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Ann Lesley Smith
Ann Lesley Smith
Born	Ann Lesley Krohn; 1956 or 1957
Nationality	American
Education	Petaluma High School 1975
Alma mater	Idaho State University (dental hygiene)
Occupation(s)	Journalist. Former volunteer prison chaplain, dental hygienist, model, musician
Spouses	; John B. Huntington (divorced) ; Michael Carabello (divorced) ; Chester Smith (d. 2008) Rupert Murdoch (engaged, 2023);

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Ann Lesley Smith (born 1956 or 1957) is an American former radio host.

After working in modelling, Smith was the host of the KFIV Ann Lesley Live radio show. Smith worked as a Christian minister for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office, before returning to journalism.^{[citation needed]}

She was married to Michael Carabello and later to Chester Smith until his death in 2008. She was briefly engaged to Australian-American newspaper magnate Rupert Murdoch in early 2023.

Smith lives on her ranch near Riverbank, California in Northern California.

Early life

Born as Ann Lesley Krohn^[1] in 1956 or 1957,^[2] she grew up in Petaluma, California,^[1] and graduated from Petaluma High School on May 21, 1975.^[3] She studied at Idaho State University.^[4]^[5]

Career

After graduating from college, Smith worked as a self-employed dental hygienist.^[5]^[6] Prior to her first marriage,^[1] she also worked as a model, a radio journalist and as a singer-songwriter in San Francisco.^[4] She ran the radio show Ann Lesley Live^[7] on KFIV.^[4] Later she volunteered^[6] as a Christian minister doing prison chaplaincy^[8] for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office,^[9] before returning to journalism, working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper group.^[10]

She is the founder of the Angels All Over non profit organisation that supports people experiencing homelessness.^[11]^[12]

Personal life

In 1985,^[1] at the age of 28, Smith married to John B. Huntington, aged 47,^[5] a lawyer and philanthropist of the Huntington railroad family.^[4]^[6]^[13] The marriage ended in divorce,^[6] just before Smith became an evangelical Christian.^[1]

In 1988, Reuters reported that Smith pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault, "a shoving match", at a social gala on a dance floor in the Fairmont San Francisco.^[14]

In 1999, Smith married Michael Carabello, a Santana former percussionist.^[14]

In 2005, Ann, aged 47,^[15] married American musician and radio and television broadcaster Chester Smith, aged 74, wedded until his death in 2008.^[2]^[7] The couple released the Captured by Love album in 2005.^[16] She was a prison chaplain for the California Department of Corrections when they met.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Smith got engaged to Australian-American business magnate^[8] and billionaire^[20] Rupert Murdoch on March 17, 2023 in New York City.^[8] The couple met at his Moraga Estate, winery in Bel Air, California.^[21] Murdoch divorced Jerry Hall seven months prior.^[20] The couple had plans to marry in the summer of 2023.^[20] In March 2023, author Rhonda Garelick reported on the age difference (26 years) and the imbalance of power between the billionaire and Smith and questioned if the engagement was strategically timed to deflect attention from Murdoch's court case with Dominion Voting Systems.^[22] On April 4 2023, Vanity Fair reported that Murdoch called off the engagement.^[23]^[24]

