Brit Hume

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(1998–present)
"ABC News"
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Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume Sr. (born June 22, 1943) is the Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel. He anchors "Special Report with Brit Hume" and is a panelist on "Fox News Sunday".

Early life

Hume was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) and George Graham Hume. He attended St. Albans School and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1965.

Career

Hume first worked for the "Hartford Times", and later for United Press International and the "Baltimore Evening Sun".cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1243,00.html |title=FOXNEWS.com Brit Hume Bio |date=2007-06-21 |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work= ] He then worked for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson from 1970-72.Later, Hume worked for ABC for 23 years from 1973-96, when he left to work for Fox News Channel. From 1973-76, Hume worked as a consultant for ABC's documentary division. From 1976-88, Hume worked as Capitol Hill correspondent; in 1989, he became ABC's chief White House correspondent. In 1991, Hume won an Emmy Award for his Gulf War coverage. He was also twice named "Best in the Business" as a White House correspondent by the "American Journalism Review" in a readers' poll. In January, 1997, he left ABC for Fox News.By the time Hume left, he had worked on many ABC shows, including, "World News Tonight With Peter Jennings", "Nightline", and "This Week".

Hume has published two books; his 1971 "Death and the Mines: Rebellion and Murder in the United Mine Workers" and the 1974 "Inside Story", a memoir of his days working with Jack Anderson. Hume has also contributed to such publications as "Harper's", "The Atlantic", "The New Republic", and "The Weekly Standard".

As a reporter for Anderson's column, Hume uncovered an internal corporate memo indicating that the 1972 Republican National Convention had been underwritten by ITT Corporation and that, in exchange, an antitrust case had been conveniently dropped by the Nixon White House shortly thereafter. Later, Anderson published a series of classified documents indicating the Nixon administration, contrary to its public pronouncements, had tipped in favor of Pakistan during its 1971 war with India. After those revelations, Anderson and his staff, including Hume, his wife and children were placed under surveillance by the Central Intelligence Agency. [ [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003602243 Documents Show CIA Spying on Journalists, Including Brit Hume and Michael Getler] , from the Associated Press in Editor and Publisher, June 21, 2007, accessed August 16, 2007] The agents code-named Hume "eggnog" and observed his family going about their daily business. This came to light during the Ford administration during Congressional hearings, and more recently as the result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

Hume plans to step down as host of "Special Report" at the end of 2008. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071501744.html Fox's Hume to Step Down - washingtonpost.com ] ]

Personal life

Hume is married to Kim Schiller Hume, Fox News vice president and former Washington bureau chief.

Brit Hume's son, Washington journalist Sandy Hume, was a reporter for "The Hill" and broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup against Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. In February 1998, Sandy Hume committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot from a hunting rifle. The National Press Club honors his memory with its annual Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism.

References

External links

* [http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,1243,00.html Fox News Biography]