Deirdre Bolton
Born
Alma materUniversity of Iowa, New York University
Occupation(s)journalist, news anchor

Deirdre Bolton is a former American television anchor who is a current ABC News correspondent.[1] She previously was the host of Risk & Reward on Fox Business. Bolton lives in New York.[2]

Biography

Deirdre Bolton graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in English and French literature in 1993. She graduated from Council Rock High School in Bucks County Pennsylvania in 1989.[2] Bolton holds a master's degree from New York University.[3] She is married to Lawrence Lease and has two children.[4]

Bolton formerly anchored Bloomberg Television's Money Moves, a show about alternative investments. She started at Bloomberg in 2009.[5] On January 31, 2014, she left Bloomberg for Fox Business News to host a new business show Risk & Reward.[6][7] However, Bolton was absent from the show for nearly a year due to an injury she sustained in the summer of 2016 that required a long recovery period.[8]

References

  1. {{Citeweb [url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/former-abc-news-business-correspondent-deirdre-bolton-joins-prosek-partners-as-managing-director/}} Petski, Denise (2020-04-13). "Deirdre Bolton Moving To ABC News From Fox Business Network". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. 1 2 Agnew, Sara (30 April 2014). "UI Alumna to Host Show on Fox Business Network". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "Fox Business Network Signs Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton". Business Wire. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016 via EBSCO.
  4. Deirdre Bolton Interview on Fox News Channel, 02/01/2012
  5. Steinberg, Brian (2014). "Fox Business To Launch New Deirdre Bolton Program March 31". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. La Roche, Julia (January 31, 2014) EXCLUSIVE: Star Anchor Deirdre Bolton Is Leaving Bloomberg TV For Fox Business Network. businessinsider.com
  7. "Fox Business Network to Roll out Risk and Reward Program with Deirdre Bolton". Manufacturing Close-Up. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016 via HighBeam Research.
  8. Ariens, Chris (August 15, 2017). "Deirdre Bolton Returns to Fox Business". Adweek.


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