FOX News Channel Signs Shannon Bream to New Multi-Year Deal
January 16 2020 - 11:49AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Shannon Bream has signed a new
multi-year deal with the network, announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of
FOX News Media and Jay Wallace, its president and executive editor.
Bream will remain in her role as anchor of FOX News @ Night
(weeknights at 11PM/ET) and continue as the network’s chief legal
correspondent.
In making the joint announcement, Ms. Scott and Mr. Wallace
said, “Throughout her tenure, Shannon has cultivated a relationship
with the FOX News’ audience that is both informative and
insightful. Her extensive knowledge of Washington politics and the
intricacies of the Supreme Court have led to the ongoing success of
FOX News @ Night and we are looking forward to further utilizing
her expertise throughout 2020 and beyond.”
Ms. Bream added, “After nearly 13 years at the network, I still
feel lucky to walk through the doors at FOX News Channel and
deliver the news to our viewers. From breaking down the latest
headlines on FOX News @ Night to explaining the complexities of the
law, I have had the opportunity to report from the front lines of
the major stories emanating out of Washington. I am ecstatic to
continue doing what I love and look forward to an exciting year
ahead.”
Most recently in December 2019, Fox News @ Night ranked as a top
10 cable news program in the coveted 25-54 demographic, according
to Nielsen Media Research.
In addition to her role as a news anchor, Bream is also the
leading voice for all news breaking out of the Supreme Court across
all of the network’s platforms as its chief legal correspondent.
She also hosts FOX News Podcast Network’s Livin’ the Bream, a
series where she shares inspirational stories, personal anecdotes
and an insider's perspective on actions and rulings from the high
court.
In September 2019, Bream notably anchored a one-hour special
entitled Neil Gorsuch: Justice for the Republic, during which she
was joined by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch for his first
televised interview since being appointed to his new position on
the bench. She has conducted extensive interviews with a wide
variety of newsmakers, including: Brazilian President Jair
Bolsonaro for his first interview with the international press,
President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and United States
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, among others.
Joining the network in 2007, Bream has covered every major
election and Supreme Court decision, including the confirmation of
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. In 2018,
Bream played a role in FNC’s special coverage of the midterm
elections by debuting the FOX News Voter Analysis, a survey of
early and Election Day voters conducted in all 50 states by
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of
Chicago for FNC and the Associated Press. According to Nielsen
Media Research, FNC’s America’s Election Headquarters 2018 midterm
election series topped all of broadcast and cable news, delivering
the highest-rated coverage in cable news history.
She also notably co-anchored live coverage alongside Bill Hemmer
of former FBI director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate
Intelligence Committee and has helmed coverage surrounding the
nomination of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court;
the 2015 Supreme Court decision to rule in favor of same-sex
marriage nationwide; the 2013 Supreme Court rulings on the Defense
of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8; and rulings
on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in
2012.
In 2019, Bream authored “Finding the Bright Side, The Art of
Chasing What Matters,” a personal tome about finding purpose and
growth amid life’s unpredictability. A graduate of Florida State
University’s College of Law and Liberty University, Bream began her
reporting career at WFTS-TV (ABC) in Tampa, Florida. Prior to
joining FNC, she served as a weekend anchor for WRC-TV (NBC) in
Washington, DC and an evening anchor for WBTV (CBS) in Charlotte,
NC. Before entering the field of journalism, Bream worked as a
sexual harassment attorney and was crowned Miss Florida in 1994 and
Miss Virginia in 1990.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in cable, FNC is a unit of FOX News
Media and has been the most watched television news channel for
more than 17 consecutive years. According to a 2019 Suffolk
University poll, FOX News is the most trusted source for television
news or commentary in the country, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion
Engagement Brand Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most
trusted cable news brand. A 2019 Morning Consult poll reported FOX
News as the most-watched cable channel among independents in the
county. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90
million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely
notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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