Smith lives on her ranch near Riverbank, California,^[17] which has grapes^[17]^[25]^[11] and olive trees.^[16]^[17]^[26]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch's next wife is from Sonoma County". The Press Democrat. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ ^a ^b Owoseje, Toyin (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith | CNN Business". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Petaluma High To Graduate 300, San Rafael Independent Journal, May 21, 1975 Page 5
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Widow of Valley broadcast pioneer Chester Smith harnessing the power of talk". Modesto Bee. 3 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family". The Mercury News. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "From Riches to Rags to Redemption: The Salvation of Ann-Lesley Smith". 700 Club Christian Broadcasting Network. 2010-01-08. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^ ^a ^b Helmore, Edward (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: 'I knew this would be my last'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Livesay, Brandon (20 March 2023). "Rupert Murdoch, 96, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66: 'I Was Very Nervous'". People. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Brewer, Rick (19 January 2007). "Volunteer chaplains ready for painfull call". The Stockton Record. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Flood, Brian (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch finds love with Ann Lesley Smith as happy couple plans summer wedding". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ ^a ^b Jan 06, 2020, Rags to Riches to Redemption Archived 2023-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, Rotary Club of Beverly Hills
^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Angels All Over Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Ross, Martha (2023-03-21). "Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ ^a ^b Bernstein, Jacob (5 April 2023). "Who Was Rupert Murdoch's Two-Week Fiancée?". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Rupert Murdoch's fiancee: Death of rich Modesto husband led to nasty court fight". The Mercury News. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b Pinheiro, Bob (8 August 2008). "Chester R. Smith, 78 – Modesto Radio Museum". Modesto Radio Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chester Smith, My Last Visit". Modesto Radio Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Religious Services". CDCR Careers. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Employee Reviews for Chaplain". indeed.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ng, Kate (2023-03-21). "A timeline of Rupert Murdoch's four (soon-to-be five) marriages". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ Coster, Helen (2023-03-20). "Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Garelick, Rhonda (2023-03-24). "The Privilege of a New Start". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
^ Sherman, Gabriel (2023-04-04). "Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ "Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement, according to reports". The Independent. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ Lang, Brent (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch Engaged to Ann Lesley Smith Less Than a Year After Divorcing Jerry Hall". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ "TV station owner Chester Smith dies". Marin Independent Journal. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma-1] "92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch's next wife is from Sonoma County". The Press Democrat. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[:0-2] Owoseje, Toyin (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith | CNN Business". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[3] Petaluma High To Graduate 300, San Rafael Independent Journal, May 21, 1975 Page 5

[modbee/135952848-4] "Widow of Valley broadcast pioneer Chester Smith harnessing the power of talk". Modesto Bee. 3 March 2017.

[mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee-5] "Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family". The Mercury News. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[cbn/700club/riches-rags-6] "From Riches to Rags to Redemption: The Salvation of Ann-Lesley Smith". 700 Club Christian Broadcasting Network. 2010-01-08. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

[theguardian/2023/murdoch-engagement-7] Helmore, Edward (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: 'I knew this would be my last'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[people/murdoch-96-engagement-8] Livesay, Brandon (20 March 2023). "Rupert Murdoch, 96, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66: 'I Was Very Nervous'". People. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[9] Brewer, Rick (19 January 2007). "Volunteer chaplains ready for painfull call". The Stockton Record. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[10] Flood, Brian (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch finds love with Ann Lesley Smith as happy couple plans summer wedding". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[bhrotary-speakers-2020-11] Jan 06, 2020, Rags to Riches to Redemption Archived 2023-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, Rotary Club of Beverly Hills

[12] Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Angels All Over Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[13] Ross, Martha (2023-03-21). "Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

[nytimes/who-murdochs-fiancee-14] Bernstein, Jacob (5 April 2023). "Who Was Rupert Murdoch's Two-Week Fiancée?". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[mercurynews/murdochs-fiancee-court-15] "Rupert Murdoch's fiancee: Death of rich Modesto husband led to nasty court fight". The Mercury News. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith-16] Pinheiro, Bob (8 August 2008). "Chester R. Smith, 78 – Modesto Radio Museum". Modesto Radio Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester-17] "Chester Smith, My Last Visit". Modesto Radio Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[cdcr.ca.gov/exams-religious-18] "Religious Services". CDCR Careers. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[19] "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Employee Reviews for Chaplain". indeed.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[independent/murdoch-wives-20] Ng, Kate (2023-03-21). "A timeline of Rupert Murdoch's four (soon-to-be five) marriages". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

[21] Coster, Helen (2023-03-20). "Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[22] Garelick, Rhonda (2023-03-24). "The Privilege of a New Start". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

[23] Sherman, Gabriel (2023-04-04). "Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

[24] "Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement, according to reports". The Independent. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

