Sandra Smith Biography
Sandra Smith is an American business and news reporter currently working as co-anchor of America Reports on Fox News Channel (FNC) in New York City. She is popularly known for “Outnumbered”, a show she co-hosted alongside two other television personalities, and “America’s Newsroom” which she currently co-hosts with Bill Hemmer.
Sandra Smith Education
Kaye Smith was born in Wheaton, Illinois, a western Chicago suburb. Smith attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School and graduated in 1998. She was the cross country team captain as a senior and earned three letters in cross country and two letters in track at Wheaton Warrenville South.
She qualified for the Illinois High School Association state tournament, was named All-DuPage Valley Conference, and was named Academic All-Conference.
For the 2002 school year, Smith attended Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal before transferring to Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. She competed in the 1,500-meter run, mile run, 3,000-meter run, and steeplechase at several LSU and LSU Alumni track and field events.
Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from LSU, where he studied commerce and minored in speech. Many of Sandra’s relatives worked in Chicago’s financial center. Smith’s father was a floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Sandra Smith Career
Sandra began her career with Aegis Capital Group as a research associate. She helped with retail stock research and analysis, as well as preparing weekly stock newsletters for clients and spotting investment opportunities. Her second job was as a trader at Hermitage Capital Corporation in New York City, where she executed US equity and options transactions, performed portfolio analysis, and generated commission reports.
Smith then went on to Terra Nova Institutional in Chicago as the director of institutional sales and trading, where she was in charge of investment management and hedge fund accounts. She also helped in the development of program trading models for existing and prospective clients.
She began her career on television as a reporter for Bloomberg Television. Sandra covered the stock and derivatives markets in the United States, contributed to breaking news and analysis, and reported for Bloomberg Press in this role.
Sandra joined FOX Business Network as a reporter in October 2007, shortly after the network’s inception, and has since been on a number of FBN programming. She began appearing on Don Imus’ show, Imus in the Morning, in early October 2009. She has been on the Fox News Channel late-night comedy program Red Eye with/ Greg Gutfeld and was a frequent guest on Fox Business Happy Hour.
Smith co-hosted Outnumbered on Fox News Channel in April 2014, which included four Fox News female analysts and one rotating male guest debating current events and cultural issues.
She previously worked as a co-anchor on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom morning news program. Sandra presently co-anchors Fox News America Reports with John Roberts on weekdays beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The program includes experts and newsmakers discussing major subjects as well as afternoon headlines.
Sandra Smith Age
How old is Sandra Smith? Sandra is 43 years old as of 2023. She was born on September 22, 1980, in Wheaton, Illinois, in the United States of America. In addition, Sandra celebrates her birthday on September 22nd every year.
Sandra Smith Husband
Smith has been happily married to her husband, John Connelly, a business commentator, since 2010. The couple is blessed with a daughter named Cora Belle Connelly, born in 2013, and a son named Connelly Jr., born in 2015. They live together in Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Sandra Smith Family
Smith was born to a big family being the youngest of four brothers and a sister. Although they are living in different states, the siblings have maintained a close relationship with each other.
Sandra’s parents have 14 grandchildren including her own children. Her mother is from Oklahoma while her father is from Chicago. Sandra’s mother worked on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a floor trader.
Sandra Smith Height
Smith stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 m) tall and weighs 58 Kgs (132 lbs). In addition, her vital statistics are 35-24-36 inches.
Sandra Smith’s Net Worth
Smith has an estimated net worth of $6 million. Her income is mainly from her successful career as a television host, anchor, and reporter.
Sandra Smith Salary
Smith receives an average annual salary of approximately $3 million from her career at Fox News Channel.