“She’s not just filling his chair — she’s redefining it.” — Shannon Bream steps into Chris Wallace’s shoes as the new face of ‘Fox News Sunday’… click the link to read more Who is Shannon Bream, and what makes her the right choice to replace veteran journalist Chris Wallace? What vision does she bring to Fox News Sunday, and how will it differ from Wallace’s era? Is this part of a broader shift in tone or direction at Fox News? How have longtime viewers reacted to the announcement — with excitement, skepticism, or both? What does Bream’s promotion signal about women in leadership roles at the network? How will her legal and political background shape the show’s editorial focus? Can she maintain Sunday’s reputation for tough, balanced interviews — or will the tone change? Chris Wallace was known for his direct, no-nonsense style and willingness to challenge both sides of the aisle. Now, with Shannon Bream stepping in, all eyes are on how the show evolves. Will she continue that tradition — or chart a new path entirely? Bream, already a familiar face on Fox and a respected legal correspondent, brings a sharp intellect and calm authority to the table. But as she takes the reins of one of Fox’s most high-profile programs, the pressure is on. Can she rise above the shadow of her predecessor and make the seat her own?
“She’s not just filling his chair — she’s redefining it.” — Shannon Bream steps into Chris Wallace’s shoes as the new face of ‘Fox News Sunday’… click the link to read more
Who is Shannon Bream, and what makes her the right choice to replace veteran journalist Chris Wallace?
What vision does she bring to Fox News Sunday, and how will it differ from Wallace’s era?
Is this part of a broader shift in tone or direction at Fox News?
How have longtime viewers reacted to the announcement — with excitement, skepticism, or both?
What does Bream’s promotion signal about women in leadership roles at the network?
How will her legal and political background shape the show’s editorial focus?
Can she maintain Sunday‘s reputation for tough, balanced interviews — or will the tone change?
Chris Wallace was known for his direct, no-nonsense style and willingness to challenge both sides of the aisle. Now, with Shannon Bream stepping in, all eyes are on how the show evolves. Will she continue that tradition — or chart a new path entirely? Bream, already a familiar face on Fox and a respected legal correspondent, brings a sharp intellect and calm authority to the table. But as she takes the reins of one of Fox’s most high-profile programs, the pressure is on. Can she rise above the shadow of her predecessor and make the seat her own?
She will be the first woman to hold the role in the program’s 26-year history.
Fox News has selected its chief legal correspondent and late-night news anchor, Shannon Bream, to be the host of its signature political talk show, “Fox News Sunday,” elevating a woman to the role for the first time in the program’s 26-year history.
The job has been vacant since late last year, when Chris Wallace suddenly left after growing increasingly unnerved by the reduction of down-the-middle political programming at the network.
The show is something of an island in the Fox media world. Unlike the provocative conservative commentary served up in prime time on the Fox News Channel by hosts such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, the content on “Fox News Sunday” is more neutral, modeled after the traditional Sunday morning news programs based in Washington. Democratic lawmakers regularly sit for lengthy interviews on the program, even though many are reluctant to do so during the channel’s weekday programming.
“Fox News Sunday” airs first on the Fox broadcast network and then later in the day on the cable news network.
Ms. Bream is known to Fox viewers for her reporting on legal issues and the Supreme Court and as the host of the midnight news program on Fox News, “Fox News @ Night.” Initially, the program was broadcast at 11 p.m. before the network bumped it for a comedy show hosted by Greg Gutfeld, who is also a co-host of “The Five,” a round-table talk show that skews to a conservative point of view. The move was part of a programming shift at Fox that left some of its news anchors and correspondents, including Mr. Wallace, feeling marginalized.
Ms. Bream is the latest of several women to be promoted to senior positions at Fox under its chief executive, Suzanne Scott, who was chosen to overhaul the network’s toxic workplace culture in the aftermath of a series of high-profile sexual harassment lawsuits involving Roger Ailes, the network’s founder. In recent years, Ms. Scott, who served as Fox News’s head of programming before being named chief executive in 2018, has installed Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino, Harris Faulkner and Laura Ingraham as hosts.
