Mary Katharine Ham | |
|---|---|
| Ham in 2016 | |
| Born | April 5, 1980 |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Jake Brewer (m. 2011;died 2015)Steve (m. 2020) |
| Children | 4 |
Mary Katharine Ham (born April 5, 1980) is an American journalist and political commentator. She has worked as a contributing editor for Townhall and Hot Air , written for The Federalist , and served as a CNN contributor. In 2024, she rejoined Fox News as a contributor and also writes columns for the sports-and-commentary site OutKick. [1] [2]
Ham wrote for the Richmond County Daily Journal , Townhall.com where she was a columnist and managing editor, and The Washington Examiner . [3] Her video blog series for Townhall.com, HamNation, won a Golden Dot award for Best Vlog of 2006 from the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet and her HamNation video, "Sopranos DC," was voted "Video of the Year" in the 2007 Weblog Awards. [4] The series ended in June 2008. [5]
Ham was a host of The Morning Majority (5–9 a.m., Monday–Friday) on WMAL (simulcast on 105.9 FM and 630 AM) in Washington, D.C., until March 5, 2012. [6]
She took part in ABC News’ Republican primary debate in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on February 6, 2016, posing questions alongside moderators David Muir and Martha Raddatz and WMUR’s Josh McElveen. [7] [8]
At the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference, she was presented with the American Conservative Union Blogger of the Year award. [9] [10]
In October 2022, Ham wrote that she had been quietly suspended by CNN for about seven months; media coverage at the time summarized her account, which followed criticism she had made of former CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin’s Zoom incident. She subsequently left the network. [11] [12]
In June of 2024 she joined Fox News as a contributor. She also works for Fox's sports and commentary site, OutKick. [13]
Ham co-hosts the news-and-culture podcast Getting Hammered with journalist Vic Matus, distributed by Nebulous; the show has released hundreds of episodes since 2021. [14] [15]
Ham was married to Jake Brewer, a White House aide. [16] The couple married in 2011; two years later, Ham gave birth to their first child, a girl. [17] Brewer died from serious injuries sustained in a bicycle accident on September 19, 2015, while Ham was in her third trimester of pregnancy with their second baby. [18] Ham gave birth to their second child, a girl, in late 2015. [19]
She remarried on March 7, 2020, [20] to a man "who has no social media presence." [21] Ham has three daughters and a son. [22] [23]
Ham describes her political leaning as "primarily fiscal- and security-conscious conservative." [24]
I make a joyous announcement on a wholesome late-night show.