Terry Keenan

Born in Albany, New York, Keenan had two sisters. Her father, Joseph, worked at the University at Albany, SUNY as a professor in sociology and her mother Marie ran a young women's employment agency. She was educated at the Academy of the Holy Names and later earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics at Johns Hopkins University in 1983.[1]

After graduation, she was initially hired by PBS to work as a writer and producer before moving to CNN in 1986[1] and worked there in various capacities until 1995. Keenan worked behind the camera as a producer before moving into an on-air role. In 1995, she jumped to CNBC, where she anchored until returning to CNNfn[2] in January 1998 after being unable to reach a mutual agreement on a new assignment. Upon her return, she became a senior correspondent for Moneyline and anchored Street Sweep.[3] She joined Fox in 2002 where she was a business correspondent and also anchored the investment program Cashin' In.[1] In September 2009 she became a Fox News contributor, in addition to being an economic/business columnist for the New York Post, which is owned by Fox parent company NewsCorp.[2]

Keenan married Ronald Kass, a vice-president of a manufacturer of home decorating/furnishing products, in 1994. They had a son, Benjamin. Keenan died suddenly on October 23, 2014, from a brain hemorrhage, at age 53.[4][5]

• Terry Keenan and Ronald Kass wedding announcement