Fox News Channel Signs Former U.S. Representative Allen West to Contributor Role
FOX News Channel (FNC) has hired former U.S. Representative Allen West
(R-FL) as a contributor, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President
of Programming for the network. West will offer political commentary
across various daytime and primetime programs.
In making the announcement, Shine said, “Representative West’s
congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach
to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point of view to the FOX
News lineup.”
Currently, West is the Director of Next Generation TV Programming with
PJ Media. Prior to that, West served as a Republican member of the U.S.
House of Representatives for Florida, representing the state’s 22nd
congressional district, from January 2011 to January 2013. While a
member of Congress, he served on the Armed Services and Small Business
Committees. Additionally, West was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Before his political career, West served in the United States Army for
22 years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. West earned his
undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and his master’s
degree from Kansas State University. He also holds a Master of Military
Arts and Sciences from U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer
College.
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.
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