[25] Lang, Brent (2023-03-20). "Rupert Murdoch Engaged to Ann Lesley Smith Less Than a Year After Divorcing Jerry Hall". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[marinij/chester-dies-26] "TV station owner Chester Smith dies". Marin Independent Journal. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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 == Early life ==
-Born as Ann Lesley Krohn<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s next wife is from Sonoma County |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/rupert-murdochs-next-wife-is-from-petaluma/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=[[The Press Democrat]] |language=en-US}}</ref> in {{birth based on age as of date|66|2023|3|20|noage=y|mos=y}},<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Owoseje |first=Toyin |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/media/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-intl-scli/index.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175017/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/media/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> she grew up in [[Petaluma, California]],<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> and graduated from [[Petaluma High School]] on May 21, 1975.<ref>''[https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/california/san-rafael/san-rafael-independent-journal/1975/05-21/page-5/ Petaluma High To Graduate 300]'', [[San Rafael Independent-Journal|''San Rafael Independent Journal'']], May 21, 1975 Page 5</ref> She studied at [[Idaho State University]].<ref name="modbee/135952848" /><ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee"/>
+Born as Ann Lesley Krohn<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch's next wife is from Sonoma County |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/rupert-murdochs-next-wife-is-from-petaluma/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=[[The Press Democrat]] |language=en-US}}</ref> in {{birth based on age as of date|66|2023|3|20|noage=y|mos=y}},<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Owoseje |first=Toyin |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/media/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-intl-scli/index.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175017/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/media/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> she grew up in [[Petaluma, California]],<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> and graduated from [[Petaluma High School]] on May 21, 1975.<ref>''[https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/california/san-rafael/san-rafael-independent-journal/1975/05-21/page-5/ Petaluma High To Graduate 300]'', [[San Rafael Independent-Journal|''San Rafael Independent Journal'']], May 21, 1975 Page 5</ref> She studied at [[Idaho State University]].<ref name="modbee/135952848" /><ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee"/>
 == Career ==
-After graduating from college, Smith worked as a self-employed [[dental hygienist]].<ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee">{{cite news |title=Rupert Murdoch’s new fiancee: ‘Rags-to-riches’ story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/21/rupert-murdochs-new-fiancee-rags-to-riches-story-began-with-marriage-into-wealthy-san-francisco-family/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |date=21 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags">{{Cite web |date=2010-01-08 |title=From Riches to Rags to Redemption: The Salvation of Ann-Lesley Smith |url=https://www1.cbn.com/700club/riches-rags-redemption-salvation-ann-lesley-smith |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[700 Club]] [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010436/https://www1.cbn.com/700club/riches-rags-redemption-salvation-ann-lesley-smith |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to her first marriage,<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> she also worked as a [[Model (person)|model]], a radio journalist and as a singer-songwriter in [[San Francisco]].<ref name="modbee/135952848">{{Cite news |date=3 March 2017 |title=Widow of Valley broadcast pioneer Chester Smith harnessing the power of talk |work=[[Modesto Bee]] |url=https://www.modbee.com/article135952848.html}}</ref> She ran the radio show ''Ann Lesley Live''<ref name="theguardian/2023/murdoch-engagement">{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: ‘I knew this would be my last’ |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/20/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith |access-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320163521/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/20/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith |url-status=live }}</ref> on [[KFIV]].<ref name="modbee/135952848" /> Later she volunteered<ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /> as a Christian minister doing prison chaplaincy<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement">{{Cite web |last=Livesay |first=Brandon |date=20 March 2023 |title=Rupert Murdoch, 96, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66: 'I Was Very Nervous' |url=https://people.com/human-interest/rupert-murdoch-96-announces-engagement-to-ann-lesley-smith-66/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175037/https://people.com/human-interest/rupert-murdoch-96-announces-engagement-to-ann-lesley-smith-66/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brewer |first=Rick |date=19 January 2007 |title=Volunteer chaplains ready for painfull call |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2007/01/20/volunteer-chaplains-ready-for-painfull/52985172007/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[The Stockton Record]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175007/https://www.recordnet.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2007/01/20/volunteer-chaplains-ready-for-painfull/52985172007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> before returning to journalism, working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Brian |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch finds love with Ann Lesley Smith as happy couple plans summer wedding |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-finds-love-ann-lesley-smith-couple-plans-summer-wedding |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[Fox News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320174958/https://www.foxnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-finds-love-ann-lesley-smith-couple-plans-summer-wedding |url-status=live }}</ref>
