FOX News Channel Names ESPN’s Will Cain Co-Host of FOX & Friends Weekend
June 29 2020 - 11:24AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has named former ESPN radio host and
commentator Will Cain as co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend
(Saturdays & Sundays 6-10AM/ET). Cain will make his official
debut on Saturday, August 15th alongside co-hosts Jedediah Bila and
Pete Hegseth.
In commenting on the announcement, Gavin Hadden, Vice President
of Morning Programming said, “Will has a unique ability to connect
with an audience on a wide variety of topics and will make an
excellent addition to the FOX & Friends franchise.”
Cain added, “I am excited to join the team at FOX & Friends
Weekend and look forward to building upon my experience in sports,
news and politics on the number one morning show in the
country.”
FOX & Friends Weekend has featured a substitute rotating
co-host since Tucker Carlson moved to early primetime in 2016 and
eventually the 8pm timeslot in 2017. The four-hour program
regularly features a broad range of guests, including politicians,
newsmakers, notable athletes and experts in the field of lifestyle
and entertainment. According to Nielsen Media Research, FOX &
Friends Weekend has continued to dominate the ratings, consistently
ranking number one in cable with both total viewers and the coveted
25-54 younger demographic.
Most recently, Cain served as a personality on ESPN, hosting his
own daily program on the network’s radio platform entitled, The
Will Cain Show and as a frequent panelist on the morning debate
show First Take. He joined the sports network in 2015 as a
contributor where he hosted Fantasy Football Now, an award winning,
three-hour fantasy football program and frequently reported
investigative pieces for Outside the Lines.
Previously, Cain served as a political analyst for CNN,
co-hosting In the Arena with Eliot Spitzer prior to joining
Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien in 2012. Additionally, he was a
host on The Blaze, where he helmed a number of programs including,
Real News, Cain and Cupp, and The Cain Conversation, in which he
presented a series of in-depth interviews with influential leaders
in business. Cain also ventured into the field of producing and
released a mini-series entitled Alise vs. The Mayor in 2014,
focused on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempts to curb
charter schools.
Prior to his career in television, Cain financed, bought and
sold two media companies, Quince Media, a Hispanic media company,
and Cain Communications, a community newspaper group in Texas. In
2007, his work with Quince Media earned him recognition as one of
the "40 Most Influential People in the Magazine Industry" by Folio,
while his acquisition and expansion of Cain Communications placed
him among the Texas Press Association's "20 Under 40."
A licensed attorney in Texas, Cain attended law school at the
University of Texas and received his undergraduate degree from
Pepperdine University. He is currently based in New York.
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 has been the most
watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years.
According to a 2020 Brand Keys Consumer Loyalty Engagement Index
report, FOX News is the top brand in the country for morning and
evening news coverage. A 2019 Suffolk University poll named FOX
News as the most trusted source for television news or commentary,
while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Analysis survey found
that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. 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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