Talk:Gretchen Carlson

Promo language in lead

Gaining experience as anchor and reporter for several local network affiliates, ...

Either this phrase was meant to begin "After gaining ..." or it's straight-up promotional language.

I suggest:

After gaining experience{{what}} as anchor and reporter for several local network affiliates{{which}}{{when}}, ...

— MaxEnt 13:54, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

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Bill Oreilly and the guy from Red Eye

I'm fine with this page but we need to reedit Keith Olberman's page to include criticism from Bill O'reilly and the guy from Red Eye...because, you know, it's important to include criticism on any political figure's page from extremists on the other side who are prone to hateful diatribes.

Unsourced statement probably not true.

This statement in the lede is probably not true:

“Carlson has interviewed every Presidential candidate and President over the last two decades.”

There are scores of people who have been “presidential candidates” who you’ve never heard of. They filed paperwork to be the candidate of some irrelevant party in one state or another, and may never have gotten on the ballot. Did she interview Virgil Goode, the constitution party’s presidential candidate in 2012? Or Don Blankenship in 2020? Was she even working during the 2020 primaries? Did she interview Jay Inslee and Julian Castro and the two dozen other Democratic candidates?

More likely, Carlson inteviewed every major party candidate that won the party’s nomination. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.210.138.121 (talk) 12:07, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

I've removed the statement, partially because it hasn't been cited in ten months, and is very likely untrue as asserted above. BusterD (talk) 23:58, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

There are mountains of uncited assertions in this BLP

I've tagged many of them. If these assertions are not addressed with sourcing I expect to remove them. BusterD (talk) 00:08, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Why is there no mention about the scandal during her first job as a reporter??

Souce (already cited as #19 on Wikipedia): https://www.styleweekly.com/tv-8-beauty-queen-back-on-local-airwaves/

"But her tenure was tainted by a nationally publicized, tabloid-style scandal involving a reported affair with her married co-anchor, Kevin McGraw. While McGraw was let go in the wake of the scandal, Carlson left voluntarily to accept a job at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. Before she left town, a few city luminaries threw her a glitzy, black-tie-optional send-off."

I grew up in Richmond And I can tell you that this was major news at the time. This is not in the source, she was busted providing oral services to McGraw in the WRIC parking lot. The big black tie send off was done in hopes that she would keep her mouth shut about the many local politicians that she was also having affairs with.

I find it odd that there's this great outpouring of sympathy for her when she it seems like Roger Ailes - who was lying, cheating human filth, I make no excuses for him - was just acting on her reputation. 71.251.236.155 (talk) 03:45, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

...chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America Organization, *a volunteer position"

What is "a volunteer position" intended to mean? Unpaid? Figurehead only? Whatever it means, it should be stated clearly. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 13:47, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Many board positions are unpaid, which is what I assume volunteer means in this context. But I went ahead and removed that bit, since it's not discussed in the attached source + I don't think it's a particularly important detail unless it is covered by a reliable source. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:21, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Well done. Simply delete the bit originally left mysterious. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 18:00, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Request edit (NYT Op-Ed)

Suggested addition to "MeToo movement" section — disclosing per WP:PAID.

I am a paid consultant (AR Media Consulting) engaged by Gretchen Carlson. Full disclosure is on my user page.

Proposed sentence, to follow the existing paragraph on the Fox News settlement:

"In July 2026, on the tenth anniversary of her lawsuit against Ailes, Carlson wrote a retrospective opinion piece for The New York Times reflecting on the case's connection to the origins of the #MeToo movement and the subsequent enactment of federal laws restricting forced arbitration in workplace sexual harassment claims."

Citation:

Note: source is a self-authored NYT opinion piece; the sentence is written as an attributed description of the essay's content, not as fact drawn from an independent source. Placement is in the body (MeToo movement subsection), not the lead, consistent with WP:LEAD and WP:RECENTISM for a primary-sourced, recent item. Flagging for reviewer awareness given my disclosed paid relationship with the subject.

@SuperHamster Could you take a look at this edit request when you have a moment DrMatzahBall (talk) 22:22, 14 August 2026 (UTC) DrMatzahBall (talk) 22:22, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

References

Request sentence structure & tense edit ("2016-Present")

Suggested sentence structure change to "2016-Present" section — disclosing per WP:PAID.

I am a paid consultant (AR Media Consulting) engaged by Gretchen Carlson. Full disclosure is on my user page.

Current: Following internal backlash,[41] Carlson resigned from Chairwoman of the Board in June 2019.[42] Around the same time, it was announced that the Miss America brand would return to NBC.[43]

Proposed updated sentence, to replace the [current] sentence about Carlson's Chairwoman of the Board role:

Following internal backlash "Carlson resigned from Chairwoman of the Board in June 2019 after announcing that the Miss America brand would return to NBC."

Note: Current verbiage of "Following internal backlash" seems to be opinion-based, written as an attributed description of the back-forth dynamics discussed in cited source's content, not as fact drawn or directly states from cited source. If removed, requesting combination of the two sentences with slight tense adjustment to match. Flagging for editor/reviewer awareness given my disclosed paid relationship with the subject.

@SuperHamster Could you take a look at this edit request when you have a moment DrMatzahBall (talk) 20:06, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Request edit ("Other television and media")

Suggested addition to "Other television and media" section - disclosing per WP:PAID.

I am a paid consultant (AR Media Consulting) engaged by Gretchen Carlson. Full disclosure is on my user page.

Proposed addition, as a new paragraph following the April 2021 Finding Your Roots paragraph (chronologically the next item, 2024):

"In 2024, Carlson appeared as a panelist on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip, participating in a rotating panel of commentators discussing current events."

Citation:

Note: source describes Carlson as one of several contributors in a "shifting panel" on a single program (alongside Kara Swisher, Cari Champion, Jemele Hill, and Rep. Nancy Mace), not a formal or exclusive CNN contributor title. Proposed verbiage reflects panel/guest-commentator appearance only, consistent with what the source supports given its "panelist" language. In the event a previous or future source utilizes formal "contributor" title that CNN gives Carlson, it may be more appropriate at said time to utilize such descriptive language. I am flagging this for editor/reviewer awareness given my disclosed paid relationship with the subject.

@SuperHamster Could you take a look at this proposed edit request when you have a moment? DrMatzahBall (talk) 20:41, 29 September 2026 (UTC) DrMatzahBall (talk) 20:41, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

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