield has not shared any information about her siblings but we will update this information once it’s available to the public
Ashleigh Banfield Spouse / Husband
Banfield was married to real estate financier, Howard Gould, in 2004. Gould is the great-grandson of railroad developer Jay Gould and founder of Equator Environmental, a company that trades carbon credits. They held their wedding at at the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club in Canada, aboard a wooden yacht. The two however divorced after five years of marriage. They had two kids, Jay Fischer Gould, and Ridley Banfield Gould.
On December 29, 2017, Banfield married her three-year partner, sales executive Chris Haynor, on her 50th birthday, at the Hermitage Club ski lodge in Wilmington, Vermont.
Ashleigh Banfield Kids / Children
Banfield has two kids, Fischer Gould, and Ridley Banfield Gould, from her previous marriage to Howard Gould. She has not disclosed much information in regards to her children however we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.
Ashleigh Banfield Education
Banfield attended Balmoral Hall School, a private university preparatory school in Winnipeg. She then joined Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1988, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French. She continued her studies in French at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she graduated in 1992.
Ashleigh Banfield Career
Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist working at NewsNation as the host of Banfield since joining the network in January 2021. She started her career in 1988 at CKY-TV in Winnipeg and CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario. She was the weekend news anchor for Edmonton’s CFRN-TV from 1989 to 1992. From 1992 to 1993, she was a producer at CICT-TV in Calgary. From 1993 to 1995, she was the station’s evening news anchor and business correspondent. Banfield took home two 1994 Iris Awards in the Best News Documentary and Best of Festival categories.
While Banfield was employed by CICT-TV, she worked as a freelance associate producer for ABC’s World News Tonight. She reported from Moscow on the Bush-Gorbachev summit in 1991 and Vancouver on the Clinton-Yeltsin summit in April 1993. She joined KDFW in the mid-1990s, hosting News 4 Texas Daybreak at first, then co-hosting the show with Steve Eager at 5:00 and 9:00. After winning an Emmy for her reporting at Dallas broadcast station KDFW-TV, Banfield was hired by national cable network MSNBC in 2000.
In 2005, Banfield was hired at CourtTV, which later became TruTV. She co-hosted the trial coverage program Banfield & Ford: Courtside with Jack Ford on weekdays from 1 to 3 PM ET. Banfield replaced Lisa Bloom as anchor of the Open Court series on June 1, 2009, weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. ET on truTV. Reporting on the Casey Anthony trial was her final major assignment with the network.
In January 2012, Banfield joined CNN as co-anchor of the network’s morning program, Early Start, with Zoraida Sambolin. On August 13, 2012, she took over as host of CNN Newsroom’s 11 a.m. segment every weekday in New York, taking Kyra Phillips’ place. In 2020, she returned to hosting CourtTV shows, such as the real crime documentary series Judgment. She joined NewsNation in January 2021 as the host of Banfield taking over NewsNation Prime’s third hour on NewsNation.
How Much Does Ashleigh Banfield Earn/Salary?
Banfield earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.
How Much is Ashleigh Banfield Worth/Networth?
As a television host, Ashleigh has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.
Ashleigh Banfield X Handle
Banfield is active on X, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms.