Emily Compagno

Emily Rose Compagno (born November 9, 1979) is an American attorney, TV host, and former National Football League (NFL) cheerleader who currently appears as a contributor on Fox News Channel (FNC). While appearing on numerous FNC programs, she most often appears as a semi-regular co-host on The Five.

Emily Compagno
Born (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979
Oakland, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arts (BA)
University of San Francisco School of Law (JD)
OccupationTelevision reporter
EmployerFox Entertainment Group
Spouse(s)
Peter Riley
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(m. 2017)​

Early life and education

Compagno was born in east Oakland's Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland California [1] and raised in El Cerrito, California,[2] the daughter of Katherine (née Bertsch) and John Compagno. Her father is of Italian descent.[3] She has two sisters.[4] Her great-grandfather, William Harry Bertsch earned a Silver Star during World War I;[5][6] the "Rose" in Emily's name honors Bertsch's wife.[7]

She graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington where she was awarded the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps' Cadet of the Quarter Award.[2][8] She graduated with a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2006.[2]

Career

After passing the California bar, she worked as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco while also serving as captain of the Oakland Raider cheerleading squad, the Raiderettes.[2][8] The NFL selected her as an Ambassador and she promoted the NFL brand in Beijing and Shanghai; and was one of five NFL cheerleaders selected to visit U.S. troops with the USO stationed in Iraq and Kuwait.[2]

Compagno was a Senior Judge Judicial Extern for John T. Noonan at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[8] She then went on to work as a federal attorney at the Social Security Administration.[8] She has also held legal positions in Cape Town, South Africa, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8]

In 2018, Compagno accepted a position at Fox News as a contributor and legal analyst. She currently serves as a semi-regular co-host of the weekday talk show The Five, and periodically appears on other Fox News programs in her contributor role, offering opinions on the news of the day.[8] On March 9, 2020, Compagno launched her own show on Fox Nation, Crimes That Changed America.[9]

As of January 25, 2021, Mrs. Emily Compagno is a permanent co-host of Outnumbered.

References
  1. Compagno, Emily (January 10, 2018). "What a lovely note to receive. I was born at Oak Knoll! Our warmest & best to you and your husband from the whole Compagno family". Twitter.
  2. Guthmann, Edward (April 6, 2009). "Emily Compagno". Fox News. Compagno, 29, grew up in El Cerrito...
  3. O'Reilly, Bill (November 15, 2017). "Bill O'Reilly and Emily Compagno Discuss the NFL Anthem Protest". Billoreilly.com.
  4. "Josephine Bileci Compagno September 3, 1909 - April 21, 2007". The Monterey Herald. April 28, 2007.
  5. Compagno, Emily (November 11, 2018). "My ggrandfather, then-Maj. William Bertsch wrote:"I was knocked unconscious by an enemy high explosive shell on the night of July 24 or 25, 1918, in the valley near Jaulgonne, France, while serving as 2nd Lieutenant, commanding a platoon of Company L, 4th Infantry..." Twitter.
  6. "William Harry Bertsch". The Wall of Valor Project. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. Ayandoye, Pelumi (August 8, 2018). "What I Do - Emily Compagno". Twitter.
  8. Guthmann, Edward (April 6, 2009). "What I Do - Emily Compagno, attorney, Raiderette". SFGate.
  9. 🖉"Fox Nation". Fox Nation.
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