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

FOX News Channel (FNC) will provide live continuous coverage of election night, entitled America’s Election HQ, beginning at 6:00PM/ET on Tuesday, November 6^th. Co-anchored by Special Report’s Bret Baier and America Live’s Megyn Kelly, the program will also feature analysis from FNC’s senior political analyst Brit Hume, FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace, as well as contributors Joe Trippi, Juan Williams, Karl Rove, Kirsten Powers, and Stephen Hayes.

Also contributing to FNC’s election coverage will be Martha MacCallum who will report on the exit poll data and Bill Hemmer will break down the results on the electronic “Bill-board.”  In addition, chief political correspondent Carl Cameron and senior national correspondent John Roberts will be live from the Romney campaign headquarters in Boston, Mass, while chief White House correspondent Ed Henry and senior White House correspondent Wendell Goler will be live from President Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago, Ill. FNC’s coverage will also simulcast from a position in Times Square in New York City.

FNC correspondents, who are reporting from the battleground states across the country, include: Alicia Acuna (Colorado), Shannon Bream (Iowa), Steve Brown (Ohio), Peter Doocy (Virginia), Mike Emanuel (Virginia), Steve Harrigan (Florida), Phil Keating (Florida), Molly Line (New Hampshire), Doug McKelway (Wisconsin), Dan Springer (Nevada) and Mike Tobin (Ohio). Also, correspondent Eric Shawn will report on voter fraud issues throughout the day and once the polls are closed in each race.

Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor, and Greta Van Susteren, host of On the Record, will also be part of the special coverage commenting on results as they unfold. Van Susteren will interview FNC contributor and former Governor Sarah Palin during the course of the evening.

Additionally, FNC’s election coverage will feature a live webcast on foxnews.com from its New York headquarters starting at 8:00PM/ET. Co-anchored by FNC’s Jonathan Hunt and Harris Faulkner, the program will also include Happening Now’s Jenna Lee who will report on the social media response. Viewers can log on at: http://live.foxnews.com.

FOX News Radio (FNR) will also provide live coverage beginning at 7PM/ET. FNR’s senior national correspondent Rich Johnson and political analyst Jeff Birnbaum will co-anchor the coverage along with FNC’s Heather Nauert who will be reporting on the race results. In addition, many of the FNR affiliates across the country will be covering the election as well as the congressional and gubernatorial contests. Listeners can log on to the FNR website for live coverage at:  www.foxnewsradio.com.

For the first time, FOX News Latino will stream live at 9PM/ET. The special coverage will be hosted by Rick Sanchez in Spanish and feature analysis from influential leaders in the Hispanic community. Viewers can tune in to live coverage here: http://latino.foxnews.com/index.html.

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

Carly Shanahan/ 212-301-3851

Also contributing to FOX Broadcasting’s election coverage will be FNC’s Martha MacCallum, who will report on the exit poll data, and Bill Hemmer, who will break down the results on the electronic “Bill-board.”  In addition, chief political correspondent Carl Cameron will report live from the Romney campaign headquarters in Boston, Mass., while chief White House correspondent Ed Henry will be live from President Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago, Ill.

The special programming will include extensive reports from FNC correspondents throughout the battleground states, including: Alicia Acuna (Colorado), Shannon Bream (Iowa), Steve Brown (Ohio), Mike Emanuel (Virginia), Steve Harrigan (Florida), Molly Line (New Hampshire), Doug McKelway (Wisconsin), and Dan Springer (Nevada).  Also, correspondent Eric Shawn will report on voter fraud issues throughout the evening.

Owned by News Corp, FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network, FOX News Radio and FOXNews.com.  It also produces “FOX News Sunday” on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge.  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. 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 Media Contacts:

Irena Briganti/212-301-3608

Pamela Gomez/212-301-3047

Roger Ailes, who recruited Boyer, said, “I have followed Peter’s work throughout his storied career. He’s a talented and insightful journalist who will add weight and depth to our investigative reporting.”

Most recently a senior correspondent for Newsweek/Daily Beast, Boyer spent 18 years as a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he wrote on a wide range of subjects, including politics, the military, religion, and sports.  Before joining The New Yorker in 1992, Boyer was a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, the media reporter for the New York Times, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and a television critic for National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.”  As a correspondent on the PBS documentary series, “Frontline,” he won a George Foster Peabody Award and an Emmy for his reporting, as well as consecutive Writers Guild Awards for scriptwriting.  Boyer’s New Yorker articles have been included in the anthologies Best American Political Writing, Best American Spiritual Writing, Best American Crime Writing, and, most recently in 2011, Best American Science Writing.

