Sandra Kaye Smith works as a reporter for the American business news television channel named Fox Business Network (FBN). She appears across FBN, providing commentary and market analysis. She is popularly known as Sandra Smith. She also serves as the Co-host of the American daytime news and talk show named Outnumbered, which airs on the Fox News Channel. The Outnumbered is considered as the top rated program in its time slot. She originally belongs from a suburban city named Wheaton which is the country seat of Illinois, United State.
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Early life and background
Sandra Smith was born on 22nd September, 1980 in Wheaton, a western outpost of Chicago. Her father was a floor trader at Chicago’s Mercantile Exchange. In the year 1998, she finished her schooling from Wheaton Warrenville South High School.
Sandra is the receiver of the All-DuPage Valley Conference honors. Besides, she was an Academic All-conference selection and Illinois High School Association State qualifier.
After completing her high school, she joined Illinois State University and after a short period, she was shifted to Louisiana State university. In the year 2003, she has played in Division I College sports on an NCAA national championship team. Sandra received her degree in speech from Louisiana State University.
Career achievement
Sandra started her career as a research associate at a company named the Aegis Capital Group. There, she prepared weekly stalk newsletters to clients, assisted in the analysis and research of retail stocks and researched on investment opportunities for the group.
After quitting this job, she joined Hermitage Capital Management as a trader. There she conducted portfolio analysis, executed U.S equities, and produced commission reports. Later she served as the director of trading and institutional sales at Terra Nova Institutional in Chicago. There, she handled hedge fund accounts and investment management.
After some time, Sandra began her television career as a reporter for Bloomberg Television, covering the derivative markets and the U.S equities.
After leaving Bloomberg Television, she joined the Fox Business network in 2007. From 2009, she started also working in Don Imus’ show named Imus in the Morning.
Besides, she also appeared as a guest on Red Eye wl Tom Shillue, Hannity and Fox Business Happy Hour. She started Co-hosting the talk show named Outnumbered on Fox News Channel since April 2014. This show features four female panelists and one guest male panelist.
In the year 2015, she moderated FBN network’s inaugural Republican Presidential Primary debate. Smith hosted this debate show alongside Trish Regan, another popular American journalist and author.
Sandra Smith – Husband
Talking about her personal life, Sandra is a married woman. The name of her husband is John Connelly. They got married in the year 2010. They have an adorable daughter named Cora Belle Conelly. The couple is living happily with their daughter who born in the year 2013.
Sandra Smith – Salary and Net Worth
Sanda Smith’s salary is reported to be $300,000 per year. Her net worth is $2 million.