FOX News Channel Names Michael Tammero Senior Vice President and Entertainment Host
15 February 2019 - 6:52AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has appointed Michael Tammero to Senior
Vice President of Event Marketing and host of on-air entertainment
programming. Tammero, who previously led day-to-day marketing for
the network, signed a multi-year deal and will begin his new role
immediately.
In this capacity, Tammero will cover entertainment and pop
culture across all platforms, including FNC, FOX Business Network
(FBN), FOX Nation, FOX News Digital, the affiliate news service Fox
News Edge, as well as FOX News Radio, reporting to Chief
Operating Officer of FOX Television Stations and FNC Senior Vice
President of News Operations, Sharri Berg. Additionally, Tammero
will maintain his duties leading the network’s event marketing,
reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer of FNC and FBN,
Suzanne Scott.
In transitioning to his new role, Tammero stated, “To come out
of business school and run marketing working alongside the best
team in media has been a dream come true. I move on with both FNC
and FBN at number one and look forward to tackling this exciting
new on-air opportunity Suzanne Scott has offered me."
Tammero joined the network as an intern in 1997 and rose through
the ranks of the marketing department throughout his 22 year tenure
most recently as its Senior Vice President. In his on-air role, he
recently co-hosted the FOX Nation Watch party and Facebook live
stream during FNC’s New Year’s Eve special. In addition, Tammero
helmed FNC’s coverage of the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and the
Screen Actors Guild Awards for the last seven years. Notably,
Tammero has also hosted a signature entertainment segment In the
FOXLight, where he was joined by celebrity newsmakers including
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Hugh Jackman, the late Joan Rivers and
more.
A graduate of Fairfield University, Tammero went on to receive
his MBA in Marketing from Hofstra University. He started his career
in the marketing field and transitioned to television working as
production assistant and director of audience services for the Rush
Limbaugh Television Show.
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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