FOX News Media Signs John Roberts to New Multi-Year Deal
October 20 2020 - 12:43PM
Business Wire
John Roberts has signed a new multi-year deal to remain in his
current role as the network’s chief White House correspondent,
announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media. Roberts will
continue covering the White House, specifically the president’s
domestic and international activities, across FOX News Channel’s
(FNC) programming.
In making the announcement, Ms. Scott said, “John is one of the
best journalists in all of news. His extensive reporting, featuring
decades of experience and exceptional journalism skills at the
White House and on the campaign trail during an unprecedented year,
have contributed to the network’s unrivaled political coverage at a
key moment in time. We look forward to his continued contributions
for many years to come.”
Roberts added, “I am honored to continue reporting the latest
news stories emanating out of Washington and look forward to
serving our millions of viewers at home and across the country at
this critical juncture.”
Previously, Roberts served as FNC’s senior national
correspondent based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has covered every
presidential election since 1996, including the 2020 cycle where he
has been reporting on President Donald Trump’s campaign as well as
the coronavirus pandemic at the White House. Throughout his tenure
at FNC, Roberts has contributed to numerous breaking news and
political events, including the U.S. summits with North Korea and
Russia in 2018, the murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst,
the U.S. Ebola outbreak, the 2013 EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma
and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in 2011.
Prior to joining FNC in 2011, Roberts was the co-anchor of CNN’s
American Morning. He also served as CNN’s senior national
correspondent and as anchor of This Week at War, the network’s
program examining international wars. Before joining CNN in 2006,
Roberts spent more than 14 years with CBS News, where he served as
chief White House correspondent & chief medical correspondent,
and anchored the weekend editions of CBS Evening News and CBS
Morning News. In this capacity, he was embedded with the U.S.
Marines during the war in Iraq and co-anchored the CBS Evening News
coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the death of Pope John Paul II.
He also covered Hurricane Rita for CBS News in 2005.
Roberts began his career in his native Canada, where he worked
as an anchor and correspondent for City TV in Toronto and also
co-anchored CTV’s morning news program, Canada A.M., from
1990-1992. From 1994-1995, Roberts anchored the evening news on
WCBS-TV in New York, and served as an anchor for CBS affiliate
WCIX-TV in Miami. He also covered Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and
Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Over the course of his career, Roberts has been a recipient of
several journalism awards, including three national Emmy awards for
his coverage of the Atlanta Olympic bombing, the death of Princess
Diana and the TWA 800 crash. He also earned a local New York Emmy
award, a New York Press Club award and a National Headline Award
for his coverage of the crisis along the Israeli-Lebanese border in
2006.
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business
Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books and
the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and
FOX News International. Currently the number one network in all of
cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel
for more than 18 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among
the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX
News Media reaches 200 million people each month.
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