If you have followed American cable news for long, Megyn Kelly is one of those names that stays with you. She became a central figure at Fox News, moved to NBC, and now runs an independent show; her official bio calls her a “world-renowned journalist”.
Now: Host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” · Then: Fox News, then NBC · Family: Married to Doug Brunt with three children
Definition
- Full name: Megyn Marie Kelly (Wikipedia profile)
- Occupation: Journalist, attorney, political commentator, media personality (Wikipedia lead)
Career
- Former networks: Fox News, then NBC News from 2017 to 2018 (official bio)
- Current role: Host of The Megyn Kelly Show (official site)
Family
- Husband: Doug Brunt (official bio)
- Children: Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher (official bio)
Current Activity
- Hosts The Megyn Kelly Show as a podcast and on YouTube (official site)
- Identified as journalist on X profile (official bio)
The public record is consistent enough to summarize in a few rows:
| Fact | Public record |
|---|---|
| Full name | Megyn Marie Kelly (Wikipedia profile) |
| Occupation | Journalist, attorney, political commentator, media personality (Wikipedia lead) |
| Current role | Host of The Megyn Kelly Show (official site) |
| Former networks | Fox News, then NBC News from 2017 to 2018 (official bio) |
| Husband | Doug Brunt (official bio) |
| Children | Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher (official bio) |
| Net worth | Not confirmed in the sourced public record |
What’s happening with Megyn Kelly?
According to her official site, Kelly currently hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, which is available as a podcast and on YouTube (official site). Her official X profile identifies her as a journalist.
That matters because it changes the nature of her role: she no longer needs a cable-news desk to reach an audience. She has her own show, her own channel, and her own public platform.
What does Megyn Kelly do now?
She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, available as a podcast and on YouTube according to her official site.
What is Megyn Kelly’s real name?
Her full name is Megyn Marie Kelly (Wikipedia profile).
Is Megyn Kelly a millionaire?
No figure is confirmed in the sourced public record.
Why did Megyn Kelly leave Fox?
The most direct answer is that the public record frames it as a career transition, not a single scandal. Her official bio lists Fox News as part of her past and then places her at NBC from 2017 to 2018 (official bio). That sequence gives the move a clear timeline, but it does not offer an inside explanation.
The upshot: What is confirmed is that Fox ended and NBC began. What is not confirmed is any single internal dispute that caused the move.
The public record shows a career transition rather than a singular scandal.
When did Megyn Kelly leave Fox?
Public sources point to 2017. Her bio places her NBC work from 2017 to 2018, which means her main Fox role had already ended by that year (official bio). Wikipedia’s biography also places the shift in the same period.
The exact date of the Fox departure is less consistent across sources than the year. The year 2017 is the clearest public marker.
Did Megyn Kelly leave Fox for NBC?
In effect, yes. Her official bio presents Fox and then NBC as consecutive chapters: first the Fox period, then the NBC period from 2017 to 2018 (official bio).
That makes the answer to the question straightforward at the level of public record: she left Fox and went to NBC. The exact negotiations are not laid out in the sourced material.
Does Megyn Kelly still support Trump?
One of the clearest political points in the sourced record comes from Wikipedia’s biography: it says Kelly’s 2024 endorsement speech framed Donald Trump as a protector of women and raised women’s rights, border security, immigration, and transgender athletes in women’s sports.
That is a secondary-source description rather than a direct quote from Kelly. It still gives a more specific picture than simply calling her “pro-Trump” or “anti-Trump.”
Is Megyn Kelly a conservative commentator now?
Wikipedia’s lead summary describes her as a political commentator (Wikipedia lead).
Did Megyn Kelly have any children with her first husband?
Not based on the public record available here. Her official bio names only Doug Brunt as her husband and ties her children Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher to that family context (official bio).
No sourced claim connects her first marriage to children. The absence is not proof about every private detail, but it means the question has no supporting public source.
Timeline: Fox, NBC, and the independent years
- Fox period: Kelly’s bio describes her as having worked at Fox and risen to prominence there (official bio).
- NBC period: Her bio places her at NBC from 2017 to 2018 (official bio).
- Independent period: She currently hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, available as a podcast and on YouTube (official site).
- 2024: Wikipedia’s account describes her as speaking on the campaign trail in support of Trump (Wikipedia profile).
The timeline confirms that Kelly’s professional arc moved from cable news to independent media without a gap.
Confirmed vs. not confirmed
Confirmed: Kelly is a journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality, according to Wikipedia’s lead. She is currently married to Doug Brunt and has three children named Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher, according to her official bio.
Not confirmed: No public source confirms a current net worth figure. No sourced explanation in this material gives a single internal reason for her Fox exit. And no confirmed medical or cosmetic explanation appears for the appearance rumors that sometimes follow her.
The bottom line: The record is strongest on biography and weakest on private details like money and motive.
This distinction keeps the piece anchored to verifiable information while acknowledging the limits of public sources.
Quotes that anchor the record
“Happily married to Doug, crazy in love with my children Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher, journalist.”
— Megyn Kelly’s official bio
“Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality.”
— Wikipedia’s lead summary
Summary: the 2024 picture
Megyn Kelly’s current public position is clear: she hosts an independent show, has a family that she references directly in her bio, and remains an active political voice in 2024. The public record does not support an exact salary figure, a clean explanation of every Fox-era internal dispute, or any confirmed medical reading of her appearance. It does support the simpler through-line: Fox, then NBC, then independent media, with her professional identity still described in her own words as journalist.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Megyn Kelly doing now?
She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, available as a podcast and on YouTube according to her official site.
Is Megyn Kelly still married to Doug Brunt?
Her official bio describes her as married to Doug Brunt and names three children in that family (official bio).
Did she leave Fox because of a scandal?
The public record shows that she went from Fox to NBC, but it does not name one specific scandal as the cause (official bio).
What is her net worth?
No figure is confirmed in the sourced public record.
Where does she stand politically in 2024?
Wikipedia’s account describes a 2024 endorsement speech that framed Trump as a protector of women and focused on issues including women’s rights and border security.
These questions cover the most common public inquiries about Megyn Kelly’s career and personal life.
Related reading
- Megyn Kelly’s official bio
- Megyn Kelly on Wikipedia
- The Megyn Kelly Show official site
These external links provide the primary sources for this snapshot.
James Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief at Australia Voice, overseeing editorial standards, publication decisions and corrections.