Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Biography
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is an American journalist currently working at FOX Business Network as a host of the primetime program Kennedy through June of 2023. She joined the FBN team in 2012 as a contributor. Lisa frequently appears on FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Outnumbered and The Five, as well as other daytime and primetime shows. She also has a podcast on FOX News Audio called Kennedy Saves the World.
In addition, Lisa is a libertarian political commentator, author, radio host, and former MTV VJ. She writes for The Daily Mail, hosts the podcast Kennedy Saves The World on Fox News Radio, and is a primary guest host of Fox’s Outnumbered and The Five in addition to her roles as a commentator on Fox News Channel. Kennedy spent a large portion of the 1990s hosting Alternative Nation, the now-canceled daily late-night alternative-rock show on MTV. From 2015 until 2023, she was Kennedy’s host on the Fox Business Network.
Before joining FBN, Kennedy hosted a nightly political discussion program on KFI AM 640 radio in Los Angeles and Fox Reality Channel’s Reality Remix, a daily news and reality conversation show. She presented Game Show Network’s Friend or Foe in 2002, as well as Who Wants to Be Governor of California in 2003. She previously worked as a correspondent for MTV News, covering events such as the Grammys and Video Music Awards. While at MTV, she hosted a series of How-To with Kennedy specials. She began her broadcast career as an MTV VJ in 1992.
Kennedy wrote two books: The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses and Hey Ladies! Tales and Tips for Curious Girls. Her high school was Lakeridge High School. Before moving on a scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles, she attended Santa Monica College. In 2005, she earned her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the university.
As a youngster, Kennedy worked as an intern DJ at Los Angeles’ KROQ radio station. “The Virgin Kennedy” was how KROQ referred to her.
Politics
Kennedy has an unaffiliated registration. She is an advocate for same-sex unions and performed the marriage ceremony for fellow Fox contributor Guy Benson and his spouse Adam Wise. Montgomery is also in favor of Social Security being privatized. She is against both bureaucratic regulation and the “war on drugs”. She takes issue with neoconservatism.
In 1994, Kennedy identified herself as an “ardent Republican”. She chanted, “Nixon now!” at MTV’s 1993 Rock ‘n’ Roll Inaugural Ball for Bill Clinton. Nixon now! “every time the Clintons performed live. She not only liked Richard Nixon but also backed Bob Dole and Dan Quayle. She delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention in 1996.
Afterward, she gave up on social conservatism, stating, “I realized over time that I wasn’t a Bush conservative, and social conservatism was really bringing me down.” In reality, I was a libertarian. Kurt Loder recommended that she read Ayn Rand’s Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, which is how she first learned about libertarianism. In the presidential contests of 2012 and 2016, she fervently backed Gary Johnson.
Kennedy said in a March 2012 Reason article that atheism is a religion comparable to theistic religions.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Age
How old is Lisa Kennedy Montgomery? Kennedy is 52 years old as of 2024. She was born on September 8, 1972, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 8th of September every year.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Family
Kennedy was born in Indianapolis and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a wealthy suburb of Portland. She and her two brothers were raised by her mother. In addition, she is of Romanian and Scottish descent.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery’s Husband
Dave Lee, a former professional snowboarder, and Kennedy are divorced; they have two daughters together. Kennedy dated Goo Goo Dolls musician and frontman John Rzeznik. “Name” is a song written about her.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery’s Height
Kennedy stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Net Worth
Kennedy has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million as of 2024. Her income is mainly attributed to her successful career.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery’s Salary
Kennedy receives an estimated annual salary ranging from $45,500 to $110,500.
