FOX News Channel Signs Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile to Contributor Role
March 18 2019 - 11:58AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed former Democratic National
Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile as a contributor, the network
announced today. Brazile, a veteran Democratic strategist, will
offer political analysis across both FNC and FOX Business Network’s
(FBN) daytime and primetime programming. She will make her first
appearance on The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino at 2 PM/ET
today.
In commenting on the announcement, Brazile said, "I'm delighted
to be joining FOX News. I know I'm going to get criticized from my
friends in the progressive movement for being on FOX News. My
response is that, if we've learned anything from the 2016 election,
it is that we can't have a country where we don't talk to those who
disagree with our political views. There's an audience on FOX News
that doesn't hear enough from Democrats. We have to engage that
audience and show Americans of every stripe what we stand for
rather than retreat into our 'safe spaces' where we simply agree
with each other. For there is no safety in self-limiting
numbers. You can be darn sure that I'm still going to be me on
FOX News. I'm going to do what I always do: and dish it out
straight, exactly as I see it, with just as much New Orleans hot
sauce as folks expect."
Prior to joining FNC, Brazile was the interim National Chair of
the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016
presidential election where she led the efforts to support
Democratic candidates. She also served as chair of the DNC’s Voting
Rights Institute, as well as vice chair of Civic Engagement and
Voter Participation at the DNC.
As the first African-American woman to manage a major
presidential campaign, Brazile has participated in every
presidential campaign from 1976 through 2000. An adjunct professor,
she has also lectured at universities throughout the country on a
variety of pressing topics, ranging from civility in American
politics to race relations. In 2009, Brazile was chosen as one of O
Magazine’s “Remarkable Visionaries” and was named one of the “100
Most Powerful Women” by The Washingtonian. She is a recipient of
the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s highest award for
political achievement.
Brazile is the author of the New York Times bestseller Hacks:
The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald
Trump in the White House and the bestselling memoir Cooking With
Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics. Most recently, she
was one of the distinguished co-authors of For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Politics, which she wrote alongside Yolanda
Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore. She is also a syndicated
columnist.
A native of Louisiana, she is the recipient of over ten honorary
doctorate degrees, including honorary doctorates from her alma
mater Louisiana State University, North Carolina A&T State
University, and Xavier University of Louisiana. Additionally,
Brazile is founder and managing director of Brazile &
Associates LLC, a general consulting, grassroots advocacy, and
training firm based in Washington, DC.
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 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 2017
Gallup/Knight Foundation survey also found that among Americans who
could name an objective news source, FOX News is the top-cited
outlet. Owned by 21st Century Fox, 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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