American TV personality Gretchen Carlson has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million in 2013. Along with Brian Kilmeade and Steve Doocy, Carlson currently serves as one of the hosts of Fox & Friends, a morning show aired on Fox News.

Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson was born on June 21, 1966 in Anoka, Minnesota, U.S. She is a graduate of Sociology at Stanford University. Currently based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Carlson has been married to Casey Close since 1997. The couple has two children together.

Along with Russ Mitchell, Gretchen Carlson served as one of the anchors of Saturday Early Show. In 2000, she became a correspondent for CBS News and two years later, she started working on The Early Show. She has also worked as a reporter and weekend anchor for KXAS-TV. She was also a reporter and anchor in Cleveland-based WOIO-TV, as well as Cincinnati's WCPO-TV. Initially, she was hired by Fox & Friends as a weekend substitute host. Eventually, she was selected to co-host the show along with Doocy and Kilmeade.