Michael Strahan, employee of The Walt Disney Company, logged more minutes than anyone during the Fox upfront on Monday afternoon. But the Fox NFL Sunday analyst wasn’t exactly the headliner. That honor went to his incoming colleague, Tom Brady.
Brady’s official addition to the Fox Sports family was teased throughout the hour-and-a-half pitch for advertisers — “investors,” as Strahan called them — before he finally took the stage for a funny bit that pitted his social media mantra “Lfg” against Fox star Gordon Ramsay’s unrivaled love for the f-word. Gordon implored the network and the advertising community to let Brady be himself and say “fuck” on air when he starts calling football games in the fall. And if anybody can afford to pay FCC fines, it’s Brady.
The host platform of the coming Super Bowl is always particularly giddy to remind the media-buying community of that fact during upfronts.
Brady’s official addition to the Fox Sports family was teased throughout the hour-and-a-half pitch for advertisers — “investors,” as Strahan called them — before he finally took the stage for a funny bit that pitted his social media mantra “Lfg” against Fox star Gordon Ramsay’s unrivaled love for the f-word. Gordon implored the network and the advertising community to let Brady be himself and say “fuck” on air when he starts calling football games in the fall. And if anybody can afford to pay FCC fines, it’s Brady.
The host platform of the coming Super Bowl is always particularly giddy to remind the media-buying community of that fact during upfronts.
- 5/13/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lego Masters host Will Arnett kicked off the 2024 Fox Upfront by introducing most of the celebrity players for the new season, including Jon Hamm, Olivia Culpo, Tom Brady and of course Rob Lowe, who he introduced as coming straight from St. Elmo’s Fire.
What else happened at the presentation in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City? Read on.
Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked off the show in the theater-in-the-sound setting, and it took all of 20 seconds before Ramsay dropped his first f-bomb. The duo riffed about their pairing as hosts and Ramsay cussed some more before they brought out Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. “The Fox portfolio is designed to drive maximum impact for your brand,” he said in a statement that absolutely no one has ever heard before at a NY upfront.
What else happened at the presentation in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City? Read on.
Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked off the show in the theater-in-the-sound setting, and it took all of 20 seconds before Ramsay dropped his first f-bomb. The duo riffed about their pairing as hosts and Ramsay cussed some more before they brought out Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. “The Fox portfolio is designed to drive maximum impact for your brand,” he said in a statement that absolutely no one has ever heard before at a NY upfront.
- 5/13/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Fox upfront presentation featured an appearance by Jamie Foxx in one of his first public appearances since his health crisis last year.
Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open. He gave it his all though, showcasing his trademark wit and charisma, reminding the attendees “You got free alcohol after this. Let’s get f—ed up!”
The host of the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” Foxx not only took the chance to plug his own series but also Fox shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Animal Control,” and the MLB’s upcoming Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for Fox Sports. Failing to get a satisfactory reaction from the crowd for that last programming note, Foxx asked the crowd, “Y’all won’t clap for the Negroes?...
Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open. He gave it his all though, showcasing his trademark wit and charisma, reminding the attendees “You got free alcohol after this. Let’s get f—ed up!”
The host of the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” Foxx not only took the chance to plug his own series but also Fox shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Animal Control,” and the MLB’s upcoming Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for Fox Sports. Failing to get a satisfactory reaction from the crowd for that last programming note, Foxx asked the crowd, “Y’all won’t clap for the Negroes?...
- 5/13/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Two years ago, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall was critically wounded in an attack while reporting from Ukraine.
His cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, and a local journalist who was working as their translator and fixer, Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, were killed in the attack.
Hall, survived, albeit barely. He lost one leg and the foot on his other leg, he lost the use of one of his hands, and shrapnel cost him one of his eyes.
Now, Hall is returning to the field, with a two-part docuseries Surviving Hamas: A Benjamin Hall Special, set to debut on the Fox Nation streaming service April 9. The special “drills down on the events that unfolded that day and the impact it had on survivors,” per Fox News.
“Primarily we were there to tell the stories of some of the released hostages,” Hall tells The Hollywood Reporter. “And so I was there, moving around, we were...
His cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, and a local journalist who was working as their translator and fixer, Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, were killed in the attack.
Hall, survived, albeit barely. He lost one leg and the foot on his other leg, he lost the use of one of his hands, and shrapnel cost him one of his eyes.
Now, Hall is returning to the field, with a two-part docuseries Surviving Hamas: A Benjamin Hall Special, set to debut on the Fox Nation streaming service April 9. The special “drills down on the events that unfolded that day and the impact it had on survivors,” per Fox News.
“Primarily we were there to tell the stories of some of the released hostages,” Hall tells The Hollywood Reporter. “And so I was there, moving around, we were...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox News will launch a weekly podcast with correspondent Benjamin Hall, devoted to telling stories of “community and compassion,” including those who helped him recover from severe injuries he suffered in Ukraine last year.
Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, with Hall looking back at his experience in Ukraine. In March, 2022, his car was struck by a missile, killing his colleagues photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. Hall lost part of his leg and suffered other serious injuries.
In the podcast, Hall also will feature figures including Rich Fierro, the Army veteran who stopped a gunman that opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and Brandonn Mixon, the former Afghanistan War veteran who started the Veterans Community Project to help homeless veterans. After the debut, new episodes will be posted on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. Et at FoxNewsPodcasts.com and other major platforms.
Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, with Hall looking back at his experience in Ukraine. In March, 2022, his car was struck by a missile, killing his colleagues photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. Hall lost part of his leg and suffered other serious injuries.
In the podcast, Hall also will feature figures including Rich Fierro, the Army veteran who stopped a gunman that opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and Brandonn Mixon, the former Afghanistan War veteran who started the Veterans Community Project to help homeless veterans. After the debut, new episodes will be posted on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. Et at FoxNewsPodcasts.com and other major platforms.
- 11/28/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A common theme in U.S. network coverage of King Charles’ coronation was, why are Americans so fasciated by this?
Starting around 5 a.m. Et, the better question might as well have been, why are they up watching this?
As the king started their procession down the streets of London, commentator after commentator weighed in. On MSNBC, historian Jon Meacham quoted Shakespeare’s Henry V and said of the pageantry unfolding, “It is this marvelous cocktail, if you will, of the human, the divine, the democratic, the monarchial, the English and to some extent American.”
Others mentioned the colonial history of the U.S. and the special relationship between the two countries.
Perhaps the most succinct explanation came from Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, recently returned after recovering from severe injuries while covering the war in Ukraine, who said, “You’ve got pomp and circumstance, you’ve got a bit of...
Starting around 5 a.m. Et, the better question might as well have been, why are they up watching this?
As the king started their procession down the streets of London, commentator after commentator weighed in. On MSNBC, historian Jon Meacham quoted Shakespeare’s Henry V and said of the pageantry unfolding, “It is this marvelous cocktail, if you will, of the human, the divine, the democratic, the monarchial, the English and to some extent American.”
Others mentioned the colonial history of the U.S. and the special relationship between the two countries.
Perhaps the most succinct explanation came from Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, recently returned after recovering from severe injuries while covering the war in Ukraine, who said, “You’ve got pomp and circumstance, you’ve got a bit of...
- 5/6/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News correspondent who was severely injured in Ukraine last year, returned to the State Department briefing for the first time since his recovery.
Hall received a standing ovation from other reporters.
“I felt a lot of support in this room throughout and it gave me a lot of strength to keep going,” Hall said. “I am so grateful for everyone who reached out and I appreciate it all.”
On his return, Hall interviewed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier.
In an appearance earlier in the day on The Story with Martha MacCallum, Hall said, “It was quite emotional today. One of the things you go through when you have some of the injuries like I had you had to hold something up ahead of you. What were you fighting for? Where do you want to get back to?...
Hall received a standing ovation from other reporters.
“I felt a lot of support in this room throughout and it gave me a lot of strength to keep going,” Hall said. “I am so grateful for everyone who reached out and I appreciate it all.”
On his return, Hall interviewed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier.
In an appearance earlier in the day on The Story with Martha MacCallum, Hall said, “It was quite emotional today. One of the things you go through when you have some of the injuries like I had you had to hold something up ahead of you. What were you fighting for? Where do you want to get back to?...
- 5/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden spent a great deal of his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on the fate of journalists held in captivity, vowing, “I promise you. I am working like hell to get them home.”
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
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Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
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Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive and Updated: Brittney Griner will attend tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, which draws a list of sports and entertainment celebrities, media figures and politicos.
The WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist, whose arrest and detention in Russia last year led to a high stakes State Department diplomatic effort to secure her release, will be a guest of CBS News, per the network. She will attend along with her wife, Cherelle.
In her speech, Tamara Keith, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, plans to speak about the current detention of another figure in Russia: The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, who has been held since last month. Members of his family are expected at the event. Griner spoke to reporters earlier this week about his arrest. “No one should be in those conditions, hands down,” she said, per The New York Times.
Others expected to attend the Whca: Benjamin Hall,...
The WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist, whose arrest and detention in Russia last year led to a high stakes State Department diplomatic effort to secure her release, will be a guest of CBS News, per the network. She will attend along with her wife, Cherelle.
In her speech, Tamara Keith, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, plans to speak about the current detention of another figure in Russia: The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, who has been held since last month. Members of his family are expected at the event. Griner spoke to reporters earlier this week about his arrest. “No one should be in those conditions, hands down,” she said, per The New York Times.
Others expected to attend the Whca: Benjamin Hall,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In March 2022, Fnc’s State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall was wounded in an attack in Ukraine. Now, in a new documentary, he is telling his story. It features a series of interviews and footage, sharing what happened and how Hall recovered to make it where he is today. “Sacrifice and Survival: A Story from the Front Line” airs on Fox on Sunday, March 19 at 9 p.m. Et. You can watch it with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream
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In March 2022, Hall was in Ukraine alongside Fox News photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova.
