Sandra Kaye Smith is a renowned American television journalist who is best known for her work at the Fox network where she serves as a reporter and anchor. Smith is associated with both, the ‘Fox News Channel’ and the ‘Fox Business Network’ with its base in New York City. Previously, Smith served in the capacity of the co-host of the popular daytime news and talk series ‘Outnumbered’ on Fox. In addition to her journalism career, Smith is also a renowned Field and Track runner, having been active throughout her years at college running for the Louisiana State University.
Although Smith started her career in the finance space, serving for big financial organizations such as Hermitage Capital Management and Aegis Capital Group as a research associate, her television career began when she was hired as an on-air reporter by Bloomberg television. In 2007, she started her career with Fox Business network and has since appeared on several popular Fox shows including ‘Fox Business Happy Hour’, ‘Imus in the Morning’ ‘Hannity’ and ‘ Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld’.
Early Life and Education
Smith was born on 22nd September 1980 in the city of Chicago, Illinois but was raised in Wheaton, Illinois by her parents. She is the only daughter of her parents. While her mother is a homemaker, Smith’s father is a former floor trader, having served at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor. Smith has White-American ancestry.
Smith studied at the Wheaton Warrenville South Public High School, Wheaton, Illinois graduating in 1998. She ran both, cross country and track, as was the school teams captain for cross country during her senior year. She was the Illinois High School Association state qualifier, and earned the honour at the All-DuPage Valley Conference. Smith then enrolled into Louisiana State University, continuing as a track field and cross-country runner and created several athletics records, some of which are still unbeaten. She took business classes and minored in speech when she graduated LSU.
Career Rise
Smith was initially inclined to a career in business management and started working as a research associate with Aegis Capital Group serving as an assistant in the stock retail analysis and research division, where she was tasked with preparing weekly stock newsletters and classifying investment prospects for the clients. She then shifted to Hermitage Capital Management in the capacity of a trader where she was responsible for the execution of option orders and equities, conducting analysis of stock portfolios and preparing commission reports until she moved to Terra Nova Institutional, Chicago serving as an Institutional trading and sales director. She also handled investment management and hedge fund accounts.
Smith’s career into television began when she was offered a position at Bloomberg television where she served as an on air-reporter. She covered stories on derivative markets and U.S. equities and contributed breaking business news stories. In October 2007, when the Fox Business network was launched, Smith was hired as a reporter. Since then, Smith has made appearances on various FBN show which include ‘Imus in the Morning’, ‘Fox Business Happy Hour’, ‘Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld’ and ‘Hannity’. In April 2014, Smith started serving as the co-host of the FNC show ‘Outnumbered’ on which she discusses current news and national events as well as cultural topics with Harris Faulkner and Meghan McCain as her co-hosts.
Personal Life
Smith was involved in a romantic long-distance relationship with business commentator John Connolly for many years, with Smith being bases in New York City while Connolly resided in Chicago. The couple tied the knot in 2010 and welcomed their first child, daughter Cora Belle in 2011. In 2015, they became parents for a second time with the birth of their son John Connolly Jr. The family resides in New York City.
The media refers to the 1.73 meter Smith as a “tomboy” due to her athletic frame and her passion for running. She also embraced hunting as a sport after being introduced to it by her husband.
Sandra Smith – Salary and Net Worth
Smith draws an annual salary of $300,000 and has an estimated net worth of approximately $2 Million.