+After graduating from college, Smith worked as a self-employed [[dental hygienist]].<ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee">{{cite news |title=Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/21/rupert-murdochs-new-fiancee-rags-to-riches-story-began-with-marriage-into-wealthy-san-francisco-family/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |date=21 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags">{{Cite web |date=2010-01-08 |title=From Riches to Rags to Redemption: The Salvation of Ann-Lesley Smith |url=https://www1.cbn.com/700club/riches-rags-redemption-salvation-ann-lesley-smith |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[700 Club]] [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010436/https://www1.cbn.com/700club/riches-rags-redemption-salvation-ann-lesley-smith |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to her first marriage,<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> she also worked as a [[Model (person)|model]], a radio journalist and as a singer-songwriter in [[San Francisco]].<ref name="modbee/135952848">{{Cite news |date=3 March 2017 |title=Widow of Valley broadcast pioneer Chester Smith harnessing the power of talk |work=[[Modesto Bee]] |url=https://www.modbee.com/article135952848.html}}</ref> She ran the radio show ''Ann Lesley Live''<ref name="theguardian/2023/murdoch-engagement">{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: 'I knew this would be my last' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/20/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith |access-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320163521/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/20/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith |url-status=live }}</ref> on [[KFIV]].<ref name="modbee/135952848" /> Later she volunteered<ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /> as a Christian minister doing prison chaplaincy<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement">{{Cite web |last=Livesay |first=Brandon |date=20 March 2023 |title=Rupert Murdoch, 96, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66: 'I Was Very Nervous' |url=https://people.com/human-interest/rupert-murdoch-96-announces-engagement-to-ann-lesley-smith-66/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175037/https://people.com/human-interest/rupert-murdoch-96-announces-engagement-to-ann-lesley-smith-66/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brewer |first=Rick |date=19 January 2007 |title=Volunteer chaplains ready for painfull call |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2007/01/20/volunteer-chaplains-ready-for-painfull/52985172007/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[The Stockton Record]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175007/https://www.recordnet.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2007/01/20/volunteer-chaplains-ready-for-painfull/52985172007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> before returning to journalism, working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Brian |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch finds love with Ann Lesley Smith as happy couple plans summer wedding |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-finds-love-ann-lesley-smith-couple-plans-summer-wedding |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[Fox News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320174958/https://www.foxnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-finds-love-ann-lesley-smith-couple-plans-summer-wedding |url-status=live }}</ref>
 She is the founder of the Angels All Over [[Nonprofit organization|non profit organisation]] that supports people experiencing homelessness.<ref name="bhrotary-speakers-2020">Jan 06, 2020, [https://portal.bhrotary.org/speakers/5751a062-aa1b-496f-8ad5-b0c2773bdcf4 Rags to Riches to Redemption] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175017/https://portal.bhrotary.org/speakers/5751a062-aa1b-496f-8ad5-b0c2773bdcf4 |date=2023-03-20 }}, [[Rotary International|Rotary Club of Beverly Hills]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=Angels All Over Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/205820728 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[ProPublica]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320175021/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/205820728 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
-In 1985,<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> at the age of 28, Smith married to John B. Huntington, aged 47,<ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee"/> a lawyer and philanthropist  of the [[Huntington Railroad|Huntington railroad]] family.<ref name="modbee/135952848" /><ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Martha |date=2023-03-21 |title=Rupert Murdoch’s new fiancee: ‘Rags-to-riches’ story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/21/rupert-murdochs-new-fiancee-rags-to-riches-story-began-with-marriage-into-wealthy-san-francisco-family |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=[[The Mercury News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The marriage ended in divorce,<ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /> just before Smith became an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christian]].<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" />