- 3/19/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
The entertainment industry responded with shock and deep sorrow Friday at the news of actor Lance Reddick’s passing at the age of 60.
Those who worked with the actor, who appeared on long-running television shows like “The Wire” and “Lost” and in movies like the “John Wick” franchise and recent blockbuster “Godzilla vs. Kong,” mourned the performer and the person in equal measure. From across Twitter, love and support has been flowing.
Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Reddick on “The Wire,” wrote: “A man2 of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor. The epitome of class. An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones.” Jake Fogelnest, who worked with Reddick on “Corporate,” shared a similar sentiment.
A man of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor.
Those who worked with the actor, who appeared on long-running television shows like “The Wire” and “Lost” and in movies like the “John Wick” franchise and recent blockbuster “Godzilla vs. Kong,” mourned the performer and the person in equal measure. From across Twitter, love and support has been flowing.
Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Reddick on “The Wire,” wrote: “A man2 of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor. The epitome of class. An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones.” Jake Fogelnest, who worked with Reddick on “Corporate,” shared a similar sentiment.
A man of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor.
- 3/17/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Just over a year after Benjamin Hall was severely injured in a catastrophic attack in Ukraine, the Fox News State Department correspondent is reflecting on his ongoing recovery and sharing vulnerable moments from his video diary in a new documentary.
“Sacrifice and Survival: A Story From the Front Line,” which premieres Sunday, March 19 on Fox News, details the perilous incident that led to the death of photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynov. The documentary follows Hall’s dangerous extraction and subsequent recovery at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, before eventually reuniting with his family in London.
“I had this big operation last night, one of the many that I’m having to regain my legs and my limbs and my life, really,” Hall said in an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap. “I just feel really good today and I think today is day...
“Sacrifice and Survival: A Story From the Front Line,” which premieres Sunday, March 19 on Fox News, details the perilous incident that led to the death of photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynov. The documentary follows Hall’s dangerous extraction and subsequent recovery at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, before eventually reuniting with his family in London.
“I had this big operation last night, one of the many that I’m having to regain my legs and my limbs and my life, really,” Hall said in an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap. “I just feel really good today and I think today is day...
- 3/17/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
A year after Benjamin Hall was severely injured when his crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Ukraine, the Fox News correspondent has published a book, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, due to be released Tuesday.
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The title refers not just to the attack but to the covert, extraordinary mission to rescue Hall from Kyiv, then nearly surrounded by Russian troops, and deliver him across the border to Poland and ultimately to a hospital in Germany.
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The title refers not just to the attack but to the covert, extraordinary mission to rescue Hall from Kyiv, then nearly surrounded by Russian troops, and deliver him across the border to Poland and ultimately to a hospital in Germany.
- 3/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On March 14, 2022, a Fox News crew reporting in Ukraine came under fire from a barrage of Russian missiles. The cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, and a local journalist who was working as their translater and fixer, Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, were killed in the attack.
The correspondent, Benjamin Hall, survived, albeit barely. He lost one leg and the foot on his other leg, he lost the use of one of his hands, and shrapnel cost him one of his eyes.
His survival, and the astonishing effort to get him out of Ukraine and back to the U.S. for medical attention, is the subject of a new book by the journalist, Saved.
The story is at times something out of a spy novel, with Hall and his team breaking Kyiv’s curfew to catch a train carrying Poland’s Prime Minister, a train which would ultimately get him out of the country; and...
The correspondent, Benjamin Hall, survived, albeit barely. He lost one leg and the foot on his other leg, he lost the use of one of his hands, and shrapnel cost him one of his eyes.
His survival, and the astonishing effort to get him out of Ukraine and back to the U.S. for medical attention, is the subject of a new book by the journalist, Saved.
The story is at times something out of a spy novel, with Hall and his team breaking Kyiv’s curfew to catch a train carrying Poland’s Prime Minister, a train which would ultimately get him out of the country; and...
- 3/10/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall returned to live TV on Thursday, January 26, almost a year after he suffered life-altering injuries in an attack in Ukraine while reporting on the Russian invasion. Hall was traveling with a crew last March while in Ukraine when Russian troops opened fire on his vehicle. His friend and cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, and a Ukrainian producer, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, both died in the attack, while Hall was transported to a hospital in Texas to undergo surgery for his injuries. “I’ve got one leg, I’ve got no feet, I see through one eye, got one workable hand. I was burned all over, and I feel stronger… I feel more confident than I ever have,” Hall said as he called into Fox and Friends on Thursday. Hall wanted to tell viewers watching to “never give up,” noting, “I think it’s really important when you’re feeling low…...
- 1/27/2023
- TV Insider
Veteran Fox News war correspondent Benjamin Hall will release his memoir “Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home” on March 14, HarperCollins Publishers announced Thursday.
