Sunny Hostin
Encyclopedia
Asunción “Sunny” Hostin was born on October 20, 1968 and is a former Federal prosecutor, as well as a legal expert and TV personality, who is often called upon for her clear analysis on various provocative issues and high-profile criminal cases in the news.
Sunny Hostin has served as a contributing legal analyst for CNN
's weekday and weekend reporting as well as Headline News since September 2007. She also appears regularly on Fox News Channel
and TruTV. She joined CNN from the Fox News Channel
, where she was seen weekly on The O’Reilly Factor’s “Is It Legal?” segment, providing legal analysis and debate on top criminal cases. Hostin also appeared regularly on Court TV.
Since November, 2011 Hostin has been filling in as co-anchor on abc's World News Now
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by her Puerto Rican
mother, Rosa Beza and her African-American father, William Cummings. She is fluent in Spanish
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, now the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
, Maryland’s highest court. She went on to work as an associate at a law firm in Maryland and later became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She specialized in child sex crimes, and was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her work putting sex offenders in jail.
She began her television career as a commentator for Court TV
. Fox News Channel
then offered Sunny a spot on the weekly show The O’Reilly Factor, where she appeared on “Is It Legal?” and regularly debated 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
. Sunny now writes her own news column for CNN called “Sunny’s Law”, which includes articles, photos and videos about breaking legal issues.
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Sunny Hostin has served as a contributing legal analyst for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's weekday and weekend reporting as well as Headline News since September 2007. She also appears regularly on 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...
and TruTV. She joined CNN from 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...
, where she was seen weekly on The O’Reilly Factor’s “Is It Legal?” segment, providing legal analysis and debate on top criminal cases. Hostin also appeared regularly on Court TV.
Since November, 2011 Hostin has been filling in as co-anchor on abc's World News Now
World News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...
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Background
Hostin was born and raised in New York CityNew 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...
by her Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
mother, Rosa Beza and her African-American father, William Cummings. She is fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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Career
Hostin began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert M. BellRobert M. Bell
Robert Mack Bell is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1991 he has been a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in Maryland, and its Chief Judge since 1996 and has been a judge at every level in the Maryland Courts system...
, now the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals of Maryland is the supreme court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court, which is composed of one chief judge and six associate judges, meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital, Annapolis...
, Maryland’s highest court. She went on to work as an associate at a law firm in Maryland and later became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She specialized in child sex crimes, and was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her work putting sex offenders in jail.
She began her television career as a commentator for Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
. 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...
then offered Sunny a spot on the weekly show The O’Reilly Factor, where she appeared on “Is It Legal?” and regularly debated with Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
and Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Marie Kelly , formerly known as Megyn Kendall, is an American journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. Kelly currently hosts America Live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST live from the network’s New York City headquarters...
. CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
President Jon Klein signed her to the network in September 2007 as the legal analyst for its flagship morning show, American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
. Sunny now writes her own news column for CNN called “Sunny’s Law”, which includes articles, photos and videos about breaking legal issues.
Family
Hostin lives with her husband, Orthopedic Surgeon Emmanuel Hostin, and two children in Purchase, New YorkPurchase, New York
Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day...
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