1. Melissa Ann Francis was born on December 12,1972 and is an American television news personality who last worked as an anchor and commentator for the Fox Business Network and Fox News, departing in 2020.
18 Facts About Melissa Francis
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Melissa Francis had been the co-host of After The Bell weekday afternoons with Connell McShane.
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Melissa Francis was an anchor on FNC's Happening Now newscast, and a regular panelist on FNC's afternoon talk show Outnumbered.
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Melissa Francis was known for her role as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, for two seasons.
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Melissa Francis has had appearances in the television series St Elsewhere in 1986 and the 1988 film Bad Dreams, where she played young Cynthia.
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Melissa Francis appeared in nearly 100 commercials during her acting career.
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Melissa Francis is reportedly the inspiration for the fictional character Avery Jessup in the show 30 Rock, although Banks herself has denied this.
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Melissa Francis has worked as a reporter for CNBC and CNET.
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In January 2012, Melissa Francis became an anchor for Fox Business Network.
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In 2014, Melissa Francis became a recurring co-host of Fox News Channel's talk and news commentary program, Outnumbered.
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In late October 2020, it was reported that Melissa Francis had been pushed out at Fox.
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Melissa Francis had not been seen on the network since early in the month.
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Melissa Francis's contract had expired about a year earlier and had not been renewed.
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The only communication on the issue from Melissa Francis herself came in a tweet, where she thanked her followers for their support.
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In late 2020, Melissa Francis filed a pay discrimination action against Fox.
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Melissa Francis claimed that Fox News underpaid her compared to her male colleagues, and she initiated legal claims against Fox.
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Fox and Melissa Francis reached a settlement in June 2022 whereby Fox paid Melissa Francis $15 million.
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Melissa Francis authored a book in November 2012, Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter: A Memoir, concerning the trials, tribulations and joys of having an overbearing mother; and in April 2017, published Lessons from the Prairie, relating childhood experiences from the show as applied to her adult life.