Sunny Hostin

Asunción Cummings Hostin[1] (/ˈhɒstɪn/; born October 20, 1968), known professionally as Sunny Hostin, is an American lawyer, columnist, journalist, and television host. Hostin is co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View as well as the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News. She is also the host and executive producer of Investigation Discovery's true crime series Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin.

Sunny Hostin
Born
Asunción Cummings

(1968-10-20) October 20, 1968
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationBinghamton University (BA)
University of Notre Dame (JD)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • journalist
  • columnist
  • television host
Notable credit(s)
American Morning legal analyst (2007–2011)
The View co-host (2016–present)
Spouse(s)
Emmanuel Hostin (m. 1998)
Children2

Early life

Hostin was born on October 20, 1968 in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother, Rosa Beza, and an African American father, William Cummings.[2][3] Her maternal grandfather was of Sephardic Jewish descent. Hostin was raised in the Bronx, New York City, attended the all-girls Dominican Academy, and is fluently bilingual in English and Spanish.[3][4] She received her B.A. degree in English and Rhetoric[5] from Binghamton University and her J.D. degree from Notre Dame Law School.[6]

Career

Hostin began her career as a law clerk to retired Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Robert M. Bell and later became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.[7] Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become a federal prosecutor, specializing in child sex crimes.[8] Hostin was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her successful prosecution of sex offenders.[9] Hostin was also a Managing Director of Business Intelligence and Investigations at Kroll, the world’s leading risk-consulting company, where she led groups of investigators all over the world to investigate and uncover fraud.[10]

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.[11] In 2015, Hostin participated in a TEDx Talk titled A Possibility Model that details the effects of an early trauma.[12] In March 2016, it was announced that Hostin was joining ABC News as Senior Legal Correspondent and analyst.[13] She became a permanent co-host of The View beginning the show's twentieth season in September 2016.[14] In 2017, Hostin made a cameo appearance as herself in Girls Trip.[15]

As of 2019, Hostin hosts and executive produces the six-episode documentary series titled Truth About Murder With Sunny Hostin on Investigation Discovery, on which she travels to various parts of the US to explore the stories behind some of the nation’s most notorious homicides.[16][17] She also hosts a podcast titled Have You Seen This Man?, produced by ABC.[18][19]

Personal life

Hostin married orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Hostin, in August 1998.[20] She lives with her husband and their two children, Gabriel, born on August 15, 2002,[21] and Paloma, born on May 5, 2006,[22][23] in Purchase, New York.[24] She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. In 2018, Hostin spoke of having been a target of racist taunts.[25][26]

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 [27]
2018 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, and Meghan McCain)		 Nominated [28]
2019 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Abby Huntsman, and Meghan McCain)		 Nominated [29]
2020 Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Abby Huntsman, Meghan McCain, and Ana Navarro)		 Pending [30]

See also

References
  1. The View (May 24, 2016). "Paula Faris Says Kris Jenner Has An "Ulterior Motive" In Plan To Change Name Back To "Kardashian"". Retrieved October 27, 2016 – via YouTube.
  2. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 20-26". The Associated Press. October 14, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  3. Pulia, Shalayne (September 21, 2018). "The View's Sunny Hostin Wants You to Start Believing Women". InStyle. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. Yarnell, Laurie (September 24, 2018). "The View's Sunny Hostin Talks Life On and Off the Camera". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. "Sunny Hostin '90 and Following Your Dreams". Binghamton University. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  6. McKeegan, Colleen Leahey (May 20, 2019). "Sunny Hostin Shares the Shocking Reason She Ended Up On TV". Marie Claire.
  7. Yarnell, Laurie. "The View's Sunny Hostin Talks Life On and Off the Camera". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  8. Real, Evan (October 18, 2019). "Sunny Hostin on Taking a Different Approach to True Crime With 'Truth About Murder'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. "Sunny Hostin of ABC News and "The View"". April 11, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  10. "About Sunny".
  11. Fung, Katherine (July 28, 2014). "Whoopi Goldberg Goes On A Righteous Rant About Weed". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  12. "TEDxBinghamtonUniversity | TED".
  13. "Sunny Hostin Joins ABC News as Senior Legal Correspondent & Analyst". ABC News. February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  14. "'The View' Co-Hosts, Co-Executive Producer Talk Staffing Rumors, Lessons Learned". Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  15. "'Girls Trip' Crosses $100 Million at Domestic Box Office". August 18, 2017.
  16. "Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin | Watch Full Episodes & More!". Investigation Discovery. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  17. "Sunny Hostin Will Host 'The Whole Truth' on Investigation Discovery (EXCLUSIVE)". April 9, 2019.
  18. Minutaglio, Rose (October 23, 2019). "A New ABC Podcast is Trying to Find Escaped Murderer Lester Eubanks". ELLE.com.
  19. Mosk, Matthew; Hosenball, Alex; Galli, Cindy; Jung, Jinsol; Liu, Suzie (November 20, 2019). "'Have You Seen This Man': 'Gone too soon'". ABC News.
  20. "What Motivated CNN's Sunny Hostin to Become a Lawyer? Family of Four: Her Husband, Married Life and 2 Children". June 12, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  21. "Sunny Hostin Instagram". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  22. "Sunny Hostin Instagram". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  23. "Breaking News: Everyone's Watching Sunny Hostin". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  24. "Sunny Hostin opens up about falling in love and married life with husband Emmanuel Hostin". Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  25. "'The View' Panelist Sunny Hostin Says She Was the Target of Racist Taunts During Fourth of July Party". July 9, 2018.
  26. "'The View' Panelist Sunny Hostin Says She Was the Target of Racist Taunts During Fourth of". July 9, 2018.
  27. Evans, Greg (March 22, 2017). "2017 Daytime Emmy Nominations: CBS Leads Networks With 70 Noms, 'Young & Restless' Tops With 25". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  28. Montgomery, Daniel (March 21, 2018). "2018 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees for 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  29. "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 46th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  30. Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Awards: 'General Hospital' Tops Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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