Julie Banderas
Encyclopedia
Julie Banderas is an American
television news correspondent
for the Fox News Channel
. She was previously the anchor for Fox Report Weekend
.
woman, and Howard D. Bidwell, and has a sister named Melissa. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Emerson College
.
in Boston, Massachusetts. She went on to serve as a local news
anchorwoman for WHSV-TV
in Harrisonburg, Virginia
; WBRE-TV
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
; WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut
and WNYW
in New York City
.
Banderas joined the Fox News Channel
in March 2005 as a general assignment reporter. In 2008, she replaced Laurie Dhue
at the anchor position for Fox Report Weekend. In 2010 she took maternity leave with Harris Faulkner
assuming her responsibilities. She returned to Fox News from leave near the end of 2011 and was reassigned to the position of general news correspondent.
on Long Island Sound
. She announced their engagement during an episode of America's Election Headquarters
on September 21, 2008. They wed at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
on August 29, 2009. Their daughter Addison Melissa was born on April 21, 2010. They currently reside in New York City
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television news correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
for the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. She was previously the anchor for Fox Report Weekend
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
.
Early life
Banderas is a daughter of Fabiola R., a ColombianColombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
woman, and Howard D. Bidwell, and has a sister named Melissa. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
.
Career
Banderas began her career (using her maiden surname) at WLVI-TVWLVI-TV
WLVI, digital channel 41, is a television station licensed to Cambridge, Massachusetts which serves as the CW affiliate for the Boston, Massachusetts television market. WLVI is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is a sister station to WHDH, Boston's NBC affiliate. The two stations share studios at...
in Boston, Massachusetts. She went on to serve as a local news
Local news
In journalism, local news refers to news coverage of events in a local context which would not normally be of interest to those of other localities, or otherwise be of national or international scope.-Television:...
anchorwoman for WHSV-TV
WHSV-TV
WHSV-TV, channel 3 , is an ABC affiliate television station for the Harrisonburg, Virginia, market. WHSV News 3, as it is known on-air, is owned by Gray Television and has its transmitter located west of the town of Stanley on Massanutten Mountain...
in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
; WBRE-TV
WBRE-TV
WBRE-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Pennsylvania that is licensed to Wilkes-Barre. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter at the Penobscot Knob antenna farm near Mountain Top. It can also be seen on Comcast and Service...
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
; WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
and WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Banderas joined the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
in March 2005 as a general assignment reporter. In 2008, she replaced Laurie Dhue
Laurie Dhue
Laurie Walker Dhue now working for CNN, is a former Fox News Channel anchor from 2000–2008, reporting for the television show Geraldo at Large, which airs Saturday and Sunday nights, and the host of Fox Report Weekend...
at the anchor position for Fox Report Weekend. In 2010 she took maternity leave with Harris Faulkner
Harris Faulkner
Harris Faulkner is an American newscaster for Fox News Channel. She previously presented Fox News Live headline updates during the 6:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., then briefly 12:30 a.m. ET hours weekdays. She has been working at the breaking news desk between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m...
assuming her responsibilities. She returned to Fox News from leave near the end of 2011 and was reassigned to the position of general news correspondent.
Personal life
Banderas' husband, Andrew J. Sansone, a member of the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity and founding president of both Old Rock Media and Big Apple Channel, proposed marriage to her with a message in a bottle while they were clam diggingClam digging
Clam digging is a common means of harvesting clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. It is done both recreationally and commercially...
on Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
. She announced their engagement during an episode of America's Election Headquarters
America's Election Headquarters
America's Election Headquarters was a news program focusing on the 2008 United States presidential election and current affairs broadcast on the Fox News Channel weekdays 5pm Eastern Time and various times on Saturdays and Sundays....
on September 21, 2008. They wed at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church is a large congregation of the Presbyterian Church . The church was founded in 1808 as the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church and has been located on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street in midtown Manhattan since 1875. It has approximately 3,250 members from a variety...
on August 29, 2009. Their daughter Addison Melissa was born on April 21, 2010. They currently reside in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
External links
- Julie Banderas biography at FoxNews.com