Bill Hemmer

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image_size = 150px
name = Bill Hemmer
caption =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|11|14|mf=y
birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
occupation = Co-host of "America's Newsroom"
website = [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167527,00.html Biography on FoxNews.com]

Bill Hemmer (born William George Hemmer, on November 14, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American television news anchor. He is currently a co-host of "America's Newsroom [ [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/morning_changes_to_fox_news_live_hemmer_kelly_to_9am_scott_to_12pm_52287.asp Morning Changes To Fox News Live] , "TVNewser"] " on the Fox News Channel.

He is the son of William Hemmer, a mattress executive, and Georganne Knittle, a homemaker. [ [http://www.americanprofile.com/article/4718.html CNN's Bill Hemmer] , "American Profile"] A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he is the middle child and second son of the Hemmer's five children. He attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic parochial school before graduating from Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a devout Catholic. [ [http://www.americancatholic.org/messenger/Nov2000/feature1.asp Bill Hemmer: CNN's Emmy-winning News Anchor] , "St. Anthony Messenger"] , [ [http://www.cincygentlemen.com/hemmer.aspx Bill Hemmer: The Journey Continues] , "CincyGentlemen.online"] He has returned to Cincinnati each year to host, with his family, the George Knittle Memorial Bayley Place Golf Classic in honor of his grandfather, which benefits Bayley Place Assisted Living . [ [http://www.bayleyplace.org/pdf/annual_report0607.pdf Bayley Place Newsletter] , "Bayley Place Newsletter"] . In 2008, he also is the honorary chair of the Ohio River Valley chapter for the Arthritis walk. [ [http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/ohio-river-valley/walk-walk-ambassadors.php Ohio River Valley Arthritis Foundation] ,"Arthritis Foundation"]

While in college, Hemmer interned as a radio DJ at WOXY-FM and later moved to an internship at Cincinnati's CBS affiliate WCPO where he later moved to weekend sports. He took a year long hiatus from CBS to take a trip around the world and wrote dispatches, submitted tapes and photos for both the local newspaper and CBS's local affiliate which were published under "Bill's Excellent Adventure." On his return from hiatus, he returned for two years to anchor locally before accepting a position at CNN's Atlanta office.

Hemmer spent ten years at CNN hosting a number of programs, including "American Morning" (originally with Paula Zahn then eventually with Soledad O'Brien), "CNN Tonight", "CNN Early Edition", "CNN Morning News", and "CNN Live Today" with co-anchor and friend Daryn Kagan. During the 2000 Presidential Election aftermath, Hemmer's Florida anchor position briefly earned him the nickname "Chad Lad." [ [http://www.observer.com/node/37317 The Summer of Bill Begins] , "The New York Observer"]

There has been much speculation about the reasons for Hemmer's departure from CNN, but neither CNN nor Hemmer has made any official comments. Hemmer reportedly left CNN after the organization took him off American Morning and prepared to send him to Washington, D.C. as their senior White House Correspondent. Hemmer has publicly cited only his desire to remain in New York City as his reason for departure. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/17/AR2005051700048_pf.html Hemmer Considers Departure from CNN] "Washington Post"]

Since joining Fox News in August 2005, Hemmer has reported on a large number of stories both at the news desk and in the field. These have included the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, the 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis, the Iraq War, and an interview with 2008 presumptive presidential nominee (Democratic Party), Barack Obama (July 2008). [ [http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/28/video-exclusive-bill-hemmer-interviews-barack-obama-in-london/ Sit down interview with Barack Obama] "FoxNews.com"] He is one of the few reporters to have been embedded with U.S. Marines in Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

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External links

* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167527,00.html Bio on FoxNews.com]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/americasnewsroom "America's Newsroom" on FoxNews.com]
* [http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/media/features/n_9548/ Profile in "New York" magazine (2003)]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/americaselectionhq/index.html "America's Election HQ" on FoxNews.com]
* [http://www.cincygentlemen.com/hemmer.aspx Profile in "CincyGentlemen.com" (2008)]
* [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/hemmer/223203 "TVGuide.com"]