In making the announcement, Ailes said, “Martha brings unique enthusiasm and talent to delivering the news and connects incredibly well with our viewers. We look forward to her continuing to play a valuable role in the network’s success.”

Since 2010, MacCallum has co-anchored America’s Newsroom (9-11 AM/ET) alongside Bill Hemmer. The two-hour weekday news program averages nearly 1.5 million total viewers, beating both CNN and MSNBC combined during that timeslot, according to Nielsen Media Research.

During her tenure at FNC, MacCallum has played an integral role in the network’s coverage of the 2004, 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. She has covered major international and national stories including the Royal Wedding, Hurricane Katrina and the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Her wide-ranging interviews include General David Petraeus, President Obama strategist David Axelrod, Senator John McCain and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Prior to her current role on America’s Newsroom, MacCallum anchored FNC’s weekday news programs The Live Desk from 2006 to 2010 and FOX News Live from 2004 to 2006. Before joining FNC, MacCallum served a variety of positions at NBC from 1997 to 2003, including co-anchor of CNBC’s Morning Call with Martha MacCallum and Ted David and anchor of CNBC’s Checkpoint.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. A top five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in the country for more than ten years and according to Public Policy Polling, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.

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FOX News Media Contacts:

Irena Briganti 212-301-3608

Ashley Nerz   212-301-3294

The live program will also include exclusive performances from four-time Grammy winner Pat Benatar, classical vocalist Sarah Brightman, and the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet. Viewers will be encouraged to participate in the program by texting individual holiday messages which will appear on a special screen ticker throughout the duration of the special.

Additionally, foxnews.com will host a New Year’s Eve event page that will provide users with access to multiple live video streams and highlight all content related to the occasion, including the biggest moments of 2013. Viewers can log on at: http://live.foxnews.com/aanye.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news.  A top five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in the country for more than ten years and according to Public Policy Polling, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.

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FOX News Media Contacts:

Irena Briganti/ 212.301.3608

Pamela Gomez/ 212.301.3047

FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to dominate in 2012 as the most-watched cable news channel among both total viewers and Adults 24-54 for the 11^th consecutive year, according to Nielsen Media Research. FNC will complete the year with the top 11 programs in total viewership, marking FNC’s second highest-rated delivery ever in total viewers for both Prime Time and Total Day.

Among basic cable networks, FNC ranked third in Prime Time viewership, behind only USA Network and ESPN while eclipsing CNN and MSNBC which rank 29^th and 19^th, respectively.  In Total Day, FNC was fourth among all cable networks, while CNN was 31^st and MSNBC ranked 24^th.

In Prime Time, FNC continued its ratings supremacy by besting CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined in total viewers with an average of 2,071,000 (up 11%) compared to CNN’s 670,000 (down 3%) and MSNBC’s 913,000 (up 18%). In 25-54 demo, FNC surpassed CNN and MSNBC, clocking in 431,000 viewers (up 1%) while CNN averaged 219,000 (down 1%) and MSNBC averaged 290,000 (up 20%).

In Total Day, FNC commanded the lead in cable news for both categories with an average of 1,158,000 in total viewers (up 8%). Meanwhile, CNN notched 408,000 (down 15%), which nearly matched MSNBC’s 498,000 (up 15%). In the key demographic, FNC delivered 276,000 (up 1%) compared to CNN’s 131,000 (down 18%) and MSNBC’s 166,000 (up 12%).

Also, FNC claimed the top 11 programs in cable news based on total viewers and eight of the top 10 programs in Adults 25-54. FNC’s The O’Reilly Factor was the top ranked show in both total viewers (2,973,000) and Adults 25-54 (578,000). Rounding out the top five programs in total viewers include: Hannity (2,299,000); Special Report with Bret Baier (1,950,000); On The Record with Greta Van Susteren (1,867,000) and The Five (1,830,000). In the key demographic, the remaining top ranked programs are: Hannity (503,000); On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (413,000); FOX Report with Shepard Smith (390,000) and Special Report with Bret Baier (389,000).

FNC’s key daytime news programming was up across the board. In addition, FNC’s signature morning show Fox & Friends and the late night show Red Eye delivered their highest-rated year ever in total viewers. The O’Reilly Factor, FOX & Friends and America’s Newsroom all ranked number one in all of basic cable within their individual time slots.

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 FOX News Media Contacts:

Irena Briganti 212.301.3608

Carly Shanahan 212.301.3851