Brian Kilmeade is an American television presenter and political commentator for Fox News Network, serving as one of the co-hosts of the morning show Fox & Friends.
He is also a radio presenter who hosts The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio. On weekdays, he hosts Fox & Friends along with Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt, and on weekends, he hosts One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, a program that premiered on January 29, 2022.
He is an author who has written several non-fiction and fiction books. Six of his seven books are The New York Times bestsellers, with a combined 2.5 million copies sold. His books are:
- The Games Do Count
- It’s How You Play the Game
- George Washington’s Secret Six
- Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
- Andrew Jackson & the Miracle of New Orleans
- Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers
- The President and the Freedom Fighter
He was born in Massapequa, New York, on May 7, 1964, and is currently 58. He graduated in 1982 from Massapequa High School, studied at LIU Post in Brookville, New York, and graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts.
Recently, the interest among netizens in the married life of the Fox & Friends host is on the rise. In this article, Showbizcorner explores the family background and the details about the wife and children of host Brian Kilmeade.
Who Is Brian Kilmeade’s Wife, Dawn Kilmeade?
American television host Brian Kilmeade’s wife is Dawn Kilmeade. The couple has been together for almost three decades as of 2022.
He was 29 years old when he married his wife Dawn (née DeGaetano) in December 1993. The couple has been together since and lives on Long Island in Massapequa, New York, with their pet Great Pyrenees dog named Willow.
The Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade’s wife, Dawn, has greatly supported him and their children. She has been a housewife while her husband has worked almost daily on television for over two decades.
The Kilmeade family is an avid soccer enthusiast and often plays in their backyard. However, unlike her husband, not much information can be gathered about Dawn and her personal life as she has been living a somewhat secretive lifestyle away from the media spotlight.
Brian Kilmeade And Dawn Kilmeade’s Children
American TV host Brian Kilmeade has three children with his wife, Dawn.
Kilmeade and his wife are the parents of three children: son Bryan Kilmeade and daughters Kirstyn and Kaitlyn. The children live a relatively secluded lifestyle, unlike their father, one of the easily recognizable faces on Fox News Network. They also could not be found on social media as they prefer privacy concerning their personal lives.
Brian’s daughters and wife once visited him on the Fox News Radio program The Kilmeade Show in April 2015. The trio joined Kilmeade in the #cookingwithfriends segment of the show. The host revealed that his mother called to congratulate her granddaughters for appearing on their father’s show.
The 58-year-old’s eldest child is his son Bryan Kilmeade, who currently works as a football operations manager at the United States Football League (USFL). He studied at Chaminade High School and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Sports Management from David B. Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics at Syracuse University.
According to his LinkedIn, Bryan is currently pursuing his Doctor of Law (JD) at Tulane University Law School. He previously worked as a football operative assistant at Jacksonville Jaguars and a football strategy analyst at XFL. He also had experience in National Football League (NFL) as a GSIS Support & Stats QA.
Bryan’s younger sisters, Kirstyn and Kaitlyn, study college in Massapequa, New York. They are very good at sports and play soccer and are dancers. Unfortunately, only a little information about the sisters is available online as they are just pursuing their higher education and career.
Brian Kilmeade Family Background
Brian Kilmeade was born to Marie Rose D’Andrea and James Kilmeade Jr. He is the couple’s second son.
His father, James, was born to James Kilmeade Senior in 1931. Kilmeade Sr. was born in 1905 in Longford, Ireland, immigrated to New York in 1925, and became a US citizen in 1930.
His mother, Marie, was born in Ozone Park in Queens, New York, and raised in St. Albans, Queens. She was 26 when she married James Kilmeade Jr. in 1960.
Marie and James Kilmeade are the parents of three sons. Brian is the couple’s middle child, the other two being Steve and Jim Kilmeade. Both of Brian’s brothers appeared on Fox & Friends in 2014. Steve is also credited as an additional crew in the 1998 movie Pi.
Brian Kilmeade has amassed a significant following on social media. He has 743K followers on his Twitter, @kilmeade, and 301K followers on his Instagram, @kilmeade. Additionally, he also has a Facebook page with 300K followers.