Andrea Tantaros
| Andrea K. Tantaros | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1978 (age 34) Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Parkland High School Lehigh University |
| Occupation | Political Analyst |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Television | The Five (Fox News Channel) |
| Website | |
| Bio on FoxNews.com | |
Andrea K. Tantaros (Greek: Ανδρέα Κ. Τάνταρος, born December 30, 1978) is an American political analyst and commentator, who currently rotates as a co-host on The Five on Fox News Channel at 5 pm EST.1 Tantaros also appears regularly on the Fox Business Channel, and she writes a weekly (Thursday) column for the New York Daily News newspaper and Newsmax magazine.23
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Biography
Early life
Tantaros was born in Allentown in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania on 30 December 1978 to an immigrant Greek family. As a teenager, she worked as a waitress in her family's restaurant, the "Pied Piper Diner", near Trexlertown.45
A 1997 graduate of Parkland High School,6 Tantaros then attended Lehigh University (2001 graduate), where she majored in Journalism and French, as well as wrote political commentary for Lehigh's college newspaper.7 Tantaros pursued post-undergraduate studies at The Université de Paris in France.2 She is proficient in Spanish, French and Greek.3 Tantaros lives in New York City.3
Career
Tantaros lived in the Washington, D.C. area from 2003-2005. She worked on Capitol Hill, where she served as Press Secretary to Republican Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has worked on political campaigns for former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, District Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Thomas Reynolds. During her time with House Leadership, Tantaros was responsible for helping craft and execute the media strategy for the Republican majority. Tantaros also worked at CNN's Crossfire, for former Reagan pollster Richard Wirthlin, and as Deputy Press Secretary to then Congressman, and now Senator, Pat Toomey.8
Moving to New York City in 2005, she is Vice President at a public affairs firm, Sloane and Co. in Manhattan.2 Prior to this position, she started Andrea Tantaros Media which provided crisis management and media strategy consulting to Fortune 500 companies and political campaigns.9
Tantaros joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in April 2010 as a political contributor.9 She has appeared on Fox, CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC2 and is currently an alternating co-host on The Five on Fox News.10 She is represented by the William Morris agency.11
It was announced on 19 December 2012 that Andrea Tantaros will co-host a National Radio Talk Show with Conservative Author Jason Mattera on Talk Radio Network starting on 1/2/13 in the 9am to noon time slot that was previously held by Laura Ingraham. The show will air Monday-Friday and will be called The Andrea Tantaros show with Jason Mattera. It will end her time on the Fox News Channel during the morning time period where she debated Bob Beckel and Juan Williams in the political segments. It was announced by Bob Beckel at the end of 12/19/2012 episode of The Five during the "One More Thing" segment that she will no longer appear during the morning time period on Fox News due to her new radio show but will still be on The Five. Beckel said Tantaros' radio show will be carried by more than 300 talk radio stations nationwide.
References
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/index.html The Five - Fox News Channel
- ^ a b c d Newsmax - Newsmax.com - Blogs
- ^ a b c Conservative Women's Network
- ^ "The Five", broadcast 14 October 2011
- ^ Pied Piper Diner postcard
- ^ Politics as Usual
- ^ Andrea Tantaros '01
- ^ http://www.andreatantaros.com/bio.cfm
- ^ a b http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/andrea-tantaros/bio/
- ^ The Five - FoxNews.com
- ^ Former Press Secretary And Political Commentator Andrea Tantaros Signs With William Morris Talent Agency - Nypost.Com
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