Shannon Bream | |
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| Born | Shannon Noelle DePuy (1970-12-23)December 23, 1970 (age 54) |
| Education | Liberty University (BS) Florida State University (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Televisionnews anchor,reporter, attorney |
| Employer | Fox News Media |
| Spouse | [1] |
Shannon Noelle Bream (néeDePuy; born December 23, 1970)[2][3][4] is an Americanjournalist andattorney who is a host ofFox News Sunday onFox News. She is also chief legal correspondent for the channel.[5] In 2022, she became host ofFox News Sunday.[6]
Prior to hostingFox News Sunday, she was the host ofFox News @ Night for five years. She was also a former contestant in theMiss America 1991 andMiss USA 1995 pageants.[3] She was a correspondent forNews 12 Networks onLong Island in the 1990s.
Bream is the daughter of Linda (née Evans) and Law Enforcement Officer Clarence Edward DePuy Jr.[7] She attendedLiberty University inLynchburg, Virginia[8] and, while there, won thepageant titleMiss Virginia in 1990. She then participated and finished in the top 10 in theMiss America 1991 pageant, where she was awarded a scholarship award that covered much of her undergraduate education.[9]
After graduating from Liberty University in 1993 with a business management degreemagna cum laude,[10] Bream attendedFlorida State University College of Law, where she interned with U.S. CongressmanBill McCollum, who was later appointedFlorida Attorney General. While at law school at Florida State, she won theMiss Florida USA pageant in 1995 and placed fourth in theMiss USA 1995 pageant, which paid for her law school education.[9][3]
After graduating with aJD degree with honors fromFlorida State University College of Law in 1996,[10] Bream moved toTampa, Florida, where she began her career as a lawyer specializing in race discrimination and sexual harassment.[10][11][3][9][8]
In 2001, she transitioned to television journalism, becoming the evening and late-night news reporter forWBTV inCharlotte, North Carolina.[9] In 2004, after three years at WBTV, Bream joinedWashington D.C.'sNBC affiliateWRC-TV.[9] At WRC-TV, she was a weekend anchor and covered general assignments.[12]
While at WRC-TV, Bream metBrit Hume, who was the managing editor ofFox News's Washington, D.C. bureau. With Hume's encouragement, she submitted audition tapes to Fox News.[8] Bream joined Fox News in November 2007, and was based in the network's Washington, D.C. bureau.[9] She then became the anchor/host ofFox News @ Night.[13]
On August 11, 2022, it was announced that Bream would replaceChris Wallace asFox News Sunday's new anchor, beginning September 11, 2022.
In addition to hostingFox News Sunday, Bream appears periodically on other Fox News programs, includingAmerica's Newsroom,Outnumbered,America Reports,The Story with Martha MacCallum,The Five,Special Report andGutfeld! as a guest and as a substitute host.
Bream is the author of three books:Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters,[14]The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today,[15] andThe Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families.[16] The bookThe Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today reached the number one spot onThe New York Times Best Seller list.[17]
Bream is aChristian and is trained as a classical pianist.[8][9] Bream's husband, Sheldon Bream, has a company that connects event planners with speakers, and is abrain tumor survivor.[1][18]
Ed DePuy ... my father
For Shannon Bream, now 41 [as of September 10, 2012]...
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