FOX News Channel Signs Former Congressman Trey Gowdy to Contributor Role
31 January 2019 - 5:35AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed former South Carolina
Congressman Trey Gowdy (R) as a contributor, the network announced
today. In this role, he will offer political and legal analysis
across both FNC and FOX Business Network’s (FBN) daytime and
primetime programming.
Prior to joining FNC, Rep. Gowdy represented South Carolina's
Fourth Congressional District beginning in 2010 and after four
terms in Congress, he announced that he would not seek re-election
in 2018. Rep. Gowdy served as Chairman of the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee and was a member of the House
Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. In addition, he served on
the Education and Workforce Committee, the Ethics Committee and was
chair of the House Select Committee on the 2012 attack in Benghazi,
Libya. During his time in Congress, Rep. Gowdy played a significant
role in the congressional investigation of then Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton and the terrorist attacks in Benghazi.
Prior to launching his political career, Congressman Gowdy
worked as a federal prosecutor, assigned to a wide range of federal
crime cases, including murder and narcotics trafficking. He
successfully prosecuted J. Mark Allen, one of “America’s Most
Wanted” suspects, granting him the Postal Inspector’s Award. In
this capacity, he received the highest performance rating that a
prosecutor ever receives. In 2000, Rep. Gowdy exited the U.S.
Attorney’s office and pursued a career as the Seventh Circuit
Solicitor. While in this position, he started several new
initiatives including a Violence against Women Task Force and the
Drug Mother Protocol, established to help expectant mothers with
addiction.
In addition to his role at FNC, Rep. Gowdy practices law as a
member of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. He joined the
firm’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations team,
where he focuses on internal and government investigations and
corporate compliance. Gowdy attended Baylor University and received
his degree in law from the University of South Carolina.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most
watched television news channel for 17 consecutive years. According
to a Suffolk University/USA Today survey, Fox News is the most
trusted source for television news or commentary in the country and
a 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey found that among Americans
who could name an objective news source, Fox News is the top-cited
outlet. Owned by 21st Century Fox, FNC is available in nearly 90
million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely
notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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