Heather Nauert
Encyclopedia
Heather Nauert is an American news anchor for Fox News Channel
. On February 1, 2009, Nauert began co-anchoring WNYW
's Good Day Early Call and Good Day New York Wake Up morning programs from 4:30am-7am with co-anchor Steve Lacy
Nauert was the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story
, alongside John Gibson
, on the Fox News Channel
. She has worked previously as a government
affairs consultant on health insurance
, tax
and Social Security
issues.
Rejoining the network in 2007, Nauert held positions at a number of different news organization, including ABC News
from 2005 to 2007 as a general assignment correspondent where she contributed to World News Tonight, Good Morning America
and Nightline. While there, she received an Emmy
nomination for her work on the special series, "13 Around the World."
She had previously worked for Fox News Channel from 1998 to 2005, first as a contributor for three years then as a correspondent for four years. During her time as a correspondent she regularly contributed to The Big Story.
Before first joining Fox News Channel, in 1996 Nauert was a reporter for the syndicated weekly business program, First Business. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
. She has a Bachelor of Arts
in Communication
s from Mount Vernon College for Women
. She received her Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University
.
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. On February 1, 2009, Nauert began co-anchoring WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
's Good Day Early Call and Good Day New York Wake Up morning programs from 4:30am-7am with co-anchor Steve Lacy
Career
She continues to anchor on Fox News Channel, as well as for The Strategy Room on FoxNews.com while adding the 2 1/2 hours of morning broadcast television in New York City.Nauert was the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story
The Big Story
The Big Story, which debuted in 2000, was an American news/talk television program on the Fox News Channel, hosted by John Gibson and Heather Nauert weekdays. It was taken off in March 2008, replaced with America's Election Headquarters, an hour of news related to the 2008 United States...
, alongside John Gibson
John Gibson (media host)
John David Gibson is an American radio talk show host. As of September 2008, he hosts the syndicated radio program The John Gibson Show on Fox News Radio. Gibson was formerly the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story on the Fox News television channel.-Early career:Gibson earned a BA...
, on the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. She has worked previously as a government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
affairs consultant on health insurance
Health insurance
Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is...
, tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
and Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
issues.
Rejoining the network in 2007, Nauert held positions at a number of different news organization, including ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
from 2005 to 2007 as a general assignment correspondent where she contributed to World News Tonight, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and Nightline. While there, she received an Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination for her work on the special series, "13 Around the World."
She had previously worked for Fox News Channel from 1998 to 2005, first as a contributor for three years then as a correspondent for four years. During her time as a correspondent she regularly contributed to The Big Story.
Before first joining Fox News Channel, in 1996 Nauert was a reporter for the syndicated weekly business program, First Business. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Education
Nauert attended Pine Manor CollegePine Manor College
Pine Manor College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Chestnut Hill, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and currently serves almost 500 students, 75% of whom live on the campus.-Most diverse:...
in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of...
. She has a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s from Mount Vernon College for Women
Mount Vernon College for Women
Mount Vernon College for Women was a private women's college in Washington, D.C. It merged with George Washington University in 1999 and is now known as the Mount Vernon Campus of The George Washington University....
. She received her Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.