Emily Compagno is an American lawyer, television correspondent and former National Football League (NFL) cheerleader, who rose to prominence through her work as a Fox News Channel contributor.
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Early life and family
Emily Rose Compagno is of part Italian-American descent, born November 9, 1979 at a Naval Hospital in Oak Knoll, California, United States, to parents John and Katherine Compagno. She and her older sisters Natalie Compagno and Julietta Compagno Skoog grew up in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California. His sister Natalie is a lifestyle influencer and fashion industry blogger with her blog titled “LA Lifestyle”, and is married to Greg who owns a travel bookstore in California.
Julietta has two daughters with her husband Jon Skoog.
Emily is quite close to her paternal grandparents, John and Josephine Bileci Compagno. His maternal great-grandfather was William Harry Bertsch whose wife was named Rose and from whom Emily’s middle name came.
Education
She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington and obtained the Juris Doctor degree in 2006 from the University of San Francisco.
Career
Legal career
After clerking at the United States Court of Appeals for the 9e Circuiting with Judge Noonan and passing the California bar exams, Emily began practicing law as a criminal defense and civil litigation attorney at a law firm based in the southern part of San Francisco. .
She has dealt primarily with non-violent and financially motivated juvenile white-collar cases.
From 2010 to 2014, Emily also worked as Federal General Counsel and was later promoted to Acting Director of the Social Security Administration. As a government attorney at one of the major agencies in the United States, she was able to handle a wide variety of civil and administrative legal matters, such as fraud, labor regulation issues, including contracts of work.
Team Captain, Oakland Raiderettes Cheerleading Squad
Along with her steady job as a lawyer, Emily also decided to pursue her childhood dream of being a professional dancer and applied for a spot on the football cheerleading team with the Oakland Raiderettes, and joined the team. in April 2007.
During an interview with SFGate, she said, “I’ve been dancing since I was 3, so it’s only natural to want that part of my life, the love of performing, to be satisfied.” She didn’t see it as a replacement career; it turns out that she didn’t have time to pursue that dream when she was in law school. It was something that complemented her and served as an outlet for her love of performing.
From a regular cheerleader, she was promoted to team captain for the Oakland Raiderettes – this was classified as a part-time job, but in reality she said the work they do for the team equates to a full-time commitment, even though most of the girls have day jobs, so ultimately most of her free time was spent on cheerleading duties.
She was included to perform on the NFL’s military tour of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as one of four cheerleaders chosen to promote at the NFL’s China launch in Beijing and Shanghai.
Emily never broadcasts her cheerleading stance when working as a lawyer, and at the same time, she doesn’t openly tell everyone in the cheerleading world that she’s a practicing lawyer.
Fox News Contributor
Throughout her work as a civil lawyer and part-time cheerleader, she never lost sight of her ultimate dream of becoming a legal analyst, and it came true when Fox News Network offered her the dream job. Many were surprised at the career change, as few were aware of her legal background and only knew her as captain of the cheerleading squad.
With her diverse legal background as a criminal defense attorney in private practice and as a federal Social Security litigation attorney, she was the perfect choice to become an on-air legal analyst on a variety local and national issues. She started as a guest commentator on shows, seeking business and legal analyst advice.
Later, her extensive experience in the world of football helped her in sports commentary. She has also covered various other sporting events, particularly PAC-12, in which universities compete for championship titles in multiple games. Even some sports magazines have acquired her expertise as a contributor.
Emily can be seen regularly on various shows such as ‘The Five’, ‘Fox and Friends: Weekend’, ‘The Greg Gutfeld Show’ and ‘Crimes That Changed America’ on the Fox News, Fox Business and Fox Sports networks.
Private life
Emily got married to Peter Riley on September 13, 2017, in a secret wedding ceremony at the Villa Cimbrone hotel in Italy. They met in high school in California, but it took about two decades to reconnect, when they saw each other again in Seattle and started dating. Little is known about her husband other than the photos she shared from their wedding day and the photo of the wedding ring her husband accidentally left as she posted on his Instagram account. Emily is so adamant about separating her private and public life.
She and her husband currently live in Seattle, Washington.
Interesting facts and rewards
- She received the Cadet of the Quarter award from the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps during her college graduation ceremonies.
- While pursuing her JD at the University of San Francisco, she worked as an editor for the Intellectual Property Bulletin and served as president of the Federalist Society.
- She is the proud owner of a Doberman dog named Duchess.
- Emily has had a keen interest in motor racing since she was young and was thrilled when she got the chance to compete in motor racing during one of her segments on Fox.
- Her voluntary work with orphans in third world countries in Southern Africa such as Malawi, Uganda and Zambia was an enriching experience that she will never forget.
- During one of the episodes of “Fox & Friends: Weekend” with hosts Ed Henry and Pete Hegset, Emily became false bait when she visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, a center military dog training for the US Army. She said that even though she had the biggest fear of her life, she knew that these dogs were heavily trained and would not intentionally harm her.
Social media accounts
She is active on her verified social media accounts – her Instagram and Twitter accounts are both @EmilyCompagno, with over 100,000 followers on each.
Appearance
Andrea is 1.70m (5ft 6in) tall, weighs around 51kg (112lbs) and thanks to her daily workout routines, she has a well-toned body. She is Caucasian, with black hair and hazel eyes.
Net value
Sources estimated her net worth at around $1.5 million as of April 2020. Besides her income from her private legal practice and as a Fox Network host and contributor, she has had a successful cheerleading career, with multiple endorsements over four years with his federal attorney. salary.
