Hollie McKay
Hollie McKay is an Australian-American journalist for Fox News. She is a national bureau correspondent covering national and international news from Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen and Myanmar.
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Alma mater | Pace University (BA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Organization | Fox News |
Early life and education
Hollie McKay was born 5 October 1985 in Mackay, Queensland. She attended The McDonald College in Sydney for secondary school.[1]
In 2000, she published a novel entitled Sworn to Secrecy.[2][3] McKay studied Communications at the University of Technology Sydney before moving to New York City in 2006 to complete her final semester at Pace University.[4][5]
Career
After moving to New York, McKay began working as an intern at Fox News.[5] She later moved to Los Angeles.[4] She reported on entertainment news with an online column and a series of television segments.[5] From 2007 to 2013, McKay wrote an entertainment column called "Pop Tarts" for the Fox News website, and appeared on Fox News television broadcasts in a series of segments called "Hollie on Hollywood".
McKay has reported on Clint Eastwood, Anthony Bourdain, and the Ferguson unrest of 2014.[6][7][8]
Since 2014, McKay has reported as an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent for the Fox national bureau. She has reported from the battlefields in Iraq.[9]
In 2017, McKay returned to New York City, where she became a member of Fox Digital Studio's "original news" staff.
McKay maintains a permanent press pass to the United Nations. She met with Pakistani Ambassador Khalid Mahmood on March 19, 2018 discussion counter-terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[10] She has reported on issues related to the Kashmir conflict.[11]
McKay reported from inside Syria in April 2018 during the missile attack by the United States on alleged chemical weapons facilities of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[12][13]
References
- "Writer pens own success story". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Arnold, Johh and Hay, John (2001). Bibliography of Australian Literature, Volume 3. University of Queensland Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780702235986.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ""Hollie's first novel"". Muswellbrook Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Habib, Rasell (12 July 2011). "Hooray for Holliewood" (PDF). Inner West Courier. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Domjen, Briana (3 July 2011). "Hollie's big gig in the Big Apple" (PDF). Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Wilstein, Matt. "CNN Contradicts Fox Sources Claiming Darren Wilson Had Fractured Eye Socket, 21 August 2014". Mediaite. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- Frulinger, Josh. "Fox News Suddenly Loves Hollywood Elitists After Clint Eastwood Yelled At A Chair". Wonkette. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Nguyen, Tina. "FEUD: Bourdain Blasts Fox After They Complain About His Cursing, 2013". Mediaite. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- Williamson, Jamie. "Just Back from the Battlefield, Hollie McKay Reveals the Evil Among Us" (Podcast). America Out Loud Network. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- Khan, Amina. "Report – In-House Meeting: Meeting with Ms Hollie McKay, Journalist, FOX News" (PDF). Institute_of_Strategic_Studies_Islamabad. Institute of StrateGic Studies, Islamabad. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Ultimate goal is to liberate Kashmir from India". website. Kashmir News Service. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- Cizmar, Martin. "D'People are really excited': Fox News reporter claims Syrians 'want more' and US would be greeted as liberators". The_Raw_Story. Raw Story. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- Community, Garett. "Reporters Risking Death, and Other Afghan News". Daily_Kos. Daily Kos. Retrieved 3 May 2017.