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Perhaps it was just time for Abby Huntsman to make a change. The 30-something star has already had a long, successful career in TV news, which started after she graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2008. That’s a lot more than can be said for most journalists her age, who are suffering from extensive layoffs in an industry that lost more than 7,800 jobs in 2019, according to Business Insider.
According to reports from The New York Daily News and E! News, Huntsman first interned at a local news station and Good Morning America before being promoted into the role of a booker for the morning show and becoming a news desk assistant at ABC News. She took a brief detour into the world of PR, quit to volunteer for father’s campaign in 2011, and got connected with HuffPost Live during his attempt at snagging the Republican nomination. Though hundreds of people auditioned, Huntsman was awarded a hosting spot on the web series.
After that, Huntsman moved to MSNBC’s The Cycle, joining fellow political daughters Chelsea Clinton and Meghan McCain, before landing at Fox News, where she co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend. By the time Huntsman started with The View, she already had about a decade of TV news experience. Where do you even go from The View, the holy grail of daytime talk? It makes sense that she’d want to shake things up.
Written by: Nicki
