Gillian Turner Biography and Wikipedia
Gillian Turner is an American journalist and political analyst currently working as a full-time news correspondent on FOX News Channel (FNC) based in Washington D.C. She joined FNC in 2014 as a contributor. Previously, she served as a vice president of Jones Group International for five years.
Gillian Turner Education
Turner received her Primary School Education in New York. She holds a Master’s degree in African security studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Turner later graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in comparative politics.
Gillian Turner Age and Birthday
How old is Gillian? Gillian is 41 years old as of 2023. She was born on September 6, 1982, in Cape Town City, South Africa. Turner celebrates her birthday on September 6 every year. Her birth sign is Virgo. READ: Steve Harrigan
Gillian Turner Nationality and Ethnicity
Gillian holds dual nationality and citizenship of South African and American. She was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She belongs to the White-South African ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Gillian Turner Height and Weight
How tall is Gillian? She stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 123 lbs (56 kg). Her other body measurements are 36-25-35 inches.
Gillian Turner Parents
Turner was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She is the daughter of a mom who worked as an author. Turner’s childhood was spent with her family in New York City. Though, information regarding her family members including her father, mother and siblings. RELATED: Tomi Lahren
Gillian Turner Husband
Is Turner married? Gillian is happily married to her husband Alex Kramer, a full-time vice president, design and marketing executive with more than two decades of experience at Optoro based in Washington, D.C.
Gillian Turner Baby
Turner and her husband Alex are proud parents to a baby girl by the name of Lucia Rose Kramer. Lucia was born on July 17, 2021. More details about her baby will be updated as soon as possible.
Gillian Turner Salary
Gillian working as a full-time news correspondent on FOX News Channel earns an estimated annual salary of $120,000.
Gillian Turner Net Worth
Turner has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million as of 2020. She has acquired most of her wealth through her successful career as a news correspondent and Journalist. RELATED: John Bussey
Gillian Turner Tattoo
She doesn’t have any known tattoos on any part of her body. This section will be updated as soon as Gillian gets a new tattoo.
Gillian Turner Fox News
Gillian Turner is a prominent news correspondent on FOX News Channel (FNC), where she has been a full-time contributor since 2014, based in Washington. In her current role, Turner is responsible for covering the most significant news stories of the day across daytime and primetime programming. Her appearances on various FNC shows, including FOX News Sunday, America’s Newsroom, Outnumbered, MediaBuzz, Tucker Carlson Tonight, FOX & Friends, and The Five, have showcased her expertise and versatility.
Notably, Turner recently led overnight special coverage for the network during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Her in-depth reporting and analysis have earned her a respected position among the FNC team.
Before joining FOX News, Gillian Turner had a diverse career in the realms of media and national security. She worked as a columnist for The Hill and held the role of vice president at Jones Group International, a global strategy firm, where she collaborated closely with former National Security Adviser Jim Jones. RELATED: Brandon Orr
Prior to her media and consulting ventures, Turner gained valuable experience in government service. She served at the White House National Security Council during both the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Under President Obama, she acted as the director for legislative affairs at the National Security Council, fostering communication between the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives on foreign policy and national security matters. During her time with the Bush administration, Turner worked as a research assistant in the Office of the National Security Adviser, earning recognition with the National Security Council Outstanding Service Award, an honor rarely bestowed upon someone of her young age at the time.
Her distinguished career extends to the U.S. Department of State, where she worked in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and also to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Office of the Minority Leader. Additionally, she was associated with the Albright Group, LLC, and received a prestigious Sharp Fellowship at Columbia University in New York City.
Gillian Turner Covid-19
In October 2020, Turner declared that she had contracted COVID-19 in September. Turner also shared she took every precaution but still ended up contracting the virus anyway. RELATED: Andy Banker
Gillian Turner Awards
In 2016, Gillian was named among The Hill‘s 50 Most Beautiful. Turner was also among the youngest receivers of the National Security Council Outstanding Service Award.
Gillian Turner Trump Attack
In January 2019, Donald Trump launched an attack on two Fox News reporters over their coverage of his border wall negotiations and unwittingly involved a random teenage girl.
In a tweet, Trump criticized chief White House correspondent John Roberts and Turner over their “understanding” of the matter. Instead of identifying Ms. Turner in his tweet, he included the Twitter handle of a teenager from California also identified as Jillian Turner.
Former President Trump later deleted the tweet and reposted it with the correct Twitter handle. Turner said she was “kinda pissed” over the former president’s error.