Throughout “Saved,” Hall recounts how he survived his ground-level view of the war in Ukraine, as well as his dramatic rescue and arduous recovery. Hall shares stories about his time at the front lines of the world’s most dangerous conflicts and reveals how he struggled to step away from war reporting, leading him to cover one more story that ultimately turned into a mission of perseverance.
“For me this book is about being saved – it’s being saved by all these people. And it’s that understanding that can give you so much strength. We all think about Pierre every day and I think that’s really important for all of us to do and I think of my family every day...
Throughout “Saved,” Hall recounts how he survived his ground-level view of the war in Ukraine, as well as his dramatic rescue and arduous recovery. Hall shares stories about his time at the front lines of the world’s most dangerous conflicts and reveals how he struggled to step away from war reporting, leading him to cover one more story that ultimately turned into a mission of perseverance.
“For me this book is about being saved – it’s being saved by all these people. And it’s that understanding that can give you so much strength. We all think about Pierre every day and I think that’s really important for all of us to do and I think of my family every day...
- 1/27/2023
- by Charna Flam and Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News correspondent who was severely injured while covering the war in Ukraine last year, made his first live appearance since the attack on him and members of his crew.
In an appearance on Fox & Friends, Hall announced the upcoming publication of a new memoir, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, to publish on March 14 from HarperCollins. That date is the one year anniversary of the attack. Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when the crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv.
Hall told the Fox & Friends hosts, You ask how I’m doing. At the moment I’m — I’ve got one leg. I’ve got no feet. I see through one eye. Got one workable hand. I was burnt all over. And I feel stronger, I...
In an appearance on Fox & Friends, Hall announced the upcoming publication of a new memoir, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, to publish on March 14 from HarperCollins. That date is the one year anniversary of the attack. Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when the crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv.
Hall told the Fox & Friends hosts, You ask how I’m doing. At the moment I’m — I’ve got one leg. I’ve got no feet. I see through one eye. Got one workable hand. I was burnt all over. And I feel stronger, I...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Alan Komissaroff, Senior Vice President of News & Politics at Fox News who oversaw political and Election Night coverage, died Friday at age 47. He never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nearly two weeks ago, Fox News announced in a statement.
“This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken,” read the statement from CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News President Jay Wallace.
“Alan was a leader and mentor throughout Fox News Media who was integral to our daily news operations and played an indispensable role in every election cycle. The recent midterm election coverage was easily one of the finest nights of special coverage he produced throughout his career. And he was the ultimate producer: breaking news, politics, special events — there was no steadier or more trusted colleague to be with in the control room during the most...
“This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken,” read the statement from CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News President Jay Wallace.
“Alan was a leader and mentor throughout Fox News Media who was integral to our daily news operations and played an indispensable role in every election cycle. The recent midterm election coverage was easily one of the finest nights of special coverage he produced throughout his career. And he was the ultimate producer: breaking news, politics, special events — there was no steadier or more trusted colleague to be with in the control room during the most...
- 1/20/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was severely injured in an attack while he was reporting in Ukraine in March, gave an update on his recovery in a video message to Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards.
Hall was the recipient of the ceremony’s Courage Award.
“I wish I could be there in person to pick it up, but I can’t yet. I am doing very well now,” he said. “I’m walking a lot better. I’m seeing better. My injuries are getting better and that is all thanks to the people who came to save me. It’s thanks to the people who put me back together.
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Hall was the recipient of the ceremony’s Courage Award.
“I wish I could be there in person to pick it up, but I can’t yet. I am doing very well now,” he said. “I’m walking a lot better. I’m seeing better. My injuries are getting better and that is all thanks to the people who came to save me. It’s thanks to the people who put me back together.
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- 11/18/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova told a gathering of Washington politicos and media types that the Russian invasion has been a “game changer” in which “the freedom of press and freedom of expression and the freedom of speech suddenly became an existential need.”
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall is still recovering after he was injured in an attack while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But, according to a new update from Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott, he is making “remarkable” progress.
Scott, as well as Fox News president and executive editor Jay Wallace, recently visited Hall — who is rehabilitating at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas — to commemorate his upcoming 40th birthday and wish him well. After the visit, Scott shared an update with the staff in an internal memo.
“He looks incredible given everything he has endured, and he is truly an inspiration,” Scott wrote. “He still has a long road to recovery but his progress over the last four months has been nothing short of remarkable.”
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Scott, as well as Fox News president and executive editor Jay Wallace, recently visited Hall — who is rehabilitating at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas — to commemorate his upcoming 40th birthday and wish him well. After the visit, Scott shared an update with the staff in an internal memo.
“He looks incredible given everything he has endured, and he is truly an inspiration,” Scott wrote. “He still has a long road to recovery but his progress over the last four months has been nothing short of remarkable.”
Fox News correspondent Ben Hall with Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and president and executive editor Jay Wallace (Fox News) Also Read:
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- 7/15/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Starz Entertainment’s breach of contract lawsuit against MGM will go forward, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday.
