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Rachel Marsden
Born (1974-12-02) December 2, 1974 (age 50)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)columnist, political commentator
Websiterachelmarsden.com

Rachel Marsden (born 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist and television commentator based in New York City.

Education

Rachel Marsden earned a bachelors degree in science by Simon Fraser University, and a degree in broadcast journalism by the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Career

Marsden first broke into print journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites and The Washington Times. She was a regular National Post columnist for several months in 2005 before joining the Toronto Sun as a weekly opinion columnist, a position held until fall 2007. She was a frequent guest on Dennis Miller Live before becoming the Canadian pundit for The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. In 2006, she moved from Toronto to New York.

Marsden was employed by the Fox News Channel from 2004 to May 2007. Initially working as a field reporter in Canada, she was promoted to the position of a commentator on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, a late-night talk show. A producer on Red Eye praised Marsden, saying that "she has very passionate opinions...she's articulate, intelligent, and we get a lot of favorable mail about her".

Her political commentary has been reprinted by other journals, including the New York Post and NewsMax Media.

Controversy

Marsden was one of twelve women involved in the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy. Her role in the Simon Fraser case was the central theme in a report on the incident written by a Simon Fraser professor and published by The Fraser Institute. Marsden was also given a conditional discharge with one year of probation in 2004 for criminal harassment of her boyfriend following a breakup.

On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from Red Eye for what the New York Post reported as "erratic behaviour" and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards. Marsden commented that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out is standard procedure.

In September 2007, on her blog Marsden wrote and posted a picture of an ex-boyfriend, a counterterrorism officer for the Ontario Provincial Police, whom she claimed had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her. She was investigated for criminal harassment for this behaviour, but was not charged.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Agent. "Biography for Rachel Marsden". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ "About Rachel Marsden". Rachel Marsden. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  3. "Eye-opener". New York Post. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Rebecca Traister (2007-03-29). "Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. David Finley (1999-08-01). "Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy". The Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. "Vancouver woman charged with harassment". CBC News. 2002-11-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. "Regina v. Rachel Marsden, Reasons for Sentence of the Honourable Judge W. J. Kitchen". British Columbia Provincial Court (Criminal Division). 2004-10-12. Retrieved 2006-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. Hall, Neal (2004-10-13). "Rachel Marsden pleads guilty, gets probation". Vancouver Sun. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. Berry, Steve (2004-10-13). "'Immature' Marsden guilty of harassing former lover". The Province. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. Goddard, John, "Cop claims harassment by the 'Babe for Bush'", Toronto Star, December 21, 2007
  11. Canadian Press, "Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News", Toronto Star, May 31, 2007
  12. Stewart Bell (2008-01-04). "Police won't charge Marsden with stalking ex-lover". Canada Free Press. Retrieved 2008-01-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. John Goddard (2008-01-05). "No harassment charges against pundit Marsden". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-01-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. "Harassment complaint laid against columnist". 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. Felix Gillette (2008-01-04). "Rachel Marsden". New York Observer. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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