Suzanne Scott

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Suzanne Scott
Born1965/1966 (age 55–56)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmerican University[2]
OccupationMedia executive
Known forCEO of Fox News
Children1

Suzanne Scott is the current CEO of Fox News, the second CEO in the network's history.

Biography[]

Scott was raised in Parsippany, New Jersey.[1] Her father ran a trucking company out of the family home and her mother worked as a real estate agent.[1] She worked as an executive assistant to Chet Collier at CNBC before moving with Collier to Fox News[3] at its inception in 1996.[4] She began her work there as a programming assistant.[5]

According to a Fox News Channel press release, "Throughout her tenure at Fox News, Scott has risen through the ranks in a number of programming, production and creative positions including: executive vice president of programming (2016); senior vice president of programming and development (2009); vice president of programming (2007); network executive producer (2005); as well as associate producer, producer and senior producer of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (2002-2005). In addition, she was responsible for the launch of numerous on-air and digital initiatives, including the 2002 primetime debut of On the Record."[6]

After founder & former CEO Roger Ailes departed in 2016 before he died in 2017, Scott, Jay Wallace, and Jack Abernathy are credited with “turning Fox News around” after the scandal involving Roger. In that time, Scott worked as the president of programming, overseeing Fox News Channel's opinion shows including Fox & Friends, The Five and Hannity.[7]

On May 17, 2018, Scott was named CEO of both Fox News and Fox Business Network.[6] During this announcement, Lachlan Murdoch said Scott “has now made history as [Fox’s] first female CEO.” She was also the only woman in charge of a major TV news organization until Rashida Jones was installed as head of MSNBC.[4]

This decision has been met with some media backlash due to Scott's alleged complicity in several sexual harassment suits within the company. Scott was not a defendant in the suits, but was cited within them, and was involved in several internal complaints. She denies the accusations.[3]

A 2017 article quoting numerous former Fox News Channel on-air talent & support staff alleged that the "...executive assistant-turned-Fox News vice president of programming Suzanne Scott enforces with the wardrobe and makeup departments an aesthetic that features skimpy dresses, high-heeled open-toed shoes, and big hair for the channel’s on-air women."[8]

Former anchor Ed Henry in a June 2021 lawsuit filing alleged Scott covered up an affair between the president of Fox News and a subordinate during her time helming the network.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Battaglio, Stephen (April 3, 2019). "Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott keeps her focus on winning". Los Angeles Times. In contrast, the even-keeled Scott, 53, is not driven by ideology.
  2. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/19891368
  3. ^ a b Wolfson, Sam (17 May 2018). "Meet Suzanne Scott: the new Fox News CEO who enforced the 'miniskirt rule'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "A new CEO at Fox News, Suzanne Scott, comes with baggage from the Ailes years". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ Steel, Emily; Grynbaum, Michael M. (17 May 2018). "Suzanne Scott Named First Female Chief Executive of Fox News". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Media Relations - Fox News". Press.foxnews.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ Stelter, Brian (17 May 2018). "Suzanne Scott makes history as Fox News' first female CEO". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ Grove, Lloyd (7 July 2016). "Editor At Large". Daily Beast.
  9. ^ "Ed Henry Sues Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott, Alleging She Covered Up Affair Between Network President and Employee". Mediaite. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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2018-present 		Succeeded by
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