Jump to content

Sunny Hostin

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Friendlypete2014 (talk | contribs) at 23:57, 9 February 2018 (edit). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sunny Hostin
Hostin co-hosting The View
Born
Asunción Cummings

(1968-10-20) October 20, 1968 (age 56)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationBinghamton University, Notre Dame Law School
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • journalist
  • columnist
  • social commentator
Notable credit(s)American Morning legal analyst (2007–2011)
The View co-host (2016-present
Spouse
Emmanuel Hostin
​
(m. 1998)​
Children2

Asunción Cummings "Sunny" Hostin[1] (born Asunción Cummings; October 20, 1968) is an American lawyer, columnist, social commentator, and multi-platform journalist. Hostin is the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News as well as a co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View.[2]

Early life and education

Hostin was born in New York City, to a Puerto Rican mother, Rosa Beza, and an African-American father, William Cummings. Hostin was raised in the Bronx, New York City, attended the all-girls Dominican Academy, and speaks fluent Spanish. She received her undergraduate degree in Communications from Binghamton University and her law degree from Notre Dame Law School.[3]

Career

Hostin began her career as a law clerk to retired Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Robert M. Bell. She later became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become a federal prosecutor, specializing in child sex crimes. Hostin was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her successful prosecution of sex offenders.[4]

She began her television career as a commentator for Court TV and was then offered a spot on the Fox News program The O'Reilly Factor, where she appeared on the show's "Is It Legal?" segments, regularly debating with Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly. CNN President Jon Klein signed her to the network in September 2007 as the legal analyst for its flagship morning show American Morning. In 2014, Hostin began frequently appearing as a guest contributor on the ABC daytime talk show The View.[5] In March 2016, it was announced that Hostin was joining ABC News as Senior Legal Correspondent and analyst.[6] She became a permanent co-host of The View beginning the show's twentieth season in September 2016.[7]

Personal life

Hostin married orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Hostin, in August 1998.[8] She lives with her husband and their two children, Gabriel and Paloma,[9] in Purchase, New York.[10] She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She had repeatedly said on The View that she is Catholic.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, and Raven-Symoné) 		Nominated [11]

References

  1. ^ The View (24 May 2016). "Paula Faris Says Kris Jenner Has An "Ulterior Motive" In Plan To Change Name Back To "Kardashian"". Retrieved 27 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Sunny Hostin". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sunny Hostin". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sunny Hostin of ABC News and "The View"". 11 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ Fung, Katherine (28 July 2014). "Whoopi Goldberg Goes On A Righteous Rant About Weed". Retrieved 16 August 2017 – via Huff Post.
  6. ^ News, A. B. C. (24 February 2016). "Sunny Hostin Joins ABC News as Senior Legal Correspondent & Analyst". ABC News. Retrieved 16 August 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "'The View' Co-Hosts, Co-Executive Producer Talk Staffing Rumors, Lessons Learned". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ "What Motivated CNN's Sunny Hostin to Become a Lawyer? Family of Four: Her Husband, Married Life and 2 Children". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Breaking News: Everyone's Watching Sunny Hostin". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Sunny Hostin opens up about falling in love and married life with husband Emmanuel Hostin". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  11. ^ Evans, Greg (March 22, 2017). "2017 Daytime Emmy Nominations: CBS Leads Networks With 70 Noms, 'Young & Restless' Tops With 25". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Media offices
Preceded by The View co-host (Seat #2)
(shared with Paula Faris)
2016-2017 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sunny_Hostin&oldid=824863738"