Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular commentator, the cable channel said on Monday.
“I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News,” Palin said in a statement posted on the network’s Web site. “It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news.”
Fox said that according to the multiyear deal, Palin will offer political commentary and analysis on the cable channel, as well as Fox’s Web site, radio network and business cable channel.
She will also host occasional episodes of Fox News’ Real American Stories, a series debuting this year that the network said will feature true stories about Americans who have overcome adversity.
“Governor Palin has captivated everyone on both sides of the political spectrum and we are excited to add her dynamic voice to the FOX News lineup,” Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming, said in a statement.
The network declined to say when Palin will start or how much she is being paid. Also unclear is how the arrangement will work, whether Palin will move to New York or commute from Alaska.
Palin majored in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting at the University of Idaho and worked part-time as a weekend sportscaster in 1988 for KTUU-TV in Anchorage. She wasn’t married at the time and used her maiden name Heath. The station’s sports director, John Carpenter, said the young broadcaster left after a few months because of the low pay.
Carpenter said he was sorry to see her go. She was a hard worker who enjoyed the entire process, not just being in front of the cameras, he said.
“She knew sports, she could talk sports, she looked OK on TV,” Carpenter said. “She had the aptitude, no question.”
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