Born September 22, 1980 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Birth Name Sandra Kaye Smith
Nickname Sandy
Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Bio Sandra Smith was born on September 22, 1980 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA as Sandra Kaye Smith. She is a writer and producer, known for America Reports (2021), Entertainment Tonight (1981) and Fox Report with Jon Scott (1996). She has been married to John Connelly since May 2, 2010. They have two children.
Spouse John Connelly (2 May 2010 - present) 2 children
Fox Business Network reporter.
Joined Fox Business Network (FBN) as a reporter in October, 2007.
Came to Fox Business Network from Bloomberg Television, where she was an on-air reporter.
Graduate of Louisiana State University. She ran track and field at LSU and is the second FBN anchor to play Division I college sports, the other is Jenna Lee, who played Division I college softball at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Olympian Lolo Jones attended LSU at the same time and also ran track.
Fan of the Chicago Cubs.
Native of Wheaton, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
Before Bloomberg, she was the Director of Institutional Sales and Trading at Terra Nova Institional in Chicago. Prior to this, she was a trader at Hermitage Capital Management.
Began her career as a research associate at Aegis Capital Group.
Her hobby is playing golf.
Keeps her running skill from getting rusty by running in Central Park in New York City.
Youngest of six children.
Her father was a floor trader at Chicago's Mercantile Exchange and many of her relatives worked in Chicago's financial district.
Attended Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal (less than two hours from her home) for a time before transferring to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for the 2002 school year.
Graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 1998, where Harold 'Red' Grange (1922), Bob Woodward (1961) and John Belushi (1967) also matriculated. She earned three letters in cross country and two letters in track at Wheaton Warrenville South where she was the cross country team captain as a senior.
Engaged to John Connelly [December 28, 2009].
Won the Female Electronic Journalist division of the ACLI Capitol Challenge Race on April 28, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Her first job was delivering newspaper.
Had a turtle when she was 8-years-old. Was named Turd.
Returned from maternity leave, after giving birth to daughter, Cora Belle Connelly, (born in June 2013) [August 23, 2013].
Expecting her second child, due in January 2015 [October 17, 2014].
Going on maternity leave [December 5, 2014].
Returned from maternity leave [April 23, 2015].
Named co-host of America's Newsroom (2007) [October 2017].
Named co-host of Outnumbered (2014) .
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