In the suit, which was filed 2020, Starz accused MGM of breaching its exclusivity agreement when it allowed its library of film and TV shows to run on rival platforms. According to Starz, an employee noticed that “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” a movie licensed by MGM to Starz, was also streaming on Amazon Prime despite being exclusive to Starz.
Starz asserts that MGM admitted to a breach that resulted in more than 200 films and TV shows running on other platforms. Some of those films were licensed on Epix, which is owned by MGM. According to the original lawsuit, Starz paid MGM about 70 million under two agreements in 2013 and 2015, which allowed the network to license 585 movies and 176 TV shows.
MGM had attempted to have the lawsuit dismissed on...
In the suit, which was filed 2020, Starz accused MGM of breaching its exclusivity agreement when it allowed its library of film and TV shows to run on rival platforms. According to Starz, an employee noticed that “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” a movie licensed by MGM to Starz, was also streaming on Amazon Prime despite being exclusive to Starz.
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- 7/15/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
After an attack that left a cameraman and Ukrainian fixer dead, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall has said that he is “pretty damn lucky” to survive the ordeal and revealed that he has “lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other.” On March 14, Hall’s vehicle was shot at in […]
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- 4/19/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall paid tribute to two colleagues who were killed last month as they reported on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Hall also gave an update on his condition, in his first series of tweets since he was severely injured.
Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv.
Hall tweeted, “Its been over three weeks since the attack in Ukraine and I wanted to start sharing it all. But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day. Pierre and I traveled the world together, working was his joy and his joy was infectious. Rip”
Hall also said that he lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other leg.
He wrote, “One hand is being put together,...
Hall also gave an update on his condition, in his first series of tweets since he was severely injured.
Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv.
Hall tweeted, “Its been over three weeks since the attack in Ukraine and I wanted to start sharing it all. But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day. Pierre and I traveled the world together, working was his joy and his joy was infectious. Rip”
Hall also said that he lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other leg.
He wrote, “One hand is being put together,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A health update arrived today from Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall, who survived an attack in Ukraine that saw two colleagues killed.
Hall is now in a Texas military medical facility, where he has undergone multiple surgeries. His war wounds were sustained last month.
“To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other. One hand is being put together, one eye is no longer working, and my hearing is pretty blown… but all in all I feel pretty damn lucky to be here – and it is the people who got me here who are amazing!” Hall tweeted Thursday evening.
Hall also paid tribute to Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, age 55, and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshinova, age 24, who did not survive the attack.
“I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didn’t make it that day.
Hall is now in a Texas military medical facility, where he has undergone multiple surgeries. His war wounds were sustained last month.
“To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other. One hand is being put together, one eye is no longer working, and my hearing is pretty blown… but all in all I feel pretty damn lucky to be here – and it is the people who got me here who are amazing!” Hall tweeted Thursday evening.
Hall also paid tribute to Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, age 55, and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshinova, age 24, who did not survive the attack.
“I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didn’t make it that day.
- 4/8/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News Channel reporter who was injured last month while newsgathering outside of Kyiv in Ukraine, has shared an update on his condition. And while he lost a foot, half a leg and the use of one eye, “All in all I feel pretty damn lucky to be here,” he said.
Pierre Zakrzewski, the cameraman who was with Hall when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire on March 14, wound up dying from his injuries. Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, a freelance journalist who was serving as a consultant for Fox News and who was with Hall and Zakrzewski during the attack,...
Pierre Zakrzewski, the cameraman who was with Hall when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire on March 14, wound up dying from his injuries. Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, a freelance journalist who was serving as a consultant for Fox News and who was with Hall and Zakrzewski during the attack,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Former Olympic gold medalist and California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner has joined Fox News as a contributor, the cable network announced Thursday. She will make her first appearance during tonight’s episode of Hannity (at 9/8c).
“Caitlyn’s story is an inspiration to us all,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. “She is a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community and her illustrious career spans a variety of fields that will be a tremendous asset for our audience.”
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“Caitlyn’s story is an inspiration to us all,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. “She is a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community and her illustrious career spans a variety of fields that will be a tremendous asset for our audience.”
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- 3/31/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News correspondent severely injured last week in Ukraine, is now back in the United States at a Texas Army hospital.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo that Hall was transferred on Thursday from Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany to Brooke Army Medical Center located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
The medical center “is a premier medical facility and Ben is receiving excellent care while he continues to recover from his serious injuries with multiple surgeries,” Scott wrote.
She added that Hall “remains in good spirits despite everything he has endured. His strength and resiliency in the face of this crisis has been nothing short of extraordinary.”
Last week, cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with...
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo that Hall was transferred on Thursday from Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany to Brooke Army Medical Center located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
The medical center “is a premier medical facility and Ben is receiving excellent care while he continues to recover from his serious injuries with multiple surgeries,” Scott wrote.
She added that Hall “remains in good spirits despite everything he has endured. His strength and resiliency in the face of this crisis has been nothing short of extraordinary.”