+In 1985,<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" /> at the age of 28, Smith married to John B. Huntington, aged 47,<ref name="mercurynews/2023-murdoch-fiancee"/> a lawyer and philanthropist  of the [[Huntington Railroad|Huntington railroad]] family.<ref name="modbee/135952848" /><ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Martha |date=2023-03-21 |title=Rupert Murdoch's new fiancee: 'Rags-to-riches' story began with marriage into wealthy San Francisco family |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/21/rupert-murdochs-new-fiancee-rags-to-riches-story-began-with-marriage-into-wealthy-san-francisco-family |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=[[The Mercury News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The marriage ended in divorce,<ref name="cbn/700club/riches-rags" /> just before Smith became an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christian]].<ref name="pressdemocrat/murdoch-petaluma" />
 In 1988, [[Reuters]] reported that Smith pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault, "a shoving match", at a social gala on a dance floor in the [[Fairmont San Francisco]].<ref name="nytimes/who-murdochs-fiancee"/>
-In 1999, Smith married [[Michael Carabello]], a [[Santana (band)|Santana]] former percussionist.<ref name="nytimes/who-murdochs-fiancee">{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Jacob |title=Who Was Rupert Murdoch’s Two-Week Fiancée? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/style/who-was-rupert-murdochs-two-week-fiancee.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
+In 1999, Smith married [[Michael Carabello]], a [[Santana (band)|Santana]] former percussionist.<ref name="nytimes/who-murdochs-fiancee">{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Jacob |title=Who Was Rupert Murdoch's Two-Week Fiancée? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/style/who-was-rupert-murdochs-two-week-fiancee.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
-In 2005, Ann, aged 47,<ref name="mercurynews/murdochs-fiancee-court">{{cite news |title=Rupert Murdoch’s fiancee: Death of rich Modesto husband led to nasty court fight |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/27/rupert-murdochs-fiancee-death-of-rich-modesto-husband-led-to-nasty-court-fight/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |date=27 March 2023}}</ref> married American musician and radio and television broadcaster [[Chester Smith]], aged 74, wedded until his death in 2008.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="theguardian/2023/murdoch-engagement" /> The couple released the ''Captured by Love'' album in 2005.<ref name="modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith">{{Cite web |last=Pinheiro |first=Bob |date=8 August 2008 |title=Chester R. Smith, 78 – Modesto Radio Museum |url=https://modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith-78/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224100954/https://modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith-78/ |archive-date=2023-02-24 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Modesto Radio Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> She was a prison chaplain for the [[California Department of Corrections]] when they met.<ref name="modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester">{{cite web |title=Chester Smith, My Last Visit |url=https://modestoradiomuseum.org/last-visit-with-chester-smith/ |website=Modesto Radio Museum |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="cdcr.ca.gov/exams-religious">{{cite web |title=Religious Services |url=https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/careers/exams/exams-religious-2/ |website=CDCR Careers |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Employee Reviews for Chaplain |url=https://www.indeed.com/cmp/California-Department-of-Corrections-and-Rehabilitation-3/reviews?fjobtitle=Chaplain |website=[[indeed.com]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>[[File:Rupert Murdoch 23507795991.jpg|thumb|[[Rupert Murdoch]] in 2015]]
+In 2005, Ann, aged 47,<ref name="mercurynews/murdochs-fiancee-court">{{cite news |title=Rupert Murdoch's fiancee: Death of rich Modesto husband led to nasty court fight |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/27/rupert-murdochs-fiancee-death-of-rich-modesto-husband-led-to-nasty-court-fight/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |date=27 March 2023}}</ref> married American musician and radio and television broadcaster [[Chester Smith]], aged 74, wedded until his death in 2008.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="theguardian/2023/murdoch-engagement" /> The couple released the ''Captured by Love'' album in 2005.<ref name="modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith">{{Cite web |last=Pinheiro |first=Bob |date=8 August 2008 |title=Chester R. Smith, 78 – Modesto Radio Museum |url=https://modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith-78/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224100954/https://modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith-78/ |archive-date=2023-02-24 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Modesto Radio Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> She was a prison chaplain for the [[California Department of Corrections]] when they met.<ref name="modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester">{{cite web |title=Chester Smith, My Last Visit |url=https://modestoradiomuseum.org/last-visit-with-chester-smith/ |website=Modesto Radio Museum |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="cdcr.ca.gov/exams-religious">{{cite web |title=Religious Services |url=https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/careers/exams/exams-religious-2/ |website=CDCR Careers |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Employee Reviews for Chaplain |url=https://www.indeed.com/cmp/California-Department-of-Corrections-and-Rehabilitation-3/reviews?fjobtitle=Chaplain |website=[[indeed.com]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>[[File:Rupert Murdoch 23507795991.jpg|thumb|[[Rupert Murdoch]] in 2015]]
