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15 Facts About Fox News Anchors

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The names of Fox News anchors often make headlines as splashy as the subjects they cover. Read on for 15 facts about Fox News anchors.

Heather Nauert

Former Fox news anchor Heather Nauert went on to become the Trump Administration's pick for U.N. Ambassador in 2018. Before the nomination, Nauert spent 19 months as the spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department.

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Alisyn Camerota

Former Fox news anchor Alisyn Camerota went on to become a CNN anchor and co-host of CNN's "New Day." While at Fox, she co-anchored "America's News HQ" and was a correspondent for "Fox & Friends."

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Eric Shawn

Eric Shawn, who co-anchors "America's News Headquarters" on weekends, also hosted "Riddle: The Search for James Hoffa" on Fox Nation. Shawn recently told Politico in that human rights violations is a news story deserving more attention.

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Bret Baier

Bret Baier is Fox's chief political anchor and anchor of "Special Report." After interning at CNN for Bernie Shaw and "Inside Politics," he landed his first job at WJWJ-TV in Beaufort, S.C.

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Chris Wallace

An anchor for Fox since 2003, Chris Wallace has won three Emmy Awards for his work. His father, Mike Wallace, was a reporter for 60 Minutes on CBS.

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Dana Perino

Dana Perino is the anchor of Fox News Channel's "The Daily Briefing" and co-host of "The Five." Perino started her career on Capitol Hill answering phones for Colorado Rep. Scott McInnis.

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Neil Cavuto

Neil Cavuto was among the Fox News anchors who criticized President Donald Trump in July 2018 following his joint press conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Cavuto, who hosts a daily show on Fox News, referred to the president's performance as "disgusting."

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Lou Dobbs

In 2016, Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs published the phone number of one of the women who accused Donald Trump of groping her. On Twitter, Dobbs linked to a conservative news site that attempted to connect the woman with the Clinton Foundation.

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Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro is the host of "Justice with Judge Jeanine" and the legal analyst for Fox News channel. She recently wrote the book "Liars, Leakers and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy."

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Tucker Carlson

Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson toasted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff at a book party in 2011. Hosting the party in his Washington, D.C. home, Carlson paid tribute to the ex-con who spent three years in a Maryland prison on charges of tax evasion, conspiracy and mail fraud.

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Sean Hannity

Fox News host Sean Hannity attacked presidential candidate Lindsay Graham in 2015. Hannity created a controversy in 2017 over his coverage of a conspiracy theory involving Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee and Wikileaks, which prompted advertisers to threaten a boycott.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle

Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle was under consideration in 2016 for the role of White House press secretary, a position which ultimately went to Sean Spicer. Guilfoyle, a former attorney, co-hosts "The Five."

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Maria Bartiromo

Since 2015, Maria Bartiromo has led Fox Business News with "Morning Money" from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Bartiromo formerly worked as a contributor to "Squawk Box" on CNBC.

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Greta Van Susteren

Greta Van Susteren is the host of Fox News' "On the Record" at 7 p.m. Van Susteren left CNN for Fox News in 2002.

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Bill O'Reilly

Former host of "The O'Reilly Factor," Bill O'Reilly, executive produced a prime-time historical special series on Fox News called "Legends and Lies" in 2015. The hour-long series received a 10-episode order from the cable channel.

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