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 contacts:

Irena Briganti: 212.301.3608

Dana Klinghoffer: 212.301.3534

FOX News Channel (FNC) will present extensive live coverage of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, NC beginning on Sunday, September 2^nd. Kicking off the week, Special Report’s Bret Baier and America Live’s Megyn Kelly will co-anchor America’s Election Headquarters, a primetime special on Tuesday, September 4^th from 10-11:30 PM/ET live from the Time Warner Arena Sky Box.  Additionally, Baier and Kelly will continue to anchor America’s Election Headquarters throughout the week in primetime hours. 

Each night, the program will cover the latest news at the convention and will feature a rotating team of commentators including: Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume, Political Analyst Juan Williams, and FNC contributors’ Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, Kirsten Powers, Mara Liasson and Stephen Hayes. Analysis will also be provided by former White House Senior Adviser and FNC contributor Karl Rove and Democratic strategist and FNC contributor Joe Trippi. Additionally, Chief Presidential Candidate Correspondent Ed Henry and America’s Newsroom co-anchors Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum will offer minute-to-minute updates and interviews with top state delegates live from the convention floor.

FNC will also provide special daytime and primetime coverage live from Charlotte with Senior National Correspondent John Roberts, Senior White House Correspondent Wendell Goler, Chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emanuel and Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen.

Earlier in the week, Chris Wallace will host Fox News Sunday live from Charlotte on September 2^nd and will also provide in-depth analysis throughout the DNC.

FOX News’s special live programming from Charlotte will include:

Friday, August 31^st

• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier 
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith 

Sunday, September 2^nd:

• Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace (check local listings for air times of this FOX Broadcast program)
• 11AM – 1PM/ET – America’s Newsroom

Monday, September 3^rd:

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
• 9-11 AM/ET – America’s Newsroom
• 1-3 PM/ET – America Live with Megyn Kelly
• 3-4 PM/ET – Studio B with Shepard Smith
• 4-5 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith
• 10-11 PM/ET – On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Tuesday, September 4^th and Wednesday, September 5^th  

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
• 9-11 AM/ET – America’s Newsroom
• 1-3 PM/ET – America Live with Megyn Kelly
• 3-4 PM/ET – Studio B with Shepard Smith
• 4-5 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith
• 9-10 PM/ET – Hannity 
• 10-11:30 PM/ET – America’s Election Headquarters with Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly
• 11:30PM -1AM/ET – On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Thursday, September 6^th

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
• 9-11 AM/ET – America’s Newsroom
• 1-3 PM/ET – America Live with Megyn Kelly
• 3-4 PM/ET – Studio B with Shepard Smith
• 4-5 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith
• 8-9 PM/ET – The O’Reilly Factor
• 9-11:30 PM/ET –  America’s Election Headquarters with Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly
• 11:30PM -1AM/ET – On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Friday, September 7^th 

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends

Foxnews.com will provide a backstage look to the DNC beginning Tuesday, September 4^th.  Online features include: multiple live video streams from the convention center, complete coverage of major and minor events, plus behind-the-scenes video showing how the Fox News team covers the conventions. Digital political editor Chris Stirewalt will offer an extended one-hour edition of Power Play daily at 11:30 AM/ET. Co-anchor of FNC’s Happening Now Jenna Lee and FNC anchor Rick Folbaum will be joined by chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt for the online primetime coverage starting at 8 PM/ET. Viewers can interact in a live chat at http://live.foxnews.com and log on to the FNC website for in-depth coverage of the DNC at: http://www.foxnews.com/DNC

FOX News Radio (FNR) will supply live coverage each night of the DNC starting on Tuesday, September 4^th through Thursday, September 6^th, from 8-11 PM/ET. FNR’s Senior National Correspondent Rich Johnson and political analyst Jeff Birnbaum will co-anchor the coverage and they will be joined by FNR’s team of campaign reporters including: Jennifer Keiper, Jeff Monosso, Jessica Rosenthal, Eben Brown, Jared Halpern, and White House Correspondent Mike Majchrowitz along with various political experts and guests. Listeners can log on to FNR website for live streaming of the DNC at:  www.foxnewsradio.com.

FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network, FOX News Radio and FOXNews.com.  It also produces “FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace”, The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly and FOX News Edge.  FOX News is owned by News Corp.  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. 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

Carly Shanahan/212.301.3851

FOX News Channel (FNC) will present extensive live coverage of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, FL beginning on Sunday, August 26^th. To launch the week, Special Report’s Bret Baier and America Live’s Megyn Kelly will co-anchor America’s Election Headquarters, a one-hour primetime program on Sunday, August 26^th from 9-10 PM/ET live from the Fox Sky Box in the Tampa Bay Times Forum.  Additionally, Baier and Kelly will continue to anchor America’s Election Headquarters throughout the week in primetime from 10-11:30 PM/ET.

