Douglas Harriman Kennedy
| Douglas Harriman Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1967 Washington, D.C. |
| Education | Brown University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Molly Elizabeth Stark |
| Children | Riley Elizabeth Kennedy, Mary McCauley, Rowen Francis, son (born 2012) |
| Parents | Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel |
Douglas Harriman Kennedy (born March 24, 1967) is the tenth child of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, named in honor of W. Averell Harriman, a family friend and former governor of New York.
[edit] Life and work
Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C. He married Molly Elizabeth Stark, daughter of John Sherwood Stark and Sharon Ellen Wingon, on August 22, 1998 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
They have four children: Riley Elizabeth Kennedy, born 1999 in Nantucket, Massachusetts; Mary McCauley, born 2001; Rowen Francis, a daughter born in June 2004[citation needed]; and a son, Beau (also reported as "Bo"), born in January, 2012.
He graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School and Brown University and began his career as a print journalist with The New York Post. As an investigative reporter for the newspaper, Kennedy obtained the first interview with the officer who arrested Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh and broke numerous other health care and metropolitan area stories.
He joined Fox News Channel as a general assignment reporter in August 1996 and hosts a bi-weekly program on the network, Douglas Kennedy’s American Stories. While at Fox News, he covered the Presidential elections of 1996, 2000, and 2004, as well as Hurricane Katrina.[1]
In 2006, while working as a correspondent for the Fox News show The Big Story With John Gibson, he commented on the controversy over whether the film of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's last moments should be shown, noting that he and his siblings "had to grow up with" repeatedly seeing broadcasts and video clips of Kennedy's own father's death. He said that in Irwin's case, it would be really "unnecessary and in very poor taste."[2]
As of February 2012, Kennedy is facing criminal charges in connection with a January 7, 2012, altercation with two nurses at Northern Westchestr Hospital where his son was born.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Fox News Biography of Doug Kennedy dated July 14, 2006; accessed September 18, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Should Video of 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin's Death Be Released? September 5, 2006 AP report on Fox site; must click "video" link in sidebar to see Kennedy's remarks. Video initially broadcast September 5, 2006. Accessed online September 18, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kennedy-20120226,0,3854060.story
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