Brian Wilson (news correspondent)

Brian Glenn Wilson (born February 15, 1956) is an American former anchor reporter for the Fox News Channel. He is a past chairman of the Capitol Hill Radio/TV Correspondents' Association. He currently hosts Nashville’s Morning News with Brian Wilson on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, a talk radio station in Nashville.[1][2]

Brian Wilson
Born
Brian Glenn Wilson

(1956-02-15) February 15, 1956
Odessa, Texas, U.S.
OccupationTalk radio host, Fox News anchor, professor
Notable credit(s)
Weekend Live

Early life and Education

Wilson was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. Wilson holds a Master’s degree in print journalism from the American University, in addition to having served as an adjunct professor in at the American University School of Communication.

Career

Wilson began his career as a reporter at KFDA, the CBS affiliate station in Amarillo, Texas. Wilson then served as a reporter and anchor on WTTG in Washington, D.C.

Wilson hosted a Washington D.C. based weekend program on Fox News Channel, and was once a substitute anchor for Brit Hume on the weekday program Special Report with Brit Hume. From 2003 to 2006, he was also the congressional correspondent for the network. In January 2007, he was promoted to the Washington bureau chief for Fox News.[3][4]

In mid-September 2010, Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post reported that Wilson had resigned from the network, adding that the breakup between Fox and Wilson "wasn't pretty." [5][6] During his career at Fox News, Wilson was the first to report on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, and has covered the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Tom DeLay ethics investigations, the Democratic National Convention, and the Republican National Convention.

In 2011, Wilson joined 630 WMAL Washington DC/105.9 WMAL-FM Woodbridge Virginia as a host.[7] He left the station in 2018.

In July 2016, newspapers reported Wilson had allegedly sexually harassed Fox News reporter Rudi Bakhtiar in 2006, before his promotion to the Washington bureau chief in 2007.[3][4] In those reports, Wilson denies harassing Bakhtiar.[3][4]

In February 2018, Cumulus Media signed Wilson as the new host of its Nashville Morning News show on News Talk radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WWTN-FM.[1]

In the 2019 film, Bombshell, which details the events preceding Roger Ailes' firing after sexual misconduct allegations, Wilson is portrayed by Brian d'Arcy James.[8]

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References
  1. "SuperTalk 99.7 WTN Welcomes Brian Wilson". WWTN-FM. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. "Program Schedule". WWTN-FM. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. Rutenberg, Jim; Steel, Emily; Koblin, John (2016-07-23). "At Fox News, Kisses, Innuendo, Propositions and Fears of Reprisal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. Sherman, Gabriel (2016-07-23). "How Fox News Fired and Silenced a Female Reporter Who Alleged Sexual Harassment". nymag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. Howard Kurtz - Brian Wilson gone from Fox
  6. "Brian Wilson, Fox News Anchor, Leaving Network". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. "Former WMAL Host Brian Wilson Takes Mornings At WWTN Nashville". Radio Insight. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  8. Guerrasio, Jason. "The director of 'Bombshell' talks about filming the movie's most harrowing scenes, and one detail you might have missed". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
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