Published Date: 31 Aug, 2020 Updated date: 23 Apr, 2021 ByDaniel Roffer
Besides being the daughter of a prominent personality, Abby Hornacek has made her name on her own. The anchor has been involved on news media since her college days.
Abby Hornacek is an American journalist, who appears as a host on shows related to national parks, sports, and lifestyle on Fox Nation. Additionally, is the host of the weekly podcast, Getting Schooled on Fox News Radio.
Abby Hornacek Wiki; Age, Parents, Family, Ethnicity
Abigail Marie Hornacek was born on 25 April 1994 in Paradise Valley, Arizona that makes her 26 years of age. She is the youngest of three children of basketball coach Jeff Hornacek and Stacy Hornacek. Her father Jeff is a former NBA player and was the head coach for the NBA teams; Phoenix Suns from 2013 to 2016 and the New York Knicks from 2016 to 2018. She is of Czech descent from her father’s side.
Hornacek grew up with two brothers; Ryan Hornacek and Tyler Hornacek. Ryan is the partner lead for B2B marketing at Google. Moreover, her other brother Tyler played college volleyball at the University of Southern California.
Wiki On Eye Injury!
The journalist prior got inspiration from dad to pursue a career in athletics. She even started to play college volleyball also a strong want to take it professionally. Sadly, the wish could not get properly into execution since she got her right eye injured causing refrains that did not made her dream to be a reality.
As per wiki, the injury completely wiped out her vision. Upon completing double surgery, her right eye was properly restored but could not continue sports, so she chose journalism.
Education, Height
Abby pursued her early education from Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. She played volleyball for the college team and won the Class 5A Division I state title in her first 3 years.
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Afterward, she went to the University of Southern California and enrolled at USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism. In 2016, she graduated cum laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism at the age of 22. She has an athletic body with a towering height of 6 feet (1.83 meters).
Her Career; Fox Sports, Fox Nation
Earlier, Abby worked on Trojan Vision Television and Annenberg TV News during her student days. From 2014 to 2016, she worked as an NBA sports reporter. Moreover, as a NBA Summer League correspondent, she hosted and produced a variety of segments for the league.
From 2014 to 2016, Hornacek worked at Fox Sports San Diego. There, she hosted San Diego Prep Insider and also worked as a feature reporter. Furthermore, she was a reporter for The Drone Racing League from 2016 to 2018.
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Abby joined Fox Nation as a travel and lifestyle host in January 2019. As of now, she hosts the shows, PARK’D, Ride to Work and American Arenas series on Fox Nation. Besides, she hosts the weekly podcast, Getting Schooled on Fox News Radio.
Abby Hornacek Dating Status; Boyfriend
Well, the beautiful anchor has not revealed her dating status in public. However, she was often seen with a named Anthony Neyer back in 2017, who might be her possible boyfriend. The duo shared numerous pictures on their respective Instagram but they are not seen together in recent days.
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Abby has amassed thousands of followers on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. There, she often posts pictures of traveling and relishing moments with her family and friends. It looks like the 26-year-old is presumed to be single now.
One of the reasons to speculate on her singleness is her reticent personality to keep her personal life sketchy.
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Some Interesting Facts About Abby Hornacek
- Abby was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and the USC Sand Volleyball team at her college.
- In 2014, she participated in Miss Arizona USA as Miss Desert Rose, where she became the Third Runner up.
- When not working, she loves playing her favorite instrument banjo.
- Her father played as a shooting guard for the NBA teams; Phoenix Suns (1986-1992), Philadelphia 76ers (1992-1994), and Utah Jazz (1994-2000).
