Shannon Bream

About

Shannon Bream is a well-known television anchor, news reporter, and lawyer in America. She hosts Fox News Sunday and is Fox News' chief legal correspondent. Bream joined Fox News as a legal reporter in 2007 following her work as a reporter and weekend anchor at WBTV and WRC-TV. Shannon Bream's career combines legal practice with television news reporting since she was previously a lawyer specializing in racial discrimination and sexual harassment. Besides writing about the law, Bream writes about faith and biblical topics. Bream has authored five books, one of which, "The Women of the Bible Speak," made No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Quick Facts about Shannon Bream: Field Details Full Name Shannon Noelle Bream Former Name Shannon Noelle DePuy Current Position Host of Fox News Sunday; Chief Legal Correspondent Current Company Fox News Media Location United States Previous Leadership Roles Anchor/Host of Fox News @ Night; Weekend Anchor at WRC-TV Previous Companies WBTV; WRC-TV; Fox News Legal Experience Lawyer specializing in race discrimination and sexual harassment Legal Qualification JD with honors, Florida State University College of Law Pageant Experience Miss Virginia 1990; Miss Florida USA 1995; Miss America 1991 participant; Miss USA 1995 participant Career Overview of Shannon Bream: Bream started her career in law after obtaining a JD from Florida State University College of Law in 1996. Bream later went into television journalism, having joined WBTV in Charlotte in 2001 and later working with WRC-TV in Washington DC in 2004. Her journey to becoming a part of Fox News began by reporting for the Washington-based Fox News bureau in 2007 before taking up Fox News @ Night. In 2022, Bream became the anchor of Fox News Sunday, which was the first time that a woman was anchoring the show. Career Timeline: Year Career Experience 1996 Lawyer, Tampa, Florida: Began her legal career after earning a JD from Florida State University College of Law, specializing in race discrimination and sexual harassment. 2001 Evening and Late-Night News Reporter, WBTV: Transformed her career from law to news reporting and went to work at WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2004 Weekend Anchor and General Assignment Reporter, WRC-TV: Migrated to Washington, D.C., and began working at the NBC affiliate of the city, where she reported on general assignment and anchored weekend news broadcasts. 2007 Fox News: Joined Fox News in November and worked out of the news bureau of the network located in Washington, D.C. 2017 Host, Fox News @ Night: Became the anchor and host of Fox News @ Night, a position that she held for five years. 2022 Host, Fox News Sunday: Took charge of Fox News Sunday in September when chosen as the replacement for Chris Wallace. She became the first female to anchor the show. Author, The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Published her third book as an author while simultaneously working in television journalism.

Experience

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  Host

  FOX News

  Nov 2007 to Present

  Host, Legal and political news

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  Weekend Anchor & General Assignment Reporter

  WRC-TV

  Jan 2004 to Nov 2007

  Weekend Anchor & General Assignment Reporter

Awards

• 2021: New York Times No. 1 BestsellerThe Women of the Bible Speak reached No. 1 on the bestseller list.
• 1995: Miss Florida USAWon the Miss Florida USA title and advanced to Miss USA.
• 1991: Miss America Top 10Finished in the Top 10 and received a scholarship award.
• 1990: Miss VirginiaWon the Miss Virginia title while attending Liberty University.
• 2026: Washington Women in Journalism AwardHonored for outstanding work in broadcast journalism.

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