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Special Report With Brit Hume: Behind the Scenes in WashingtonHow will the politics of change in Washington affect your life and your business? The anchor of the highest rated political program on cable TV addresses the latest headlines out of Washington and the new faces in the Obama White House.
What's Ahead in 2010: The President, the Congress, and the PolicyThe 2008 election year has placed Obama under a microscope on the Iraq war, health care, education reform, global peace process and the environment. FOX New's Brit Hume draws from his 40 years in political journalism to clarify the new agenda, analyze hisr strategy and discuss how the country may look going forward.
Beyond Iraq: The World's View of America 25 Years of Following America's Presidents The Future of the MediaSpeaker Information
With more than 43 years of journalism experience to draw from, Brit Hume currently serves as a senior political analyst for FOX News Channel (FNC) and contributes to all major political coverage. Hume also is regular panelist on FOX's weekly public affairs program, FOX News Sunday.
Hume stepped down as anchor of Special Report in December 2008 after more than 10 years at the helm of the program. Under his leadership, Special Report was the highest rated political program on cable television. In this capacity, Hume also served as the Washington managing editor and was responsible for overseeing news content for FOX News' Washington bureau. He also anchored all network coverage for every presidential and Congressional election from 1997-2008.
Before joining FOX News in 1996, Hume was with ABC News for 23 years, serving as chief White House correspondent from 1989 through 1996. During his tenure, he contributed to World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week as well as various specials for the news division. Hume joined ABC in 1973 as a consultant for the network's documentary division and was named a Washington correspondent in 1976. He was later promoted to Capitol Hill correspondent and reported on Congress until 1988.
Earlier, Hume reported for United Press International, beginning his career as a newspaper reporter with The Hartford Times and the Baltimore Evening Sun.
He has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2003 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from the National Press Foundation, and a 1991 Emmy Award for his coverage of the Gulf War. The author of two books Inside Story and Death and the Mines, Hume was twice named "The Best in the Business" by the American Journalism Review for coverage of the White House.
A graduate of the University of Virginia , Hume resides in Washington , D.C. , with his wife Kim Schiller Hume.
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Testimonials
"Brilliance and common sense in one package. Brit, you are a rarity. Thanks for the wonderful job before our hospital CEOs."
- North Carolina Hospital Association
"Brit was the best guest speaker we ever had."
- E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Company
"His memory and eye for detail bolstered his reputation as one of the best reporters in Washington."
- Institute for Research on Economics of Taxation
"Mr. Hume received a standing ovation! He makes a program chairman look good."
- Cincinnati Ohio Women's Club
"Mr. Hume is simply excellent!"
- University of Iowa Lecture Series