Mary Katharine Ham
Photo of Mary Katharine Ham at CPAC, 2014
Mary Katharine Ham at CPAC, 2014
Born (1980-04-05) April 5, 1980 (age 44)
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationJournalist
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJake Brewer (2011–2015; his death)
Children2

Mary Katharine Ham (born April 5, 1980) is an American journalist and conservative commentator. She is editor at large of Hot Air, a contributing editor to Townhall Magazine, senior writer at The Federalist[1] and a CNN contributor. At CPAC 2014, she was presented with the ACU Blogger of the Year award.[2] She was previously a Fox News Channel contributor.[3]

Career

Ham wrote for the Richmond County Daily Journal, Townhall.com where she was a columnist and managing editor, and The Washington Examiner.[4] Her video blog series for Townhall.com, HamNation, won a Golden Dot award for Best Vlog of 2006 from the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet and her HamNation video, "Sopranos DC", was voted "Video of the Year" in the 2007 Weblog Awards.[5] The series ended in June 2008.[6]

Ham was a host of The Morning Majority (5–9 a.m., Monday-Friday) on WMAL (simulcast on 105.9 FM and 630 AM) in Washington, D.C., until March 5, 2012.[7][8]

On February 4, 2014, she appeared on The View as a guest co-host.[9] Ham describes her political leaning as "primarily fiscal- and security-conscious conservative".[10]

At CPAC 2014, she was presented with the ACU Blogger of the Year award.[2][11]

Personal life

Ham was married to Jacob "Jake" Brewer, a White House aide and co-founder of the immigration activism group Define American. The couple married in 2011; two years later, Ham gave birth to their first child, a girl. Brewer died from serious injuries sustained in a bicycle accident on September 19, 2015.[12][13][14] Ham gave birth to their second child, a girl, in late 2015.[15]

In 2011 she ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 4:22:14 with her husband. In 2016 while again running the MCM on an unseasonably warm day (4:44:10), she raised over $35,000 for one of her late husband's favorite charities "The Travis Manion Foundation", which benefits family members of American troops who died in war.

Her father, Jon Ham, is also a journalist and blogger.[16]

Book

References

  1. ^ "Mary Katharine Ham at The Federalist". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "ACU Announced Mary Katharine Ham as Blogger of the Year ..." The American Conservative Union. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (July 11, 2012). "Ham Now Officially Full of HotAir". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Patrick (May 27, 2008). "Katharine Ham LeavesTownHall.com For DCExaminer.com". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Kevin Aylward (November 11, 2007). "Video of the Year". The 2007 Weblog Awards.
  6. ^ Mary Katharine Ham (June 6, 2008). "Last HamNation: Obama on Your Shoulder!". Townhall.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Brewer, Jake (August 22, 2011). "The Morning Majority on WMAL". Flickr. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  8. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (March 5, 2012). "WMAL's Ham Abruptly Signs Off". FishbowlDC, The Revolving Door. Mediabistro, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  9. ^ Treacher, Jim (February 7, 2014). "And here's Mary Katharine Ham on The View [VIDEO]". The Daily Caller. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  10. ^ Ryan Grim (June 3, 2007). "BlogJam: Hammin' it up". The Politico. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ CPAC 2014 – Blogger of the Year Award – Mary Katharine Ham. YouTube. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "Mary Katharine's Husband JAKE BREWER on WMAL". YouTube. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  13. ^ Balingit, Moriah; Siddiqui, Faiz (September 20, 2015). "'I lost part of my heart': Beloved White House staffer Jake Brewer mourned". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  14. ^ "Fantastic news! Conservative superstar Mary Katharine Ham is expecting a baby". Twitchy Media. June 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014. I make a joyous announcement on a wholesome late-night show.
  15. ^ Joyella, Mark (November 30, 2015). "Mary Katherine Ham Gives Birth to Daughter". TV Newser. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Carolina Journal Print Columnists – Jon Ham". Carolina Journal Online. 2014.
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