Shannon Bream, Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum and Chris Wallace to Contribute to Live Programming alongside Anchors Sandra Smith and Bill Hemmer
Anchor Eric Shawn to Offer Coverage for FOX Affiliates
FOX News Channel (FNC) will present live coverage surrounding the United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of President Donald Trump’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, beginning Monday October 12th and continuing through Thursday, October 15th.
FNC’s coverage of the Barrett Confirmation Hearings will kick off on America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9AM-12PM/ET) with Sandra Smith and guest anchor Bill Hemmer throughout the week in New York. They will be joined by chief legal correspondent and anchor of FOX News @ Night Shannon Bream, chief political anchor and Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Story’s Anchor & Executive Editor Martha MacCallum, as well as FOX News Sunday’s Chris Wallace. Additional contributions to the network’s live coverage will be provided by FNC contributors Andy McCarthy, Katie Pavlich and Ken Starr.
FNC will offer all FOX affiliates coverage from Washington, D.C. provided by anchor of America’s News Headquarters Eric Shawn. Stations can livestream Shawn’s coverage on digital and social platforms without interrupting their regularly scheduled programming. FOX News Digital will also stream the hearings online, while FOX News Radio’s (FNR) Jared Halpern will anchor radio coverage joined by a team of FNR reporters and analysts. Additionally, FOX News International will live stream the network’s coverage abroad.
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 all of 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 also 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 Corp, FNC is available in nearly 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.
