Carley Shimkus

Carley Noelle Shimkus (born November 7, 1986) is an American news anchor and reporter who serves as a co-host on Fox Nation and as headlines reporter for Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First.

Shimkus was born on November 7, 1986 and raised in Long Valley, New Jersey, the daughter of Zulma (née Aponte) and Edward Shimkus. In 2005, she graduated from West Morris Central High School in Chester, New Jersey. Her mother was a flight attendant originally from Puerto Rico and her father is a chemist of Lithuanian descent. She has one older sister, Margot. Being 5' 10", she tried modeling in high school. In 2009, Shimkus graduated with a B.A. in broadcast journalism from Quinnipiac University and interned at Fox News in Washington D.C. during her senior year. After school, she worked as a news producer at Fox News and in 2012, she was promoted to associate producer with the FOX Business Network working for Imus in the Morning. She then moved to the on-air side of the business where she serves as headlines reporter for Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First and as co-host on Fox Nation with Rob Schmitt.

In 2015, she married Peter Buchignani. Her husband works in Chicago while she works in New York City.