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Ashley Banfield

By birth, a Canadian but by profession Ashleigh Banfield is a well-known journalist in the US. She is currently working with the CNN group. She can be seen on the show called the legal view with Ashleigh Banfield. Her journalism activity has won her the precious award, the Emmy.

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Banfield is currently in her 49th year of life. Her date of birth is 29-12-1967. She was born in a place called Winnipeg which lies in Canada. Although she is in her 49th year, she is a regular personality in the news world all around the US.

Education:

She is a highly educated personality. She finished her schooling in the year 1985 from the Balmoral Hall School. She completed her graduation from the Queens University in the year 1988. Her main subjects were French and political science. In the year 1992, he completed another degree in the field of advanced French from Columbia University.

Career Experience:

Her career started in Canada, in the year 1988, when she got the opportunity to work with the CJBN television located in Ontario. After finishing her graduation in advanced French, she joined the CICT group as an anchor in the year 1993. She continued her work as a news reporter till 1995. During these years, she also worked as a producer for the network.

A remarkable breakthrough came for her when she got the opportunity to work with MSNBC in 2000. She started her career in the US with this opportunity. She gained popularity from her work and became a regular face in the MSNBC group. The younger group of the viewers was fond of watching her show. Her appearances were appreciated by her colleagues who were working with her in the MSNBC group. She got her popularity from the glasses she used to wear during the programs.

When the 9/11 attack happened, she was present on the site. Despite being injured during the attack, she covered the full story.

She also came in a bit of trouble with the interview of Claire Underwood on the show, House of Cards, second season.

Personal Life:

She is a great personality and her personal life is equally great. In the year 2004, her wedding took place with Howard Gould. Her husband is a well-known real estate businessman. The couple has till now two children. Jay was born in the year 2005 and Ridley is the younger one born in the year 2007. There were rumors about her dating but the fact was that she was with her present husband since the year 2002. She is now living happily with her family and there are no signs of divorce between this beautiful and loving couple.

She has a perfect body to attract anyone. Her look and style all are an addition to her attractive nature. She is definitely one of the hottest journalists in the TV arena.

Her work as a journalist has been praised and appreciated all around the US. Her work has earned her respect and a lot of money. Exactly the salary she draws from her professional life is unknown. But the expected net worth earning of Ashley Banfield is believed to be about 3 million dollars. She is also a regular with the social sites and her fan following on twitter is huge.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 29 Dec, 1967
Age: 52 yrs
Occupations: Journalist
Citizenship: Canada
United States of America
Birth Place: Winnipeg
Education: University of British Columbia
Queen's University
Gender: Female
Description: Canadian-American journalist
Twitter Id: TVAshleigh
Spouse: Howard Gould
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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