Newsmax News Host (2021–present) WTSP 10 Tampa Bay Morning Anchor (2017–2020) KCTV Kansas City (2016–2017) KBAK Bakersfield NECNNew England Cable News
Rob Finnerty (born May 1, 1982) is an American television news anchor and host. He previously hosted the morning news/talk program Wake Up America on Newsmax TV.[1] In October 2024, Finnerty started hosting a nightly Newsmax primetime show, Finnerty, starting October 8. Finnerty airs at 8 pm ET, a timeslot previously occupied by Eric Bolling before exiting Newsmax earlier in the year.[2]
In November 2008, Finnerty was charged with homicide and operating under the influence after hitting and killing a pedestrian in Boston.[4][bettersourceneeded][5] The homicide charges were ultimately dropped when the Suffolk District Attorney dismissed the charge[6][bettersourceneeded] after a collision analysis report showed there was no way any driver – impaired or sober – could have avoided striking the pedestrian when he stepped into the street. Finnerty pleaded guilty to OUI in November 2009.[7][bettersourceneeded]
On May 10, 2021, Finnerty made national headlines when he confronted former Obama speechwriter David Litt for trying to insert Newsmax criticisms during an interview about Elon Musk and Saturday Night Live.[8]
On April 1, 2022, Finnerty interrupted his show with the false breaking news that "Russia has apparently surrendered" to Ukraine, then asking unaware guest Mark Halperin for his thoughts.[9] When Halperin began to respond, Finnerty cut him off "to gleefully say that the whole thing was a prank" and mock Halperin for falling for it, upsetting fellow Newsmax employees behind the scenes, according to several news outlets.[10]
On December 12, 2022, Finnerty stirred controversy when he complained that the American Girl doll company had gone "wokeified," because he couldn’t find a single doll that resembled his “cute little 6-year-old white girl" during a recent visit to the company’s flagship store in New York City's Rockefeller Center.[11] However, multiple observers and journalists subsequently identified numerous white dolls prominently displayed in the same Rockefeller Center store,[12] as well as dozens on the company's website.[13]
Personal life
He is married with two children – a son and a daughter.[3]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
