Harris Faulkner is a journalist and television host for Fox News. she anchors Overtime Outnumbered with Harris Faulknerco-hosts outnumberedand hosts Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner. Harris began her career as a freelance writer for LA Weekly before moving to North Carolina to work as an anchor and reporter for a CBS news affiliate.
He later moved to Minneapolis to work for an ABC news affiliate before leaving in July 2004 to work for Fox News. Faulkner has won several awards for her work as a presenter and her humanitarian efforts. This piece will look at Faulkner’s relationship with her husband, her family, and a lawsuit she filed against a toy manufacturing company.
Contents
- 1 She and her husband Tony Berlin were introduced by mutual friends.
- 2 Berlin helps Harris maintain a healthy work-life balance
- 3 Faulkner’s father wasn’t around much when she was growing up.
- 4 Harris wants to be remembered for her work as a mother more than her professional accomplishments.
- 5 Sued Hasbro for naming a toy after him
She and her husband Tony Berlin were introduced by mutual friends.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Occidental College in 1989, Tony Berlin pursued a career in journalism with Cox Broadcasting. He then went back to school to study public policy and journalism. Berlin’s work as a journalist took him all over the United States, and in 1998, he moved to Minneapolis to work with a CBS news affiliate.
At the time, Harris was working as a reporter for an ABC news affiliate in Minneapolis. The couple met after being introduced by mutual friends. Following a whirlwind romance, the couple tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony on February 4, 2003 near Tony’s hometown in Arizona. harris i talk to StarTribune about Tony:
“It gets better with age. We’re having a good time on the east coast, [but] I love Minnesota. I wouldn’t have my Tony if it wasn’t for the Twin Cities. He turned out to be a great husband and father.”
Berlin helps Harris maintain a healthy work-life balance
Berlin traded journalism for public relations in 2006. A year later, the couple welcomed their first daughter, Bella. The couple’s second daughter, Danika, arrived in 2010. In January 2011, Berlin launched her public relations company, Berlin Media Relations. She worked from home and in doing so spent a lot of time with her young children. She allowed Harris to work without compromising her children. She continued:
“He’s with the girls in the afternoon for Bella’s homework and stuff. He is with them most of the time, so we are very blessed that he has work at home and helps balance it all out. We separated [responsibilities]. We both have things we do well.”
Harris and her daughters have a great relationship, and she doesn’t shy away from discussing difficult topics with them. She said People who keeps discussions of sensitive topics simple so as not to worry his daughters unnecessarily. Harris also talked about how he maintains healthy relationships with Bella and Danica. She said:
“I see a lot of moms and dads frustrated that their kids have their devices on the table and can’t seem to get their attention as much as they used to. My children still share the one thing that I think is life changing, and that is eye contact with me. As they’ve gotten older, I’ve made it a priority to continue that.”
Faulkner’s father wasn’t around much when she was growing up.
Harris was born on October 13, 1965 at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia. His father is a retired Army officer who served extensively when Faulkner was young. As a result, he wasn’t around much while Harris was growing up. To make up for his absence, Bob Harris made tapes for Faulkner when he was fighting. Harris stated in an interview with POLITICAL:
“It’s about the size of a good slice of cinnamon bun, and you put it in the old cassette player. And they had these things all over the planet at the time, and Dad had them in the field, in the war. And every once in a while, he’d take a month to get stuff from that part of the world when he’d fight, but he did ‘The 12 Days of Christmas.’”
Faulkner learned a lot from her mother as a child, and that’s something she wants to replicate with her daughters. She wants to be in her life as much as possible because she knows the challenges of having an absent father at a young age. Harris’s daughters are approaching their critical teenage years, and Harris knows that her presence in her life is crucial during this time. She said People:
“It was my fault because I couldn’t see all the games and I missed a competition with Danika, and it was difficult. I’m sure they don’t mean to hurt, but people will say things that will really drive home the blame… And I have to seek my grace in those moments. I am grateful for the times that I am there and I am present. I try to take ownership of every moment I’m in because she teaches them that when mom is with us, we are more important.”
Harris’ mother passed away in November 2016. On August 26, 2021, Harris wished her mother a happy birthday via Instagram, writing, “Although you are always with me in my heart, I need you here. I really was raised by an angel. Happy Birthday Mom. August 25, 1937 – November 21, 2016”.
Harris wants to be remembered for her work as a mother more than her professional accomplishments.
Motherhood is more important to Harris than professional achievements. She said Forbes that her definition of great motherhood is inspiring the next generation to make the world another place and not see love as weakness. Faulkner says that she wants to be remembered as a great mother:
“If anyone could say that I was a great mother, that is enough for me. And I say that in every aspect of my life because I’m raising these young women of color under construction, my 12- and 14-year-old biracial daughters.”
The topic of motherhood came up during her interview with former President Donald Trump after the murder of George Floyd. harris said Forbes which is not usually inserted into a story, but Floyd’s last words touched the mother in it. In the interview, the former president intervened saying:
“When George Floyd cried out in the last breaths of his life for his mother, his black mother, he said my name, Mr. President. He called his name. I’m mom first.”
Faulkner explained to Forbes the reason for his interjection. “You don’t have to step in and be bold with opinion or whatever, but you do have to let people see who you are,” Faulkner said.
Sued Hasbro for naming a toy after him
In 2015, Harris brought a case against Hasbro for naming a plastic toy hamster after him. She demanded $5 million from the company for causing her substantial business and emotional damage.
Hasbro filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, but the judge ruled that Harris had sufficient grounds to sue the company for infringing on his right to publicity. Harris and Hasbro settled the matter out of court, and the company stopped manufacturing the ‘Harris Faulkner’ toy.
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