Lauren Ashburn Biography
Lauren Ashburn is an American news anchor, reporter, editor and producer. Currently, she works for the Catholic news station, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).
Lauren Ashburn Age
Lauren Ashburn was born on July 4, 1967 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. As of 2019, she is 52 years old.
Lauren Ashburn Net Worth
Ashburn has a net worth of $850,000 U.S dollars as of 2019. She has not disclosed the amount she receives annually. Her main source of income is her career as a news anchor, editor and producer.
Lauren Ashburn Married
Lauren married is married to Washington attorney, Paul Dueffert since June 12, 1993. At the time of their wedding, Lauren was 25 & Paul was 30. Together the couple has three children: Jack, 18; Juliette, 15 and Samantha, 10 (ages as of 2018).
Lauren Ashburn Education
After Graduating from Holy Name High School in 1985, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Lauren went just down the street to earn a B.A. in English from Albright College. There, Lauren fell in love with journalism after taking courses in the field. For one class, she trained a squirrel (with peanut butter) to appear as though it was using a typewriter. Lauren filmed it to the song, “9 to 5” and submit it as a documentary called, “A Day in the Life of A.C. Squirrel.”
During her junior year, Lauren spent a semester abroad studying Spanish at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. After taking a few years off to work, she returned to school to earn her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia University. She graduated from the Ivy League School in 1993. During her time there, she was the winner of Albright’s Young Alumna Achievement Award.
Lauren Ashburn Career
Between degrees, Lauren honed her journalism skills working as a writer and editor at the Potomac Communications Group in Washington, DC. From 1993 to 2000, she then worked in a series of jobs: writer/producer at NBC News; Producer at Fox 5 News; Reporter/anchor at WHP-TV; and Reporter/anchor at WJLA-TV.
Lauren embarked on a 10-year career in July of 2000, with Gannett Broadcasting and USA Today, working in roles ranging from correspondent, to host, to producer. At one time, Lauren was managing editor for 22 different stations with the broadcasting company. Over the next 2 years, she worked as a contributor for PBS NewsHour, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Fox News Channel and The Hill. Lauren has appeared as an analyst on MSNBC and CNN, and regularly appeared alongside FOX News hosts, Bill O’Reilly and Neil Cavuto.
Lauren was hired in December 2015, by EWTN as the White House correspondent and political director. Within a year, she became the managing editor and anchor for her own show, News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn — roles she still fills. She is also the founder of consulting and production firm, Ashburn Media Company, and founder of the Daily Download — an online daily news source that is often referenced by major news networks.