[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    CONGRATULATING AINSLEY EARHARDT

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2024

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate 
Ainsley Earhardt, co-host of Fox Television's ``FOX & Friends,'' on 
receiving an honorary doctorate degree from the University of South 
Carolina on May 4, 2024.
  Ainsley was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to Lewie and Dale 
Earhardt, and grew up in Columbia. After graduating from Spring Valley 
High School, she initially attended Florida State University, before 
transferring to the University of South Carolina (USC) and graduating 
with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
  USC holds a special place in Ainsley's heart as her family has a long 
history of attending the University, including her grandparents.
  Prior to Ainsley's successful career at Fox News, she got her start 
as a reporter for WLTX, the local CBS station in Columbia, while 
attending USC. She was soon promoted to the morning and noon anchor. 
After the 9/11 Attack, she went to New York City to cover South 
Carolina middle school students raising money for a new fire truck for 
the firefighters who had lost theirs at the World Trade Center site.
  Since joining Fox in 2007, Ainsley has had her own segment on 
Hannity, ``Ainsley Across America,'' and has co-hosted ``Fox and 
Friends Weekend,'' ``All-American New Year's Eve,'' and ``America's 
News Headquarters.'' In 2016, she became a co-host of ``FOX & 
Friends,'' where she continues to bring us real news and honest 
opinions as a leading, distinguished media personality and broadcast 
journalist.
  As a fellow South Carolinian and USC alum, I am grateful to join 
Ainsley's family and friends in congratulating her on her honorary 
doctorate degree and to thank her for representing South Carolina so 
well.

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