FOX News Channel’s Bret Baier to Conduct Interview With Vice President Kamala Harris on Special Report This Wednesday, October 16th

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FOX News Channel's Bret Baier will interview Vice President Kamala Harris on October 16th in Pennsylvania, marking her first formal sit-down on the network. The interview will air during Special Report with Bret Baier at 6 PM/ET. Baier, FNC's chief political anchor, has a show averaging 2.3 million viewers, including a significant number of Democrats and Independents. Baier's Common Ground segment features bipartisan discussions. He has extensively covered major political events and interviewed numerous political figures and world leaders. FNC is the leading network in basic cable, with a diverse audience and nearly 70 million homes reached.

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• Vice President Kamala Harris' first formal sit-down interview on FOX News Channel.
• Interview to air on Special Report with Bret Baier, a show with 2.3 million viewers.
• FOX News Channel leads basic cable networks and attracts a politically diverse audience.

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Vice President Harris’ First FOX News Sit-Down Interview To Take Place in Pennsylvania

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FOX News Channel’s (FNC) chief political anchor Bret Baier will conduct an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 16^th. This week’s appearance marks her first formal sit-down interview on the network ever and will air during Special Report with Bret Baier at 6 PM/ET on October 16^th. Baier will be anchoring Special Report from Pennsylvania that evening.

FNC’s chief political anchor and anchor and executive editor of cable news’ most-watched newscast Special Report with Bret Baier (weekdays, 6- 7PM/ET), is home to the largest and most politically diverse audience in cable news, averaging 2.3 million viewers and 233,000 in A25-54 with more Democrats and Independents tuning in to Baier than any show in its timeslot. This election cycle, Baier created the popular Common Ground segment which features political leaders from across the aisle discussing the issues of the day with the goal of finding middle ground. He is also host of FOX News Audio's "The Bret Baier Podcast" which includes Common Ground and The All-Star Panel.

Since joining FNC in 1998 as an Atlanta-based reporter, Baier has played an integral role in coverage of every major political event. Most recently, Baier co-led the network’s special Democracy 2024 coverage of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, among numerous political events which have consistently ranked number one in all of television, outpacing cable news and broadcast coverage. During recent cycles, Baier has moderated Republican presidential primary debates and town halls with candidates across the political spectrum, including former President Donald Trump as well as then-candidates former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and former mayor Michael Bloomberg. Baier has also interviewed world leaders, including Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bi Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, then-President Barack Obama, then-President George W. Bush, then-Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other international newsmakers. A six-time New York Times bestselling author, Baier is the recipient of the 2024 Horatio Alger award and the 2017 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last eight years and the most-watched television news channel for more than 22 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 50% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. Additionally, a 2023 New York Times/Siena College poll found FNC as the leading single source of news for voters across the country. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 70 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.

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FOX News Media Contact:

Jessica Ketner: 212-301-3976 or Jessica.ketner@FOX.com

Source: FOX News Channel

FAQ

When will Vice President Kamala Harris be interviewed on FOX News Channel?

Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed on October 16th during Special Report with Bret Baier at 6 PM/ET.

What is significant about Vice President Kamala Harris' interview on FOX News?

It marks her first formal sit-down interview on the network.

Who will conduct the interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on FOX News?

Bret Baier, FOX News Channel's chief political anchor, will conduct the interview.

How many viewers does Special Report with Bret Baier attract?

Special Report with Bret Baier averages 2.3 million viewers.