FOX News Channel (FNC) has re-signed Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of
Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, announced Roger
Ailes, Chairman & CEO. This new multi-year deal will extend through the
2016 presidential election.
In making the announcement, Mr. Ailes said, “Karl’s detailed knowledge
of state and national politics, as well as fundraising and strategy,
makes him an important player in our ongoing political coverage and we
look forward to him continuing his analysis across all platforms for FOX
News and FOX Business.”
Rove joined FNC as a contributor in February of 2008, providing
political analysis and key insights on the election seasons that
followed. Prior to this, Rove served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior
Advisor during President George W. Bush’s administration before he
resigned in 2007. Rove also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the
Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic
Initiatives. Before his tenure at the White House, he was the chief
strategist for President Bush’s 2000 Presidential campaign, as well as
his re-election in 2004.
During his extensive career in politics, Rove also served as a political
consultant to a number of Republican candidates during their successful
campaigns, including former Texas Governor Bill Clements and former
Texas Representative and Senator Phil Gramm. Additionally, he was
president of Karl Rove & Company, a public affairs firm based in Austin
and taught at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and in the Journalism
Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Rove attended the
University of Utah where he began his career with the College
Republicans as their executive director before becoming Chairman of the
organization.
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 eleven 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.
