FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has signed a multi-year contract to remain in her current role, Fox Corporation CEO and CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced Tuesday.
“Suzanne’s excellent leadership and business acumen are evident in Fox News Media,” Murdoch said.
“Her investments in the people and the purpose of Fox News have enabled us to break rating records, build a leading news platform across multiple platforms and create a more collaborative and inclusive internal culture.”
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FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has signed a multi-year contract to stay in her current role.
Murdoch continues: “Suzanne’s track record of success, innovative spirit and dedication to excellence makes her the ideal person to continue to lead and grow FOX News.”
Scott was named the first female CEO of Fox News in May 2018 and has expanded the Fox News Channel brand into a multiple platform juggernaut now known as Fox News Media.
“I am grateful to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch for the opportunity to continue leading FOX News Media and to position all of our platforms for future success,” Scott said.
Prior to Scott’s promotion to CEO, Scott was the chair of programming for both Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, where she oversaw all network programming and talent management. She was responsible for building the current power station’s primetime range by adding Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.
Scott, who has been with Fox News for 25 years, also co-hosted programs hosted by Martha MacCallum and Harris Faulkner, while expanding Dana Perino’s journalistic role on the network.
Under Scott, Fox News becomes the most important basic cable network for five consecutive years over the most important measurable. FNC ends 2020 as the first cable news network to end the year ever with more than 3.5 million viewers.
In 2020, Fox News also made history as the first cable network to surpass the broadcast time for a season, retaining the network from Memorial Day to the present day.
Fox News’ advertising sales thrived under Scott’s leadership and she also launched several initiatives to promote a more transparent workplace environment. In September 2020, FOX News Media was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the first time.
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Scott first joined Fox News in 1996 as a programming assistant to television icon Chet Collier. Along the way, she has held titles, including senior producer, executive producer, vice president of programming and senior vice president of programming and development.
Scott was named one of Crain’s most powerful women in 2019 and will be honored by Variety in 2020 as a woman of impact. She was also one of the most powerful people of The Hollywood Reporter in New York Media in 2018 and 2019 and has piled up other achievements in the media industry. , including the Variety 500 lists of 2018, 2019 and 2020, an index of the most influential business leaders of the media industry.