Vice President Harris’ First FOX News Sit-Down Interview To Take Place in Pennsylvania
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2024--
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) chief political anchor Bret Baier will conduct an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 16th. This week’s appearance marks her first formal sit-down interview on the network ever and will air during Special Report with Bret Baierat 6 PM/ET on October 16th. Baier will be anchoring Special Report from Pennsylvania that evening.
FNC’s chief political anchor and anchor and executive editor of cable news’ most-watched newscast Special Report with Bret Baier(weekdays, 6- 7PM/ET), is home to the largest and most politically diverse audience in cable news, averaging 2.3 million viewers and 233,000 in A25-54 with more Democrats and Independents tuning in to Baier than any show in its timeslot. This election cycle, Baier created the popular Common Groundsegment which features political leaders from across the aisle discussing the issues of the day with the goal of finding middle ground. He is also host of FOX News Audio's "The Bret Baier Podcast" which includes Common Ground and The All-Star Panel.
Since joining FNC in 1998 as an Atlanta-based reporter, Baier has played an integral role in coverage of every major political event. Most recently, Baier co-led the network’s special Democracy 2024 coverage of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, among numerous political events which have consistently ranked number one in all of television, outpacing cable news and broadcast coverage. During recent cycles, Baier has moderated Republican presidential primary debates and town halls with candidates across the political spectrum, including former President Donald Trump as well as then-candidates former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and former mayor Michael Bloomberg. Baier has also interviewed world leaders, including Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bi Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, then-President Barack Obama, then-President George W. Bush, then-Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other international newsmakers. A six-time New York Times bestselling author, Baier is the recipient of the 2024 Horatio Alger award and the 2017 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last eight years and the most-watched television news channel for more than 22 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 50% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. Additionally, a 2023 New York Times/Siena College poll found FNC as the leading single source of news for voters across the country. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 70 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.
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