Mary Katharine Ham

Mary Katharine Ham

Photo of Mary Katharine Ham at CPAC, 2014

Mary Katharine Ham at CPAC, 2014
Born (1980-04-05) April 5, 1980
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Occupation Journalist
Spouse(s) Jake Brewer (2011–2015; his death)
Children 2

Mary Katharine Ham (born April 5, 1980) is an American journalist. She is editor at large of Hot Air, a contributing editor to Townhall Magazine, and a CNN contributor.[1] At CPAC 2014, she was presented with the ACU Blogger of the Year award.[2] She was previously a Fox News Channel contributor[3] for eight years.[4]

Life and career

Ham was born on April 5, 1980, in Montgomery, Alabama. She was raised in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated from Riverside High School in 1998.[5] She graduated in 2002 with a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia.

Ham wrote for the Richmond County Daily Journal, Townhall.com where she was a columnist and managing editor, and The Washington Examiner.[6] Her video blog series for Townhall.com, HamNation, won a Golden Dot award for Best Vlog of 2006 from the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet and her HamNation video, "Sopranos DC", was voted "Video of the Year" in the 2007 Weblog Awards.[7] The series ended in June 2008.[8]

Ham was a host of The Morning Majority (5–9 a.m., Monday-Friday) on WMAL (simulcast on 105.9 FM and 630 AM) in Washington, D.C., until March 5, 2012.[9][10]

She has written for The Daily Caller and The Weekly Standard and was formerly a paid contributor on the Fox News Channel. Ham appeared regularly on Bill O'Reilly's Fox News Channel program, The O'Reilly Factor, usually with Juan Williams, and she has been a guest panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. On February 4, 2014, she appeared on The View as a guest co-host.[11] Ham describes her political leaning as "primarily fiscal- and security-conscious conservative".[12]

At CPAC 2014, she was presented with the ACU Blogger of the Year award.[2][13]

Personal life

Ham was married to Jake Brewer, a White House aide and co-founder with Jose Antonio Vargas of immigration activism group Define American. They married in 2011, and in August 2013 Ham gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Georgia Brewer. Jake Brewer died from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in September 2015,[14][15] when Ham was expecting their second child.[16][17][15] On November 28, 2015, Ham gave birth to another daughter, who she named Garnet J. Brewer, in honor of her late husband.[18]

Her father, Jon Ham, is also a journalist and blogger.[19]

Book

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Stelter on Twitter: "Former Fox News contributor @MKHammer is joining CNN - her first day on the air as a commentator is today."". Twitter.com. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. 1 2 "ACU Announced Mary Katharine Ham as Blogger of the Year ...". The American Conservative Union. March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rothstein, Betsy (July 11, 2012). "Ham Now Officially Full of HotAir". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Things, they are a'changin — @mkhammer". Mkhammertime.com. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. ↑ Ham, Jon (August 17, 2011). "Trinity Park's Mary Katharine Ham to speak in Durham". JLF Triangles Blog. John Locke Foundation.
  6. ↑ Patrick (May 27, 2008). "Katharine Ham LeavesTownHall.com For DCExaminer.com". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  7. ↑ Kevin Aylward (November 11, 2007). "Video of the Year". The 2007 Weblog Awards.
  8. ↑ Mary Katharine Ham (June 6, 2008). "Last HamNation: Obama on Your Shoulder!". Townhall.com.
  9. ↑ Brewer, Jake (August 22, 2011). "The Morning Majority on WMAL". Flickr. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ Rothstein, Betsy (March 5, 2012). "WMAL's Ham Abruptly Signs Off". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ Treacher, Jim (February 7, 2014). "And here's Mary Katharine Ham on The View [VIDEO]". The Daily Caller. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Ryan Grim (June 3, 2007). "BlogJam: Hammin' it up". The Politico.
  13. ↑ CPAC 2014 – Blogger of the Year Award – Mary Katharine Ham. YouTube. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Mary Katharine's Husband JAKE BREWER on WMAL". YouTube. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  15. 1 2 Balingit, Moriah; Faiz Siddiqui (September 20, 2015). "'I lost part of my heart': Beloved White House staffer Jake Brewer mourned – The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Fantastic news! Conservative superstar Mary Katharine Ham is expecting a baby". Twitchy Media. June 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014. I make a joyous announcement on a wholesome late-night show
  17. ↑ "Timeline Photos". Facebook. August 11, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  18. ↑ Joyella, Mark (November 30, 2015). "Mary Katherine Ham Gives Birth to Daughter". TV Newser (AdWeek). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Carolina Journal Print Columnists – Jon Ham". Carolina Journal Online. 2014.

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