Jim Angle
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James Leslie Angle, Jr. (born 14 September 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas
) is an American
journalist and television reporter for Fox News.
He has a Masters Degree from the University of Texas and served in the US Military in Germany and Vietnam.
Joining Fox News in 1996, Angle is a nightly contributor to the show Special Report with Bret Baier. In addition, he regularly is a substitute host for the Friday edition of the program, giving Bret Baier
a chance to appear on Fox News Sunday
as a panelist. Angle was named Chief Washington
Correspondent for Fox News Channel
in 2005.
Prior to joining Fox, he was a correspondent for CNN
as a political correspondent and ABC News
covering economics (receiving the “Excellence in Financial Journalism” award twice). He was Senior White House Correspondent for National Public Radio during the Ronald Reagan
and George H. W. Bush
administrations. He was awarded the "Merriman Smith Memorial Award" in 2001 and 2003. Columnist Nat Hentoff
praised Angle as "One of the most fair, incisive, and informed investigative reporters on the Washington scene." Angle is married to Patrice Pisinski, Director of the Office of Technology Advancement at the United States Department of Energy
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist and television reporter for Fox News.
He has a Masters Degree from the University of Texas and served in the US Military in Germany and Vietnam.
Joining Fox News in 1996, Angle is a nightly contributor to the show Special Report with Bret Baier. In addition, he regularly is a substitute host for the Friday edition of the program, giving Bret Baier
Bret Baier
Bret Baier is an American journalist and the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel. He previously worked as the network's Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon correspondent.-Career:...
a chance to appear on Fox News Sunday
Fox News Sunday
Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace is a public affairs program on the Fox network, hosted by Chris Wallace and airing on Sunday mornings. The show began on April 28, 1996, which predated the launch of Fox News Channel, and usually talks about items similar to Sunday morning talk shows...
as a panelist. Angle was named Chief Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Correspondent for 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...
in 2005.
Prior to joining Fox, he was a correspondent for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
as a political correspondent and 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...
covering economics (receiving the “Excellence in Financial Journalism” award twice). He was Senior White House Correspondent for National Public Radio during the Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
administrations. He was awarded the "Merriman Smith Memorial Award" in 2001 and 2003. Columnist Nat Hentoff
Nat Hentoff
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The Wall Street Journal....
praised Angle as "One of the most fair, incisive, and informed investigative reporters on the Washington scene." Angle is married to Patrice Pisinski, Director of the Office of Technology Advancement at the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
.