Rick Folbaum
Encyclopedia
Rick Folbaum is an American news anchor and correspondent for the Fox News Channel
and the former co-anchor of WNYW
's Fox 5 News at 6.
flagship station in New York City
, WNYW
. He joined in early 2006. In 2009, he returned to Fox News Channel where he is a weekday substitute anchor and regularly hosts the Saturday 6pm edition of America's News Headquarters.
Folbaum is largely known for his years at Fox News Channel
as an anchor of Fox News Live
, the Fox Report
Saturdays, and as a substitute anchor for Shepard Smith
's programs. Joining in 1996, he was the network's London
-based correspondent from 1998 to 2000, covering news stories across Europe
and the Middle East
.
Prior to his years at FOX, he worked as a writer for MSNBC
and in radio at WOR-AM in New York City
. He is a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
.
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
and the former co-anchor of WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
's Fox 5 News at 6.
Career
Folbaum was most recently a co-anchor for the FOXFox Television Stations Group
Fox Television Stations, Inc. is a group of television stations located within the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, part of News Corporation...
flagship station in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
. He joined in early 2006. In 2009, he returned to Fox News Channel where he is a weekday substitute anchor and regularly hosts the Saturday 6pm edition of America's News Headquarters.
Folbaum is largely known for his years at Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as an anchor of Fox News Live
Fox News Live
Fox News Live was an American news/talk television program, the hard-news daytime programming of the Fox News Channel. In addition, it also referred to the short headline segments of nearly every hour daily.-About:...
, the Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
Saturdays, and as a substitute anchor for Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith
David Shepard Smith, Jr. , known better as Shepard Smith, is an American television news anchor. He is host of Fox Report with Shepard Smith and Studio B weekdays on Fox News Channel. In addition, he anchors the 5:00 p.m...
's programs. Joining in 1996, he was the network's London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based correspondent from 1998 to 2000, covering news stories across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Prior to his years at FOX, he worked as a writer for MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and in radio at WOR-AM in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He is a regular guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
.