Eboni Kiuhnna Williams (born September 9, 1983)[1] is an American lawyer and television host. She hosts the nightly news show The Grio with Eboni K. Williams on TheGrio. She co-hosted a talk show on WABC Radio in New York City and was a co-host of Fox News' 2017 show Fox News Specialists. In October 2020, she was cast in The Real Housewives of New York City for its thirteenth season.
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| Born | Eboni Kiuhnna Williams September 9, 1983 Independence, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Loyola University, New Orleans (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer; broadcast personality |
| Known for | Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams, The Real Housewives of New York City |
Early life
editWilliams was raised by a single mother, who was a bus driver, cosmetologist and entrepreneur.[2] She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and African American studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.[2] As a law student, Williams clerked for the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Louisiana Attorney General's office, and assisted New Orleans council-members in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[2]
Career
editIn 2008, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation. She was a public defender and returned to private practice in 2010. Williams provided representation for clients in homicide, rape, drug, sex crime, and federal offense cases. She was a correspondent for CBS News and a contributor for Fox News, with appearances on Hannity and The O’Reilly Factor, and has appeared as a co-host on Outnumbered and The Five.[2][3] Williams was a co-host for the Fox News Specialists afternoon show that first aired on May 1, 2017, with co-hosts Eric Bolling and Katherine Timpf. The show was created after the departure of Bill O'Reilly to rebuild the Fox News Channel lineup.[4] Fox News Specialists was cancelled on September 8, 2017, after Eric Bolling departed from the network amid sexual harassment allegations.[5]
On June 5, 2017, Williams joined WABC Radio as co-host of a noon-to-3 p.m. talk show along with long-time radio personality Curtis Sliwa, replacing Ron Kuby as Sliwa's co-host on the show.[6] Her last show aired on October 18, 2017.[citation needed]
Williams described her time with Fox as "challenging. But I knew that, and I didn't go there to be comfortable. Let me be clear, I did not walk into Fox News to be comfortable. I walked in there to disrupt."[7]
Williams hosts the program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams on TheGrio.[2][8]
In October 2020, she was cast as the first African-American member of The Real Housewives of New York City, joining its 13th season before the show's recast in season 14.[9]
In addition, Williams hosts The Grio News with Eboni K. Williams on TheGrio and as of September 11, 2023, she is the presiding judge on the first-run syndication court show Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. She also hosts the podcast Holding Court
Personal Life
editWilliams was engaged to billionaire Steven Glenn, the Chief Operating Officer at Warburg Pincus, for 3 years until they broke up during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
At the age of 34, Williams froze her eggs and six years later, at the age of 40, she decided to have a child via in vitro fertilisation.[11] On September 23, 2024, Eboni K. Williams announced on her Instagram page that she had given birth to a daughter named Liberty Alexandria Williams.[12]
Bibliography
edit- Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance, and Success. Viva Editions. 2017. ISBN 978-1635966626.
- Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today. Legacy Lit. 2023. ISBN 978-0306828645.
References
edit- ^ Davis, Christopher (5 May 2021). "RHONY: How Eboni K. Williams' Zodiac Sign Matches Her Personality". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Eboni K. Williams – The '2016 Presidential Election' Interview". The Philadelphia Sunday Sun. December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Poll: Only 1% of African Americans Support Trump". Fox News. August 16, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Fox News Launches New 'Specialists' Show at 5 P.M." Variety. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Fox News Ousts Eric Bolling After Probe Into Lewd Text Messages". The New York Times. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Eboni Williams replaced Ron Kuby on WABC radio talk show". New York Post. June 5, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "Fox News confirms exit of Eboni K. Williams". The Hill. April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Eboni K. Williams, Katherine Timpf and Eric Bolling to Host 5 p.m. Show on Fox News". The Hollywood Reporter. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (October 8, 2020). "Eboni K. Williams Joins 'The Real Housewives of New York City' as the First Black Cast Member". People. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Eboni K. Williams Broke Off Engagement Because Fiancé Quarantined With His Not-So-Little Kids". Essence. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Eboni K. Williams Details Her Pregnancy Journey: Why She's Proud to Be a 'Single Mom by Choice' (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "'Real Housewives of New York' Star Eboni K. Williams Welcomes First Child, A Daughter: 'Forevermore, I'm Changed'". People.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
External links
edit- "Meet Eboni". Eboni K. Williams official website. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- Eboni Williams archived biography at Fox News
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Holding Court at Eboni K. Williams official website.
