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Full Name Asuncion Cummings Hostin Born October 20, 1968 (age 55) ( 1968-10-20 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Occupation lawyer, journalist, columnist, social commentator Notable credit(s) American Morning legal analyst (2007–Present) People also search for Don Lemon, Emmanuel Hostin, Brooke Baldwin Profiles | ||
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Asunción Cummings "Sunny" Hostin (born Asunción Cummings; October 20, 1968) is an American lawyer, columnist, social commentator, and multi-platform journalist. Hostin is the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News as well as a co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View.
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Early life and education
Hostin was born in New York City, to a Puerto Rican mother, Rosa Beza, and an African-American father, William Cummings. Hostin was raised in the Bronx, New York City, attended the all-girls Dominican Academy, and speaks fluent Spanish. She received her undergraduate degree in Communications from Binghamton University and her law degree from Notre Dame Law School.
Career
Hostin began her career as a law clerk to retired Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Robert M. Bell. She later became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become a federal prosecutor, specializing in child sex crimes. Hostin was awarded a Special Achievement Award for her successful prosecution of sex offenders.
She began her television career as a commentator for Court TV and was then offered a spot on the Fox News program The O'Reilly Factor, where she appeared on the show's "Is It Legal?" segments, regularly debating with Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly. CNN President Jon Klein signed her to the network in September 2007 as the legal analyst for its flagship morning show American Morning. In 2014, Hostin began frequently appearing as a guest contributor on the ABC daytime talk show The View. In March 2016, it was announced that Hostin was joining ABC News as Senior Legal Correspondent and analyst. She became a permanent co-host of The View beginning the show's twentieth season in September 2016.
Personal life
Hostin married orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Hostin, in August 1998. She lives with her husband and their two children, Gabriel and Paloma, in Purchase, New York. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.