Last week, cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with...
- 3/25/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: In Hollie McKay’s latest special report for Deadline, the veteran foreign affairs correspondent and author of Only Cry for the Living: Memos From Inside the Isis Battlefield reports from the battlefields of Ukraine, where Russia’s invasion is targeting journalists and the truth.
It’s the sort of news that leaves you raw: former colleagues had been hit in a Russian attack, fate unknown. Having just returned from the frontlines on the fringes of Kyiv city, I peeled off my body armor and sat on the floor of my hotel room to process the news.
In the fog of war, the initial rumbles from fellow journalists were distorted. Still, I quickly learned that Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, a lovely and highly experienced war reporter, had been severely wounded in an artillery attack on a vehicle that he and others were traveling in.
Hours later, I learned...
It’s the sort of news that leaves you raw: former colleagues had been hit in a Russian attack, fate unknown. Having just returned from the frontlines on the fringes of Kyiv city, I peeled off my body armor and sat on the floor of my hotel room to process the news.
In the fog of war, the initial rumbles from fellow journalists were distorted. Still, I quickly learned that Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, a lovely and highly experienced war reporter, had been severely wounded in an artillery attack on a vehicle that he and others were traveling in.
Hours later, I learned...
- 3/22/2022
- by Hollie McKay
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News provided more details of how correspondent Benjamin Hall, severely injured in Ukraine, was evacuated from the region, over the border to Poland and ultimately to a hospital in Germany.
Last week, cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with them as they reported on the Russian invasion, and he is recovering at Landstuhl Medical Center.
In a segment on Monday, anchor Dana Perino credited Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Polish and Ukrainian Armed Forces for their assistance, as well as the group Save Our Allies. It was formed last year in response to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan amid the U.S. withdrawal, as a way of quickly mobilizing to rescue Americans and other allies behind the border.
In the case of Hall,...
Last week, cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with them as they reported on the Russian invasion, and he is recovering at Landstuhl Medical Center.
In a segment on Monday, anchor Dana Perino credited Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Polish and Ukrainian Armed Forces for their assistance, as well as the group Save Our Allies. It was formed last year in response to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan amid the U.S. withdrawal, as a way of quickly mobilizing to rescue Americans and other allies behind the border.
In the case of Hall,...
- 3/21/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin paid tribute to Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, the journalists who were killed in Ukraine this week, as well as to correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was seriously injured.
“The loss and pain we feel is enormous, but if ever there were a time that the world needed journalists, reporters risking their lives to tell these stories, to tell the truth, it’s now,” Griffin said on Special Report with Bret Baier on Tuesday (video here), holding back tears. “Without a free press, the autocrats win. We will redouble our efforts to honor these colleagues and all reporters in harm’s way tonight.”
Baier also paid tribute to Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova. He called Zakrzewski, a longtime Fox News cameraman, a “legend” who was in and out of war zones.
“Pierre was a steady presence in uncertain times,” Baier said. “When a correspondent or...
“The loss and pain we feel is enormous, but if ever there were a time that the world needed journalists, reporters risking their lives to tell these stories, to tell the truth, it’s now,” Griffin said on Special Report with Bret Baier on Tuesday (video here), holding back tears. “Without a free press, the autocrats win. We will redouble our efforts to honor these colleagues and all reporters in harm’s way tonight.”
Baier also paid tribute to Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova. He called Zakrzewski, a longtime Fox News cameraman, a “legend” who was in and out of war zones.
“Pierre was a steady presence in uncertain times,” Baier said. “When a correspondent or...
- 3/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News Channel correspondent who was injured while covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Fox Corp.-owned network, has managed to get out of the country, according to a memo from Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media’s CEO, issued Wednesday.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits. He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family,” Scott said in the note to staffers.
Fox News has deployed a handful of correspondents around the country, including Trey Yingst and Steve Harrigan.
Hall had been reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova when their vehicle came under fire. Hall had initially been hospitalized in Ukraine. Kuvshynova was working as a freelance consultant for Fox News in the country, helping find sources and gathering information.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits. He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family,” Scott said in the note to staffers.
Fox News has deployed a handful of correspondents around the country, including Trey Yingst and Steve Harrigan.
Hall had been reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova when their vehicle came under fire. Hall had initially been hospitalized in Ukraine. Kuvshynova was working as a freelance consultant for Fox News in the country, helping find sources and gathering information.
- 3/16/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, seriously injured this week while reporting from Ukraine, is now out of the country, the network said.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo to staffers. “He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.”
Scott did not provide additional details on his condition.
On Tuesday, the network confirmed that cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with them as they reported on the Russian invasion.
A Ukrainian official, Anton Gerashchenko said that they were attacked by mortar or artillery fire by Russian forces.
Anchor Bill Hemmer told viewers that...
“Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo to staffers. “He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.”
Scott did not provide additional details on his condition.
On Tuesday, the network confirmed that cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv. Hall was with them as they reported on the Russian invasion.
