Special Report with Bret Baier
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| Special Report with Bret Baier | |
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 Current Logo As Taken From Foxnews.com |
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| Genre | Political news/talk program |
| Presented by | Bret Baier (2009-present) Brit Hume (1998-2008) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox News Channel |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | 1998 – present |
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| Preceded by | Fox News Live |
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| Official website | |
| U.S. Network Evening News | ||
| Networks | ||
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| ABC | World News with Charles Gibson | |
| CBS | CBS Evening News with Katie Couric | |
| NBC | NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams | |
| PBS | PBS NewsHour | |
| Cable | ||
| BBC | BBC World News America | |
| CNN | The Situation Room | |
| FNC | Special Report with Bret Baier Fox Report with Shepard Smith |
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| HLN | Prime News | |
| MSNBC | Hardball with Chris Matthews | |
| TWC | PM Edition Weather Center |
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| Spanish Networks | ||
| Uni | Noticiero Univision | |
| Tel | Noticiero Telemundo | |
Special Report with Bret Baier (formerly Special Report with Brit Hume) is an American television program appearing on Fox News Channel. It airs live each Monday through Friday at 6:00pm ET.
On December 23, 2008, anchor Brit Hume hosted his final show before officially stepping down as anchor. The last 15 minutes of the program served as a tribute to Hume, including kind words from former President George H.W. Bush, then-President George W. Bush, then-Vice President Dick Cheney, and ABC News anchor Charles Gibson, as well as several Fox News reporters, and allowed him some final thoughts. Hume announced his regular substitute, Bret Baier, would become the full-time host after the holidays. On January 6, 2009, Hume returned as a senior political analyst and began providing commentary and analysis.
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[edit] About the show
The show was originally hosted by Brit Hume, Washington managing editor for the network. The show reports on the day's events, usually focusing on political stories out of the nation's capital, particularly on the President, the Congress, and the Supreme Court. The show has been a part of the Fox News program lineup since 1996 and is the number one cable news broadcast in its time slot. It was reported that Hume would retire at the end of 2008.[1][2] On December 23, 2008 - Hume's final night as host - it was announced Bret Baier, then Fox News' chief White House correspondent, would become the show's host.[3][4] On June 15, 2009, the show launched in high definition with new music and graphics.[5]
[edit] Format
A typical show begins with news stories featuring various Fox News correspondents, followed by an interview conducted by Hume of political newsmakers or pundits. After the halfway point of the show (and a short break for current headlines), Hume presents what he humorously refers to as "the most scintillating two minutes in television," (or some variation of the same), the "Political Grapevine" — a collection of short items, sometimes humorous, about minor political happenings. Hume sometimes uses this segment to point out oddities in coverage of a story by competing news media. (In the early days of the Iraq War, this segment was referred to by Hume as the "Wartime Grapevine.")
The best-known part of Special Report is Baier's discussion with "The Fox All-Stars," a two-segment panel of three political reporters and columnists.
The show ends with a comedic clip, known as "the kicker", usually taken from the preceding night's shows by David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, or sometimes MADtv (which airs Saturday nights on the Fox network, also owned by News Corporation), or Saturday Night Live. Hume then usually signs off with, "That's Special Report for this time, please tune us in next time, and in the meantime, more news is on the way— fair, balanced and unafraid." Baier now ends the show with, "Your source for news, tonight and every night."[6] Most recently, Baier has ended the show with, "Straightforward news in uncertain times."
[edit] "Fox All-Star" Panel members
- Fred Barnes - Editor of the Weekly Standard
- Jeff Birnbaum - Washington Post columnist
- Nina Easton - Washington Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine
- Stephen F. Hayes - Weekly Standard columnist
- Mort Kondracke - Roll Call columnist
- Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post columnist
- Bill Kristol - Editor of the Weekly Standard
- Mara Liasson - National Public Radio national political correspondent
- Judith Miller - Journalist for the Manhattan Institute
- Kirsten Powers - Democratic political analyst and New York Post columnist
- Bill Sammon - Fox News Channel's Vice President of News and Washington Managing Editor
- A. B. Stoddard - Associate Editor of The Hill
- Juan Williams - National Public Radio senior correspondent
[edit] Facts
Until 2008, news headlines during the live version of the broadcast were provided by Shepard Smith. This practice has since been discontinued.
Special Report is broadcast at the network's Capitol Hill studio in Washington. However, on Election Night (or on nights the primary elections are held), the program is broadcast in the network's New York studios instead of its Washington, DC studio.
[edit] References
- ^ Fox's Hume to Step Down - washingtonpost.com
- ^ Fox News' Hume Reflects on Retirement - broadcastingcable.com
- ^ Bret Baier to be Named Host of "Special Report" TVNewser. Retrieved on December 23, 2008.
- ^ Fox News pays tribute to Brit Hume - YouTube.com
- ^ Taxes, reform, protests and…freedom - FoxNews.com
- ^ Respectfully, Hume Torch Is Passed - washingtonpost.com
[edit] External links
- Special Report with Bret Baier on FoxNews.com
- The Daily Bret on FoxNews.com
- Special Report on Twitter
- About Special Report with Bret Baier on FoxNews.com
- Special Report with Bret Baier at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Glenn Beck |
Fox News Channel Weekday lineup 6:00 PM –7:00 PM |
Succeeded by Fox Report |
