Fox Report

Infobox Television
show_name = Fox Report


caption =
genre = Newscast
camera = Multi-camera
picture_format = 480i NTSC
runtime = 60 minutes
presenter = Shepard Smith (weekdays)
Julie Banderas (weekends)
country = flag|United States
location = New York City
language = English
network = Fox News Channel
first_aired = September 13, 1999
last_aired = present
preceded_by = "The Schneider Report"
website = http://www.foxnews.com/foxreport
imdb_id = 0344647
tv_com_id = 39910The "Fox Report" is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted by Shepard Smith weekdays, and Julie Banderas on the weekends.

About the program

The program is described as FNC's "newscast of record" and has similar story length and pacing to the programs on the broadcast networks (namely "ABC World News", the "CBS Evening News", and "NBC Nightly News"). It is broadcast live every evening at 7:00 p.m. ET, on the weekends it is replayed at 3:00 a.m. ET. Previous to "Red Eye", Fox Report re-ared at 2 a.m. ET). On occasion, if a show that is reaired later in the night such as "Hannity & Colmes" or "On the Record" is preempted by breaking news, the "Fox Report" will air in its respective place. The program is cable television's most watched newscast, averaging about 1.5 million viewers per broadcast, although that is far fewer than even the lowest rated broadcast network newscast (CBS at 6.5 million). However, the program is the third most watched program on FNC, after "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Hannity and Colmes". The "Fox Report" is executive-produced by Jay Wallace, FNC's executive producer for news.

The program features Fox News correspondents and guests analyzing issues in quick segments, with no more than three or four minutes per story. Up to 70 stories are covered in a day. The program eschews "talking heads" and focuses on field reporting and comments from individuals directly involved in the story. One common feature is "Around the World in 80 Seconds," a pun on the Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days", that takes a quick look at interesting happenings around the world. In the same vein, but not time-restricted, is "Across America," where local Fox broadcast affiliates share their human interest news stories with FNC.

Throughout 2007, the program has begun to see changes with the program taking a more serious tone, removing "coming up" teasers, jokes, and a number of other elements, including the "G-Block," a segment featuring news about celebrities entertainment, and is notably the point at which host Shepard Smith made a slip of the tongue referring to Jennifer Lopez. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWm5ciDmQMk YouTube video] ] On September 24, 2007, the program debuted an elaborate, state-of-the-art new set with LED and plasma projection screens, as well as new music and graphics.

History

Mike Schneider, previously of NBC and ABC News, hosted FNC's first "regular" newscast, the "Schneider Report". This newscast included interviews with guests and was kept as close to center as possible. After Schneider left Fox News Channel, the program morphed into the "Fox News Report", which became simply the "Fox Report".

This was the first incarnation of a flashy, fast-paced newscast that Shepard Smith has since perfected. In particular, he started the trend of peppering news scripts with participles instead of using complete sentences. Jon Scott and Catherine Crier co-anchored until Crier left to join Court TV (now truTV). A short time later, Paula Zahn took over as the solo host of the then-called "Fox Report with Paula Zahn". Paula anchored the newscast until she became host of "The Edge", at which point the slot was given to Shepard Smith.

Originally, the "Fox Report" aired five nights a week (Monday-Friday). But in 2001 (shortly after 9/11), the newscast expanded to seven nights a week as the weekend editions were added. Rick Folbaum would anchor the Saturday, and later the weekend editions and substitute for Smith until he left FNC at the end of 2005, when he was replaced by Trace Gallagher. He anchored the weekend editions until he was re-assigned by FNC in 2007. Laurie Dhue, who was originally the Sunday anchor of the program, became the weekend anchor until her departure from FNC in early 2008, when Julie Banderas became the weekend anchor. [ [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/laurie_dhue_leaves_fnc_79981.asp Laurie Leaves FNC] ] .

The "Fox Report" unveiled a new studio on September 24, 2007; however, the weekend editions with Julie Banderas continue to be produced in Fox News' main studio.

Quotes

"Covering the globe, Fair and Balanced. News at the speed of live! From New York, this is the" Fox Report with Shepard Smith"." This was the opening voice over until 2007.

"From the Fox News hub in New York and Fox News teams around the globe, this is America's Newscast. You're on the Fox Report." This was the signature quote before the first commercial break of the "Fox Report".

"From the Fox News hub in New York and Fox News teams around the globe, this is news at the speed of live. You're on the "Fox Report" from Fox News Channel." This was another signature quote, but this one was used before the first commercial break in the weekend editions of the "Fox Report".

"From the news capital of the world, live to homes around the globe, this is your news. Fair and Balanced. News with a pulse. News not boring. This is/You're on the "Fox Report" from Fox News Channel." This was the quote before the first commercial break pre-9/11.

egments

*Across America: In this segment, local Fox affiliates around the nation share their human interest stories with FNC.
*Around the World in 80 Seconds: Similar to "Across America," this 80-second segment (which is a pun on the Jules Verne novel, "Around the World in Eighty Days") takes a look at other world news and happenings.
*U Report: Debuting on 2007-09-24, this segment is an amateur report from a viewer sent to mailto:[e-mail].
*Daily Britney: Successor to the G-Block, a brief report about Britney Spears.
*This Day in History: Seen at the end of the newscast, the anchor looks back at an historic event that occurred on this date (Example: September 11, 2001, which was the date in which 9/11 terror attacks in New York City and Washington, DC took place).

Anchors

*Shepard Smith (weeknights, 1999-present)
*Laurie Dhue (Sundays, 2001-2004; weekends, 2007-2008)
*Rick Folbaum (Saturdays, 2001-2004; weekends, 2004-2005)
*Trace Gallagher (weekends, 2005-2007; substitute weeknight anchor, 2007-present)
*Julie Banderas (weekends, 2008-present)

Logos

References

Barnhart, Aaron. "Mr. Smith Goes to Kansas." "Kansas City Star", November 6, 2006. [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/columnists/aaron_barnhart/15924314.htm]

External links

* [http://www.foxnews.com/foxreport/ "Fox Report" on FoxNews.com]