Shannon Bream

Early life and education

Bream was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, to Linda (née Evans; 1949–2006), a county clerk and law office manager, and police officer and former Leon County Commissioner Clarence Edward DePuy Jr. (1946–2013). She attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia,

After graduating from Liberty University in 1993 with a business management degree magna cum laude, Bream attended Florida State University College of Law, where she interned with U.S. Congressman Bill McCollum, who was later appointed Florida Attorney General. While at law school at Florida State, she won the Miss Florida USA pageant in 1995 and placed fourth in the Miss USA 1995 pageant, which paid for her law school education.

Career

After graduating with a JD degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law in 1996,

In 2001, she transitioned to television journalism, becoming the evening and late-night news reporter for WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2004, after three years at WBTV, Bream joined Washington D.C.'s NBC affiliate WRC-TV. At WRC-TV, she was a weekend anchor and covered general assignments.

While at WRC-TV, Bream met Brit Hume, who was the managing editor of Fox News's Washington, D.C. bureau. With Hume's encouragement, she submitted audition tapes to Fox News. Bream joined Fox News in November 2007, and was based in the network's Washington, D.C. bureau. She then became the anchor/host of Fox News @ Night.

On August 11, 2022, it was announced that Bream would replace Chris Wallace as Fox News Sunday new anchor, beginning September 11, 2022.

In addition to hosting Fox News Sunday, Bream appears periodically on other Fox News programs, including America's Newsroom, Outnumbered, America Reports, The Story with Martha MacCallum, The Five, Special Report and Gutfeld! as a guest and as a substitute host.

Bream is the author of three books: Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters, The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today, and The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families. The book The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today reached the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Personal life

Bream is a Christian and is trained as a classical pianist. They have no children as she believes she was called by God not to have children and concentrate on her career.

References

References

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9. (April 19, 2013). "Clarence Edward "Ed" DePuy Jr. Obituary". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
10. Washburn, Mark. (November 2, 2012). "Shannon Bream proved old boss wrong". [[Charlotte Observer]].
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14. Dunham, Teresa. (April 1, 2009). "Supreme Dedication". [[Liberty University]].
15. Flood, Brian. (September 21, 2017). "Shannon Bream to host new 'Fox News @ Night' prime-time show". Fox News.
16. Johnson, Ted. (2020-01-17). "Fox News Channel Signs Shannon Bream To New Deal".
17. (2021-03-31). "Fox News' Shannon Bream Caps 'Difficult Year' With Her New Best-Seller".
18. (29 March 2022). "The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families". Broadside e-books.
19. Byrnes, Jesse. (2021-04-08). "Fox News anchor Shannon Bream's book tops NY Times bestseller list".
20. Jenna Browder. (23 January 2020). "Excruciating Pain Left Fox Anchor Shannon Bream in Total Despair, Then She Heard the Voice of God".