-Smith got engaged to Australian-American business magnate<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement" /> and billionaire<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives">{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Kate |date=2023-03-21 |title=A timeline of Rupert Murdoch’s four (soon-to-be five) marriages |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/rupert-murdoch-wives-divorce-settlements-b2304937.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Rupert Murdoch]] on March 17, 2023 in New York City.<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement" /> The couple met at his [[Moraga Estate]], winery in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coster |first=Helen |date=2023-03-20 |title=Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/media-mogul-rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-2023-03-20/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320171423/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/media-mogul-rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-2023-03-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Murdoch divorced [[Jerry Hall]] seven months prior.<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives" /> The couple had plans to marry in the summer of 2023.<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives" /> In March 2023, author [[Rhonda Garelick]] reported on the age difference (26 years) and the imbalance of power between the billionaire and Smith and questioned if the engagement was strategically timed to deflect attention from Murdoch's court case with [[Dominion Voting Systems]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garelick |first=Rhonda |author-link=Rhonda Garelick |date=2023-03-24 |title=The Privilege of a New Start |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/style/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On April 4 2023, [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] reported that Murdoch called off the engagement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Gabriel |date=2023-04-04 |title=Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/rupert-murdoch-engagement-off |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement, according to reports |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith-b2314090.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
+Smith got engaged to Australian-American business magnate<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement" /> and billionaire<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives">{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Kate |date=2023-03-21 |title=A timeline of Rupert Murdoch's four (soon-to-be five) marriages |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/rupert-murdoch-wives-divorce-settlements-b2304937.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Rupert Murdoch]] on March 17, 2023 in New York City.<ref name="people/murdoch-96-engagement" /> The couple met at his [[Moraga Estate]], winery in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coster |first=Helen |date=2023-03-20 |title=Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/media-mogul-rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-2023-03-20/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320171423/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/media-mogul-rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-2023-03-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Murdoch divorced [[Jerry Hall]] seven months prior.<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives" /> The couple had plans to marry in the summer of 2023.<ref name="independent/murdoch-wives" /> In March 2023, author [[Rhonda Garelick]] reported on the age difference (26 years) and the imbalance of power between the billionaire and Smith and questioned if the engagement was strategically timed to deflect attention from Murdoch's court case with [[Dominion Voting Systems]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garelick |first=Rhonda |author-link=Rhonda Garelick |date=2023-03-24 |title=The Privilege of a New Start |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/style/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On April 4 2023, [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] reported that Murdoch called off the engagement.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sherman |first=Gabriel |date=2023-04-04 |title=Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/rupert-murdoch-engagement-off |access-date=2023-04-04 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement, according to reports |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/rupert-murdoch-engagement-ann-lesley-smith-b2314090.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
 Smith lives on her ranch near [[Riverbank, California]],<ref name="modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester"/> which has grapes<ref name="modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2023-03-20 |title=Rupert Murdoch Engaged to Ann Lesley Smith Less Than a Year After Divorcing Jerry Hall |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-jerry-hall-divorce-1235559260/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153652/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-jerry-hall-divorce-1235559260/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="bhrotary-speakers-2020" /> and olive trees.<ref name="modestoradiomuseum.org/chester-smith" /><ref name="modestoradiomuseum/last-visit-chester"/><ref name="marinij/chester-dies">{{cite news |title=TV station owner Chester Smith dies |url=https://www.marinij.com/2008/08/12/tv-station-owner-chester-smith-dies/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=[[Marin Independent Journal]] |date=12 August 2008}}</ref>

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