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| Brit Hume | |
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| Born | Alexander Britton Hume Sr. June 22, 1943 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Schiller Hume formerly Clare Jacobs Stoner (February 10, 1965-?)[1] |
| Children | Louis Virginia Alexander, Jr. (deceased)[1] |
| Religious belief(s) | Episcopalian[1] |
| Notable credit(s) | Fox News Senior Political Analyst (2008–present) Special Report with Brit Hume anchor (1998–2008) ABC News Chief White House Correspondent (1989–1996) ABC News correspondent (1976–1988) |
Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume, Sr. (born June 22, 1943, Washington, D.C.) is an American television journalist and commentator. He is currently senior political analyst for Fox News and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday. He was previously the Washington, D.C. managing editor of Fox News and the anchor of Special Report with Brit Hume.
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Early life
Hume was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) and George Graham Hume. He attended St. Albans School and graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A., English, 1965).[1][2]
Career
Hume first worked for The Hartford Times, and later for United Press International and the Baltimore Evening Sun.[3] He then worked for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson from 1970-72, and later for Richard Pollak, founding editor of [MORE] (a monthly media review published in the 1970s), as a Washington Editor during the mid-70s. During his time with [MORE], Hume worked for ABC for 23 years from 1973-96, when he left to work for Fox News Channel. From 1973–76, Hume worked as a consultant for ABC's documentary division. From 1976–88, Hume worked as Capitol Hill correspondent; in 1989, he became ABC's chief White House correspondent.[3] In 1991, Hume won an Emmy Award for his Gulf War coverage. He was also twice named "Best in the Business" as a White House correspondent by the American Journalism Review in a readers' poll. In January, 1997, he left ABC for Fox News.[3] By the time Hume left, he had worked on many ABC shows, including, World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline, and This Week.
Hume has contributed to such publications as Harper's, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and The Weekly Standard. He has also written two books:
- Hume, Brit (1971). Death and the mines; rebellion and murder in the United Mine Workers. New York: Grossman. ISBN 067026105X. http://lccn.loc.gov/75106294. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- Hume, Brit (1974). Inside story (1st ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0385065264. http://lccn.loc.gov/73083640. Retrieved 2008-12-31. (a memoir of his days working with Jack Anderson)
Hume reported a story for Anderson's "Washington Merry-Go-Round" column that after ITT Corporation had contributed $400,000 to the 1972 Republican National Convention the Nixon Department of Justice had settled the antitrust case against ITT.
Anderson published a series of classified documents indicating the Nixon administration, contrary to its public pronouncements, had tilted in favor of Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After those revelations, Anderson and his staff, including Hume and his family were briefly under surveillance by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1972.[5][6] The agents code-named Hume "eggnog" and observed his family going about their daily business. These documents came to light during the Ford administration during Congressional hearings, and more recently as the result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Hume appeared as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor and announced that his last day in the anchor chair would be December 23. When asked how he would spend his time in retirement, Hume stated "Three G's; God, granddaughters and golf."
On Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Hume hosted his final episode of Special Report as anchor, announcing that Bret Baier, Chief White House correspondent for Fox News, would be his replacement. He will return to Fox News as a senior political analyst (in fact, his first appearance in this role took place about 10 minutes after the end of his last show on the Fox Report) and will remain a panelist on Fox News Sunday.
Personal life
Hume is married to Kim Schiller Hume, Fox News vice president and former Washington bureau chief.
Brit Hume's son, Washington journalist Sandy Hume, was a reporter for The Hill and broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup against Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. In February 1998, Sandy Hume committed suicide. The National Press Club honors his memory with its annual Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism.[4][7][8]
Brit Hume is the recipient of several awards:[9]
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- Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalist (2003)
- Emmy Award for coverage of the Gulf War (1991)
- American Journalism Review "Best in the Business" award (twice) for White House coverage
References
- ^ a b c d Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: H1000048166. Fee. Updated 10/02/2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Q & A - Transcript of Brit Hume interview". C-SPAN. July 20, 2008. http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1189. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ a b c "FOXNEWS.com Brit Hume Bio". 2007-06-21. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1243,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ a b Kurtz, Howard (April 19, 2006). "Moving to the Right: Brit Hume's Path Took Him From Liberal Outsider to The Low-Key Voice of Conservatism on Fox News". Washington Post: p. C01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/18/AR2006041801943_pf.html. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Documents Show CIA Spying on Journalists, Including Brit Hume and Michael Getler". Associated Press (Editor and Publisher). June 21, 2007. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003602243. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ Wilderotter, James A.; CIA Director William Colby, CIA General Counsel John Warner (January 3, 1975). "CIA Matters (memorandum for the file)". p. 2. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/family_jewels_wilderotter.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-01. "From February 15 to April 12, 1972 "personal surveillances" were conducted by the CIA on Jack Anderson and ... Britt Hume... The physical surveillances consisted only of watching the targets, and involved no breaking, entry or wiretaping. Apparently ... after ... "tilt toward Pakistan" stories."
- ^ Tapper, Jake (March 13 - 19, 1998). "Suicide Watch". Washington City Paper. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=14598. Retrieved 2008-12-31. (Vol. 18, #11)
- ^ "National Press Club Journalism Awards" (PDF). National Press Club. p. 2. http://www.press.org/activities/programs/awards/2008_awards_form.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-01. "Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism"
- ^ "Q & A Brit Hume". C-SPAN. July 20, 2008. http://www.q-and-a.org/Program/?ProgramID=1189. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- [MORE], January 1974.
- Nation, January 10, 1972.
- Newsweek, January 3, 1972.
- New York Review of Books, December 2, 1971.
- New York Times Book Review, August 11, 1974.
- Saturday Review, April 1, 1972.
- Washington Post Book World, September 8, 1974.
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