Laurie Dhue

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Laurie Walker Dhue
Born	February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10) (age 39)
Birth place	Atlanta, GA, USA
Education	B.S. Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Circumstances
Occupation	Television journalist
Spouse	Thomas Colquitt (? -?)
Notable relatives	Father Bob Dhue, fmr president of World Championship Wrestling
Ethnicity	Caucasian (Dutch)
Religious belief(s)	Protestant
Notable credit(s)

Laurie Walker Dhue (born February 10, 1969 in Georgia) was a Fox News Channel (FNC) (2000-2008) anchor and reporter for the television show Geraldo at Large, which airs Saturday and Sunday nights, and the former host of Fox Report Weekend.

Dhue left FNC in early March, 2008 after her contract ended.^[1]

Before working for FNC, she worked for CNN (1990-1999) and MSNBC (1999-2000). She also interned as a weekend morning anchor for WSB-TV in Atlanta and did the occasional weekend edition of Today for NBC.

[edit] Education

Dhue has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Dramatic Arts from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) (1990). Was named an academic all-american, and was a member of the UNC women's swimming team.

Had her first internship at CNN during the 1988 Democratic National Convention. First full-time broadcasting job was with CNN in August 1990.^[2]

[edit] Personal life

Born in North Carolina, however raised in Georgia. Standing 6' 3" (190cm), Dhue is one of the tallest ladies in United States television.

Dhue is the daughter of the former vice president of wrestling operations for World Championship Wrestling, Bob Dhue. She is the first-born child in her family, has a sister, Nancy.^[3]

Attended The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA, graduated from Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC (1986)

Dhue is divorced, having once been married to Thomas Colquitt. She had an engagement after that which was broken off.

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