Bret Baier

News Anchor

Career Highlights: Bret Baier is FOX News Channel's chief political anchor and anchor of “Special Report with Bret Baier.” Additionally, Baier has anchored more than 30 political specials on FNC, reported from Iraq 12 times and Afghanistan 13 times, traveled the world with various administrations and military officials and reported from 74 countries. Prior to his anchor role, Baier was named Chief White House Correspondent in 2006 and covered the second term of the Bush administration. Before that, he served as national security correspondent covering military and national security affairs, as well as defense, military policy and the intelligence community from the Pentagon. Baier joined the network in 1998 and served as FNC's Southeastern correspondent from 1998 to 2001, where he covered a range of stories, including the 2001 Timothy McVeigh execution. Prior to joining FNC, Baier worked for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois and WJWJ-TV in Beaufort, South Carolina. A graduate of DePauw University, he is also the author of the New York Times Best-Seller, "Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love" and “Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission.”