Adam Housley
A former minor league baseball prospect who fielded hard news for Fox, then traded the studio for a Napa Valley vineyard.
Born 1971 (age 55)·American journalist and baseball player·Birthday: August 13·Generation X
Biography
Adam Housley's path was first carved on the baseball diamond, where his arm earned him a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. When injuries curtailed that dream, he turned his focus to journalism, leveraging a communications degree into a reporting job in California. He joined Fox News in 2001, just before the seismic shift of 9/11, and quickly became a recognizable correspondent, covering everything from hurricanes and wildfires to the Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa. His reporting style was grounded and physical, often placing him in the center of breaking news events. In 2018, he stepped away from the network, shifting his life dramatically to co-found Housley Family Vineyards in Napa Valley with his wife, actress Tamera Mowry. His story is one of sequential passions: sports, news, and finally, the deliberate, patient craft of winemaking.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Adam was born in 1971, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Adam Was Born
The biggest hits of 1971
#1 Movie
Fiddler on the Roof
Best Picture
The French Connection
#1 TV Show
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Adam's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1971Born
Voting age lowered to 18 in the US
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $18,100Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Joy to the World" — Three Dog NightBest Picture: The French Connection
1976Started school
Apple Computer founded; US bicentennial
Gas: $0.59/galHome: $29,300Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Silly Love Songs" — WingsBest Picture: Rocky
1984Became a teenager
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1987Could drive
Black Monday stock market crash
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $72,400Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Walk Like an Egyptian" — The BanglesBest Picture: The Last Emperor
1989Could vote
Berlin Wall falls; Tiananmen Square protests
Gas: $1.00/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Look Away" — ChicagoBest Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
1992Turned 21
LA riots after Rodney King verdict
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $84,300Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"End of the Road" — Boyz II MenBest Picture: Unforgiven
2001Turned 30
September 11 attacks transform the world
Gas: $1.46/galHome: $126,400Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Hanging by a Moment" — LifehouseBest Picture: A Beautiful Mind
2011Turned 40
Osama bin Laden killed; Arab Spring sweeps the Middle East
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $138,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Rolling in the Deep" — AdeleBest Picture: The Artist
2021Turned 50
January 6 Capitol breach; COVID vaccines roll out globally
Gas: $3.01/galHome: $298,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Levitating" — Dua LipaBest Picture: CODA
2026Age 55 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won a Northern California Emmy Award for his coverage of the 2014 Napa earthquake.
- Reported extensively from South Africa as Fox News' correspondent during the high-profile murder trial of Oscar Pistorius.
- Played professional baseball in the minor league systems of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Montreal Expos.
- Co-founded Housley Family Vineyards, establishing a successful wine brand in Napa Valley.
Did You Know?
He is married to actress and television host Tamera Mowry, of 'Sister, Sister' fame.
He threw a no-hitter while playing college baseball for Pepperdine University.
His great-uncle was Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Ralph Kiner.
He worked as a field producer for Fox Sports Net before moving to news journalism.
“The story isn't told until you've talked to the people who lived it.”
