Brit Hume Biography
Brit Hume, a journalist now working as a senior political analyst for FOX News Channel (FNC). He also acts as a regular panelist on FOX’s weekly public affairs program, FOX News Sunday, and contributes to all major political coverage. Furthermore, he came to the network in 1996.
Brit Hume Age
Hume was born on June 22, 1943, in Washington, D.C. the United States. Now, he is 78 years old.
Brit Hume Education
Hume graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1965.
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Brit Hume Height
Hume stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93m). He weighs 87kg.
Brit Hume Family
Hume is the son of George Graham Hume and Virginia Powell Hume. Hume is of Scottish descent, descended from George Home (1698–1760), a son of the 10th Baron of Wedderburn exiled to Virginia in the aftermath of the First Jacobite Rebellion
Brit Hume Wife
Hume firstly married Clare Jacobs Stoner and together they had a son, Sandy Hume, who died of suicide in February 1998. He also has a daughter Virginia Hume born in 1965. Virginia worked as a contributor to The Weekly Standard.
Hume married Kim Schiller Hume, worked as a Fox News vice president and Washington bureau chief prior to her retirement in 2006 1993. Currently, he lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife.
Brit Hume Fox News
Hume now works as a senior political analyst for FOX News Channel (FNC). He acts as a regular panelist on FOX’s weekly public affairs program, FOX News Sunday, and contributes to all major political coverage. He came to the network in 1996. Hume has provided political analysis of every major political event since joining the network. Most recently, he provided coverage during the 2020 presidential and vice-presidential debates and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
Previously, from September 2016 until the 2016 presidential election, Hume stepped in as interim host of On the Record, which aired weekdays at 7 PM/ET. He also previously anchored Special Report and led the program for more than 10 years, stepping down in December 2008. Under his leadership, Special Report was the highest-rated political program on cable television. In this capacity, Hume also served as the Washington managing editor and was responsible for overseeing news content for FOX News’ Washington bureau. He also anchored all of the network’s coverage for every presidential election from 1996-to 2008.
Before joining FOX News in 1996, Hume was with ABC News for 23 years. Serving as chief White House correspondent from 1989 through 1996. During his tenure, he contributed to World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline, and This Week, besides various specials for the news division. Hume joined ABC in 1973 as a consultant for the network’s documentary division and was named a Washington correspondent in 1976. He was later promoted to Capitol Hill correspondent and reported on Congress until 1988.
Earlier, Hume reported for United Press International. Starting his career as a newspaper reporter with The Hartford Times and The Baltimore Evening Sun.
He has earned multiple honors and awards, like the 2003 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from the National Press Foundation and a 1991 Emmy Award for his coverage of the Gulf War. The author of two books “Inside Story” and “Death and the Mines,” Hume was named “the best in the business” by the American Journalism Review for his extensive news coverage of the White House.
Brit Hume Salary
Hume receives an annual salary ranging from $ 43,668 to $ 150,443. However, details about the exact amount of salary she earns are currently not available.
Brit Hume Net Worth
Brit has an estimated net worth of $14 million.