Eric Shawn Biography
Eric Shawn is an American journalist working as a FOX News Channel (FNC) anchor and senior correspondent based in New York, joined the network when it first debuted in 1996. He currently serves as the anchor of America’s News Headquarters.
How old is Eric Shawn? – Age
He is 64 years old as of 12 March 2021. He was bornin1957 in New York, New York, United States.
Eric Shawn Family – Education
Shawn is the son of actor Gilbert Shawn and actress Melba Rae, best known for her long-running role as Marge Bergman on Search for Tomorrow. He earned a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Trinity School in New York City and a master’s degree in urban studies from Georgetown University. Shawn appeared as a reporter in Gremlins 2: The New Batch in 1990.
Who is Eric Shawn Married to? – Wife
He is married to Camilla Shawn.
What is Eric Shawn Salary?
He has an estimated net worth of $120,000.
Eric Shawn Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Does Eric Shawn still work for Fox News? – Career
Shawn also hosts Riddle: The Search for James R. Hoffa on FOX Nation, FNC’s on-demand subscription-based streaming service, which is based on his extensive reporting on the appearance of infamous Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.
During FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage, Shawn recently provided the most recent breaking election news from New York and Pennsylvania. Shawn has regularly reported from the United Nations and specialized in politics and terrorism during his time at FNC, including anchoring hour-long news specials on topics ranging from election coverage to investigative documentaries and breaking news.
Since joining the network in 1996, he has also provided live coverage of every major political cycle. Shawn also covered September 11 from Ground Zero for months after the towers fell, and he later covered additional terror cases in the United States. In 2004, he led a Fox News investigation that unearthed new evidence in the murder of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, based on the claims of hit-man Frank Sheeran, who admitted to Shawn and in his biography that he shot Hoffa in a Detroit house. The investigation uncovered a “blood pattern” on the house’s floor that matched Sheeran’s story exactly.
Shawn previously covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the Iraq War diplomatic developments at the United Nations, the Michael Skakel trial, Princess Diana’s death, and other breaking news from around the world. He has conducted interviews with world leaders ranging from President Bill Clinton to United Nations Secretary Generals Kofi Annan and Ban Ki Moon, as well as Israeli Prime Ministers Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, and Ariel Sharon. In September 2010, he conducted an extensive in-depth interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and he has also interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Shawn’s interview with Pakistan activist and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto took place in 2007, just a few months before her assassination. He began covering terrorist attacks against America with the shooting of Rabbi Meir Kahane in 1990, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and New York City bombing plot, the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, and the 9/11 attacks and aftermath. Shawn previously worked as a correspondent for FOX News Edge. He covered numerous breaking news stories, including the Unabomber’s capture, the TWA Flight 800 crash, the Waco siege, the Freeman standoff, the William Kennedy Smith trial, the 1992 Clinton campaign, and the White House. He also covered the wars in the Persian Gulf and Somalia. Shawn also provided daily updates from the Los Angeles courthouse during O.J. Simpson’s murder trial in 1995. Prior to that, beginning in 1989, he worked as a reporter for WNYW-TV (FOX) in New York. Shawn previously worked as an anchor and reporter for WPIX-TV and WNYC-TV in New York.