Rick Folbaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Folbaum (1969-08-05)August 5, 1969 (age 56) |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University (B.S.) |
| Occupations | Television news anchor andTelevision journalist |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | Gray Media |
| Television | WANF (2019–present) |
| Children | 5 |
Rick Folbaum (born August 5, 1969) is an Americanbroadcast journalist. Since September 2019, he has been a news anchor atAtlanta'sWANF (channel 46). Most recently, he was a freelancer atCNN International and was also an original news anchor and correspondent for theFox News Channel.
Folbaum grew up inCherry Hill, New Jersey, and graduated in 1987 fromCherry Hill High School West.[1]
He graduated fromSyracuse University'sS. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.[2]
Folbaum began his career as a part of the launch team ofMSNBC as a writer[2] and also worked in radio atWOR-AM inNew York City.
Known for his years atFox News as an anchor ofFox News Live, theFox Report Saturdays, and as a substitute anchor forShepard Smith's programs, Folbaum joined in 1996 as one of the original anchors and correspondents, and was the network'sLondon-based correspondent from 1998 to 2000, covering news stories acrossEurope and theMiddle East.
Folbaum was co-anchor for theFOX flagship station inNew York City,WNYW,[3] forFox 5 News at 6. He joined in early 2006. In 2009, he returned to Fox News as a weekday substitute anchor and regularly hosted the Saturday 6:00 p.m. edition ofAmerica's News Headquarters.
In August 2013, Folbaum joinedWFOR, theCBS station in Miami, as an evening anchor.[4] He anchored at WFOR until 2018.[3]
Since November 2018, he worked as afreelance anchor forCNN International.[5] In September 2019, Folbaum was named the evening anchor ofWGCL, theCBS affiliate inAtlanta.[2][6]
Aside from his anchoring duties, he was also a recurrent guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire showRed Eye w/Greg Gutfeld prior to its cancellation.
Rick is the father of five children: Dylan, Summer, Chase, Harlowe, and Cash.[7]
In March 2020, Folbaum was diagnosed with and recovered fromcoronavirus.[8][9]