A Ukrainian official, Anton Gerashchenko said that they were attacked by mortar or artillery fire by Russian forces.
Anchor Bill Hemmer told viewers that...
- 3/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has told employees that reporter Benjamin Hall, who was seriously injured when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by incoming fire just outside of Kyiv, is safe and out of Ukraine. The update was also shared on the channel Wednesday morning.
“We have an update on our colleague Benjamin Hall who was seriously injured while reporting outside of Kyiv on Monday. He is now safe and out of Ukraine,” Scott shared in an email sent to staff Wednesday morning.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Scott’s note continued. “He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.”
On Tuesday, Fox News confirmed the deaths of two of its crew, who were in the same car as Hall — camerman Pierre Zakrezwski,...
“We have an update on our colleague Benjamin Hall who was seriously injured while reporting outside of Kyiv on Monday. He is now safe and out of Ukraine,” Scott shared in an email sent to staff Wednesday morning.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Scott’s note continued. “He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.”
On Tuesday, Fox News confirmed the deaths of two of its crew, who were in the same car as Hall — camerman Pierre Zakrezwski,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Update, 12:43 Pm Pt: Fox News confirmed that Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was working as a freelance consultant for the network, was killed along with cameraman Pierre Zakrzewsk when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire near Kyiv.
Correspondent Benjamin Hall was in the field with them and was injured.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott sent out a memo to staff and wrote that Kuvshynova, 24, “was helping our crews navigate Kyiv and the surrounding area while gathering information and speaking to sources. She was incredibly talented and spent weeks working directly with our entire team there, operating around the clock to make sure the world knew what was happening in her country.”
A Ukrainian official, Anton Gerashchenko, had earlier announced that Kuvshynova had died. He said that they were attacked by mortar or artillery fire by Russian forces.
Scott said that they held off on reporting the news of...
Correspondent Benjamin Hall was in the field with them and was injured.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott sent out a memo to staff and wrote that Kuvshynova, 24, “was helping our crews navigate Kyiv and the surrounding area while gathering information and speaking to sources. She was incredibly talented and spent weeks working directly with our entire team there, operating around the clock to make sure the world knew what was happening in her country.”
A Ukrainian official, Anton Gerashchenko, had earlier announced that Kuvshynova had died. He said that they were attacked by mortar or artillery fire by Russian forces.
Scott said that they held off on reporting the news of...
- 3/15/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As Russia has intensified its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s propaganda outlets have largely been shut off in the West — but Vladimir Putin has some not-so-subtle defenders nestled into America’s far-right media outlets.
That includes from Fox News’ biggest boy, Tucker Carlson, as well as the folks of Oan. Arguably the front-runner for the most outrageous claim came from Oan correspondent Pearson Sharp, who speculated wildly in a segment last week that Putin’s decision to invade a sovereign country was actually the fault of — wait for it — President Biden.
That includes from Fox News’ biggest boy, Tucker Carlson, as well as the folks of Oan. Arguably the front-runner for the most outrageous claim came from Oan correspondent Pearson Sharp, who speculated wildly in a segment last week that Putin’s decision to invade a sovereign country was actually the fault of — wait for it — President Biden.
- 3/15/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Pierre Zakrzewski, a cameraman for Fox News, was killed in Ukraine on Monday, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott told staff in a company-wide memo on Tuesday morning.
Zakrzewski and Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall were reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyvi, Ukraine, when their vehicle came under fire. Hall remains hospitalized in Ukraine.
“Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during his long tenure with us. His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched. Based in London, Pierre had been working in Ukraine since February. His talents were vast and there wasn’t a role that he didn’t jump in to help with in the field — From photographer to engineer to editor to producer — and he did it all under immense pressure with tremendous skill. He was profoundly committed to telling the story and his bravery,...
Zakrzewski and Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall were reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyvi, Ukraine, when their vehicle came under fire. Hall remains hospitalized in Ukraine.
“Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during his long tenure with us. His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched. Based in London, Pierre had been working in Ukraine since February. His talents were vast and there wasn’t a role that he didn’t jump in to help with in the field — From photographer to engineer to editor to producer — and he did it all under immense pressure with tremendous skill. He was profoundly committed to telling the story and his bravery,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Update: On Tuesday afternoon, Fox News Media’s CEO Suzanne Scott confirmed another member of the team, consultant Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, 24, was also been killed in the same incident. News of her death was delayed out of respect for Kuvshynova’s family.
A member of the Fox News team covering Ukraine has been killed, Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media’s CEO announced to staff on Tuesday. The news was also announced on-air.
Pierre Zakrezwski had been covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine alongside Benjamin Hall just outside of Kyiv when the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by incoming fire, Scott said in an email to staff. Hall remains hospitalized in Ukraine.
In her letter to staff, Scott wrote that Zakrzewski had covered “nearly every” international story for the network, including Iraq and Afghanistan. “His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched,” she wrote of the photographer, who was based in London.