Each night, the program will cover the latest news at the convention and feature a rotating team of commentators including: Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume, Political Analyst Juan Williams, and FNC contributors’ Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, Kirsten Powers Mara Liasson and Stephen Hayes. Analysis will be also be provided by former White House Senior Adviser and FNC contributor Karl Rove and Democratic strategist and FNC contributor Joe Trippi. Additionally, Chief Political Correspondent Carl Cameron and America’s Newsroom co-anchors Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum will offer minute-to-minute updates and interviews with top state delegates live from the convention floor.

FNC will also provide special daytime and primetime coverage with Senior National Correspondent John Roberts, Supreme Court Correspondent Shannon Bream, Chicago-based Correspondent Steve Brown and Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen.

Earlier in the week, Chris Wallace will host Fox News Sunday live from Tampa on August 26^th and also provide in-depth analysis throughout the RNC.

FNC’s special live programming from Tampa will include:

Sunday, August 26^th

• 12-2 PM/ET – America’s News HQ with Shannon Bream
• 2-3 PM/ET – FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace
• 4-6 PM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report Sunday with Shepard Smith
• 9-10 PM/ET – America’s Election Headquarters – a one-hour convention special co-anchored by Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly
• 10-11 PM/ET – FOX Report Sunday with Shepard Smith

Monday – Thursday, August 27^th – 30^th 

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
• 9-11 AM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum
• 1-3 PM/ET – America Live with Megyn Kelly
• 3-4 PM/ET – Studio B with Shepard Smith
• 4-5 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
• 5-6 PM/ET – The Five
• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith
• 8-9 PM ET – The O’Reilly Factor (*Live from Tampa on Wednesday and Thursday)
• 9-10 PM/ET – Hannity 
• 10-11:30 PM/ET – America’s Election Headquarters with Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly (*Timing is based on RNC speakers).
• 11:30 PM to 1 AM/ET – On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Friday, August 31^st

• 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
• 6-7 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier (*Live from Charlotte)
• 7-8 PM/ET – FOX Report with Shepard Smith (*Live from Charlotte)

Foxnews.com will provide a backstage look to the RNC beginning Monday, August 27^th.  Online features include: multiple live video streams from the convention center, complete coverage of major and minor events, plus behind-the-scenes video showing how the Fox News team covers the conventions. Digital political editor Chris Stirewalt will offer an extended one-hour edition of Power Play daily at 11:30 AM/ET, with additional updates from FNC anchor Rick Folbaum. Co-anchor of FNC’s Happening Now Jenna Lee and chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt will host online primetime coverage starting at 8 PM/ET. Viewers can log on to the FNC website for in-depth coverage of the RNC at: http://www.foxnews.com/RNC.

FOX News Radio (FNR) will supply live coverage each night of the RNC starting on Monday, August 27^th through Thursday, August 30^th, from 8-11 PM/ET. FNR’s Senior National Correspondent Rich Johnson and political analyst Jeff Birnbaum will co-anchor the coverage and they will be joined by FNR’s team of campaign reporters including: Jennifer Keiper, Jeff Monosso, Jessica Rosenthal, Eben Brown, Jared Halpern, and White House Correspondent Mike Majchrowitz along with various political experts and guests. Listeners can log on to FNR website for live streaming of the RNC at:  www.foxnewsradio.com.

FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network, FOX News Radio and FOXNews.com.  It also produces “FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace”, The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly and FOX News Edge.  FOX News is owned by News Corp.  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. 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

Carly Shanahan/212.301.3851

Throughout Hume’s tenure at FNC, he has secured numerous interviews with key political figures including: President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of State Colin Powell while at the helm of Special Report. He also anchored all of FNC’s election coverage for every presidential election from 1996-2008. Prior to FNC, Hume was with ABC News for 23 years, serving as chief White House correspondent from 1989 through 1996. In that role, he contributed to World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week as well as various specials for the news division. He has also anchored all of FNC’s election coverage for every presidential election from 1996-2008.

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 Channel Media Contacts:

Irena Briganti/212-301-3608

Carly Shanahan/212-301-3851

Zimmerman will open up about what happened the night of Trayvon Martin’s death and his experience in the aftermath of the fatal shooting. Additionally, Zimmerman’s defense attorney Mark O’Mara will answer questions regarding his client’s case and rumors circulating about the bail donations and hidden money.

Currently averaging more than 2.1 million viewers each night, Hannity is the second most watched show in cable news, beating his cable news competitors combined. He has interviewed numerous key political figures and newsmakers during his 15 year tenure at FNC, including: President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and House Speaker John Boehner.

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 Channel Media Contacts:
Irena Briganti/212-301-3608
Carly Shanahan/212-301-3851