NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)
FOX News has re-signed Chris Wallace to a new multi-year deal where he
will continue as the anchor and moderator of FOX News Sunday,
announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of the network. 2014 marks
Wallace’s 50th year in the broadcasting industry since
embarking on his television career as a gofer for Walter Cronkite at the
1964 Republican National Convention when he was 16 years old.
In making the announcement, Ailes said, “Chris is a renowned journalist
whose hard-hitting interviews and lifetime of dedication to the news
have established him as one of the best in the industry. We are pleased
he will continue his exceptional work on FOX News for years to come.”
Wallace added, “It is the high point of my career to work at FOX News. I
am delighted and grateful for the opportunity Roger Ailes has given me
and look forward to many more years of bringing interesting guests and
provocative conversations to our audience.”
Since joining FOX News in 2003, Wallace has served as moderator of FOX
News Sunday, the one-hour public affairs program presented on FOX
Broadcasting Company and later replayed on FOX News Channel (FNC). He
has also contributed to the network’s political and election coverage.
During his tenure at the network, Wallace has secured numerous
interviews with major newsmakers and political leaders, including
President Barack Obama, former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill
Clinton and George H.W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, then
Vice President-elect Joe Biden, former GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt
Romney, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of
States Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner, among others.
Prior to FOX, Wallace worked at ABC News for 14 years where he served as
the senior correspondent for Primetime Thursday and as a
substitute host for Nightline. Before ABC News, he was with NBC
News where he served as the chief White House correspondent from
1982-1989. Wallace also anchored Meet the Press from 1987-1988
and anchored the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News from
1982-1984 and 1986-1987. He joined NBC as a reporter with WNBC-TV in New
York City in 1975.
Throughout his career, Wallace has won every major broadcast news award
for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia
Silver Baton, the Peabody Award, the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast
Journalism and the Radio Television Digital News Association Paul White
Award for lifetime achievement.
Contacts:
FOX News Media Contact:
Ashley
Nerz/212.301.3294
Source: FOX News
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