A member of the Fox News team covering Ukraine has been killed, Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media’s CEO announced to staff on Tuesday. The news was also announced on-air.
Pierre Zakrezwski had been covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine alongside Benjamin Hall just outside of Kyiv when the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by incoming fire, Scott said in an email to staff. Hall remains hospitalized in Ukraine.
In her letter to staff, Scott wrote that Zakrzewski had covered “nearly every” international story for the network, including Iraq and Afghanistan. “His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched,” she wrote of the photographer, who was based in London.
- 3/15/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Fox News Channel reporter Benjamin Hall was been injured while reporting outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, the network announced Monday.
John Roberts broke the news during his Monday afternoon broadcast, reading from a memo that Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott sent to the channel’s staff. “Earlier today, our correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured while newsgathering outside of Kyiv in Ukraine. We have a minimal level of details right now, but Ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” he said. “The safety of our entire team of journalists...
John Roberts broke the news during his Monday afternoon broadcast, reading from a memo that Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott sent to the channel’s staff. “Earlier today, our correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured while newsgathering outside of Kyiv in Ukraine. We have a minimal level of details right now, but Ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” he said. “The safety of our entire team of journalists...
- 3/14/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall has been hospitalized in Ukraine after being injured outside of Kyiv, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott told employees in a memo on on Monday, adding that “we have a minimal level of detail right now.”
“Our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” she said.
“This is a stark reminder for all journalists who putting their lives on the line every day to deliver the news from the war zone. We will update everyone as we know more. Please keep Ben and his family in your prayers,” Scott wrote.
Fox News anchor John Roberts read the memo on “America Reports.” Before Hall was identified as the reporter who was injured, Roberts told viewers, “A reminder that this is in a war zone, that information changes very quickly, and we are working as hard as possible to...
“Our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” she said.
“This is a stark reminder for all journalists who putting their lives on the line every day to deliver the news from the war zone. We will update everyone as we know more. Please keep Ben and his family in your prayers,” Scott wrote.
Fox News anchor John Roberts read the memo on “America Reports.” Before Hall was identified as the reporter who was injured, Roberts told viewers, “A reminder that this is in a war zone, that information changes very quickly, and we are working as hard as possible to...
- 3/14/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Fox News Correspondent Benjamin Hall Injured Outside Kyiv While Reporting On War In Ukraine — Update
Updated, 12:02 Pm Pt: The Fox News journalist who was injured in Ukraine on Monday was correspondent Benjamin Hall.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott, in a memo to employees, said that “we have a minimal level of detail right now,” but that Hall was hospitalized.
“Our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” she said.
Fox News anchor John Roberts read the memo on America Reports.
“This is a stark reminder for all journalists who putting their lives on the line every day to deliver the news from the war zone. We will update everyone as we know more. Please keep Ben and his family in your prayers,” Scott wrote.
Hall joined the network in 2015 and is based in Washington, D.C., serving as State Department correspondent. He also has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, and has anchored primetime...
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott, in a memo to employees, said that “we have a minimal level of detail right now,” but that Hall was hospitalized.
“Our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” she said.
Fox News anchor John Roberts read the memo on America Reports.
“This is a stark reminder for all journalists who putting their lives on the line every day to deliver the news from the war zone. We will update everyone as we know more. Please keep Ben and his family in your prayers,” Scott wrote.
Hall joined the network in 2015 and is based in Washington, D.C., serving as State Department correspondent. He also has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, and has anchored primetime...
- 3/14/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
William Hurt, Oscar winner and star of Broadcast News and Children of a Lesser God, has died, our sister site Deadline reports. He was 71.
“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,” his son Will said in a statement Sunday. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”
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“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,” his son Will said in a statement Sunday. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”
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- 3/13/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Fox News Channel has named Benjamin Hall as its State Department correspondent, and Rich Edson has been promoted to senior national correspondent.
Hall will relocate to Washington, D.C., from London, where he has been foreign affairs correspondent since joining the network in 2015. He most recently reported from Kabul to report on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. He also has reported on the terror attacks in Brussels, Munich and Istanbul; on the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and on the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
Edson, who has been State Department correspondent since 2017, now will cover politics, border issues and national breaking news. He joined Fox News in 2015 from Fox Business Network, where he served as Washington-based correspondent since its inception in 2007.
Alex Hogan will transition to a new role as London correspondent, after being based in New York for two years.
Hall will relocate to Washington, D.C., from London, where he has been foreign affairs correspondent since joining the network in 2015. He most recently reported from Kabul to report on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. He also has reported on the terror attacks in Brussels, Munich and Istanbul; on the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and on the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
Edson, who has been State Department correspondent since 2017, now will cover politics, border issues and national breaking news. He joined Fox News in 2015 from Fox Business Network, where he served as Washington-based correspondent since its inception in 2007.
Alex Hogan will transition to a new role as London correspondent, after being based in New York for two years.
- 11/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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