Carley Shimkus Biography
Carley Shimkus is a Fox Nation co-host, a headlines reporter for Fox & Friends, and a Fox & Friends First co-anchor. In 2012, she joined the network as an associate producer for the FOX Business Network (FBN).
How old is Carley Shimkus? – Age
She is 34 years old as of 7 November 2020. She was born in 1986 in Long Valley, New Jersey.
Carley Shimkus Family
Shimkus is the daughter of Edward Shimkus and Zulma (née Aponte). Her mother is a Puerto Rican flight attendant, and her father is a chemist of Lithuanian descent. Margot, her older sister, is her only sibling.
Is Carley Shimkus still Married? – Husband
She married Peter Buchignani in 2015. Her husband is based in Chicago, while she is based in New York City.
Carley Shimkus Salary
She earns an annual salary of $66,000.
How much does Carley Shimkus Weigh? – Height
She weighs 118 lbs and stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches(6.1m).
Carley Shimkus Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Carley Shimkus Career
In high school, she tried her hand at modeling. Shimkus graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2009 with a B.A. in broadcast journalism and interned at Fox News in Washington, D.C. during her senior year. She began her career as a news producer for Fox News, and in 2012, she was promoted to associate producer for the FOX Business Network, where she worked for Imus in the Morning.
She then transitioned to the on-air side of the business, working as a headlines reporter for Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First, as well as appearing on Fox Nation. She has been the co-anchor of Fox & Friends First since 2020 after Heather Childers left the network.
Shimkus provides reports on various social media trends and entertainment news across the network’s programming, including FOX & Friends and Mediabuzz, in this role. Shimkus most recently co-hosted FNC’s 2019 Countdown to All-American New Year with Griff Jenkins. She also co-hosts FOX Nation’s Primetime Highlights (weekdays at 7 a.m. ET) with Rob Schmitt.
