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Martha MacCallum

Martha Bowes MacCallum[2] (born January 31, 1964) is an American journalist and news anchor for Fox News. She is the executive editor and anchor of The Story with Martha MacCallum, broadcast from Manhattan Monday through Friday at 3PM ET, and co-anchor of Fox News Election coverage. MacCallum joined the network in 2004 and is based in New York City. Her interviews with President Donald Trump, President Barack Obama, First Lady Laura Bush, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and others have been featured on her programs.

Martha MacCallum
MacCallum in 2014
Born (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964 (age 60)
Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
EducationSt. Lawrence University (BA)
Circle in the Square Theatre School (GrDip)
OccupationHost of The Story with Martha MacCallum (Fox News Channel)
EmployerFox News
Spouse
Daniel Gregory
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(m. 1992)​
Children3
Websitewww.foxnews.com/person/m/martha-maccallum

Early life

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MacCallum interviewing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in October 2019

Martha MacCallum, the daughter of Elizabeth B. and Douglas C. MacCallum Jr., was born and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey. After graduating from Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey,[2][3] MacCallum earned her bachelor's degree in political science from St. Lawrence University in the North Country of New York State, and subsequently studied at the Circle in the Square Theatre School on Broadway, founding the Miranda Theater Company in New York. MacCallum next worked as an associate in corporate relations at Dow Jones & Company.[2][4] She began her career as a freelance researcher for Corporate Finance magazine, but the publication was sold soon after she joined.[5]

Broadcasting career

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Wall Street Journal Television

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MacCallum was at Wall Street Journal Television from 1991 to 1996, where she served as a business news correspondent and anchor for The Wall Street Journal Report, World Market Outlook, and Business USA.

In 1996, she moved to WBIS-TV, a short-lived sports and business station in New York, as an anchor and reporter.

CNBC

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MacCallum was next a reporter/anchor for NBC/CNBC from 1997 to 2003. She frequently contributed to The News with Brian Williams, Today, NBC affiliate news programs, and CNBC World before being assigned to co-anchor CNBC's Morning Call with Martha MacCallum and Ted David. She also appeared on Checkpoint, an evening show which examined homeland security and the War on Terror. MacCallum created the series "Inside the Business" for Business Center, a former CNBC show.

Fox News

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MacCallum joined the Fox News Channel in 2004. She hosted The Live Desk from 2006 to 2010 and America's Newsroom from 2010 to 2017. MacCallum hosted the new program, The First 100 Days, on Fox News Channel, which debuted January 9, 2017. The program averaged 3.5 million viewers in the first month, an increase of 79 percent in the time slot compared to the year before.[6] On April 28, 2017, the show was rebranded as The Story with Martha MacCallum.[7] At the close of 2020, "The Story" was moved from the prime 7 p.m. ET time-slot to the 3 p.m. ET time-slot.[8]

In addition to hosting The Story, MacCallum serves as a fill in host on programs such as America's Newsroom, The Faulkner Focus, Outnumbered, and The Five.

MacCallum has hosted two series about WWII streaming on Fox Nation. In 2023, MacCallum hosted The Final Journey of the Greatest Generation, a two-season, six-episode series about heroes of WWII taking viewers on one last journey through their personal experiences fighting against the Axis powers in Europe and the Pacific.[9] In 2022, MacCallum began hosting The Secret History of World War II with untold stories about heroes from WWII, with three seasons and eleven episodes.[10]

In January 2019, MacCallum launched “The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum,” a twice-weekly podcast where she sits down with a major newsmaker sharing inspiring stories of positivity, perseverance, and more.[11]

In 2018, MacCallum had the first and only interview with then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley Estes Kavanaugh. The interview aired on The Story With Martha MacCallum on September 24, 2018 at 7 PM ET  and was watched by 3.6 million viewers, cable news' most-watched program of the night. According to The Hollywood Reporter, MacCallum earned "near-universal praise" for her interview of Kavanaugh.[12]

In July 2023, Fox News announced that MacCallum interviewed Buster Murdaugh, the last living son of Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul in June 2021. She presented the interview in a seven-episode Fox Nation series entitled The Fall of the House of Murdaugh, [13] covering the twists in the double homicide case with exclusive interviews, prison audio, and never-before-seen family video & photographs.[14]

 
MacCallum and Bret Baier moderate a town hall with President Donald Trump in 2020

After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, MacCallum initially said, “This is a huge victory for these protesters. They have disrupted the system in an enormous way!”[15][16] Later on during coverage of the events she called them "unsettling" and stated that "control has to be maintained."[16] She likened the storming of the U.S. Capitol to a peaceful protest outside Josh Hawley's home a few days earlier; The New York Times said it was "bizarre" to link "swarms of Trump supporters breaking into the seat of democracy, an event that made worldwide news, to a small-scale incident at the home of a Republican official."[17]

Debates and Town Halls

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MacCallum co-moderated her first debate on Fox News at the Third Undercard Republican Primary Debate on January 28, 2016 with Bill Hemmer from the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Participating in the debate was Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Jim Gilmore.[18]

In 2019, MacCallum and Bret Baier moderated numerous town halls with potential presidential candidates in advance of the 2020 election. Howard Schultz, former Starbucks CEO, was first in the series on April 4, 2019 from Kansas City, Missouri.[19] Next in the series was Bernie Sanders on April 15, 2019 from the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[20] On May 8, 2019, the MacCallum and Baier hosted Amy Klobuchar for a town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[21] and Julián Castro on June 13, 2019 from Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, Arizona.[22]

MacCallum and Bret Baier hosted Donald Trump's first TV town hall of the 2020 election cycle at the Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania on March 5, 2020, one of the last in-person political events before Covid lockdowns in 2020.[23] MacCallum and Baier also co-anchored a virtual town hall with Donald Trump on May 3, 2020 from the Lincoln Memorial.[24]

During the 2022 midterm election, MacCallum and Bret Baier moderated a town hall with Ohio Senate hopefuls Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan, one week before Election Day. The event was held in Columbus, Ohio on November 1, 2022.[25]

Martha MacCallum moderated the first Republican debate of the 2024 election season with Bret Baier at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24, 2023. In attendance was Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Doug Burgum, and Asa Hutchinson. Former President Donald Trump declined to participate.[26]

In January 2024, MacCallum co-moderated with Brett Baier three back-to-back town halls featuring Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.[27] Donald Trump, in his first live appearance on Fox News since 2022, appeared in a town hall on January 10, 2024 from Des Moines, Iowa, days before the Iowa Caucus. Ron DeSantis appeared on January 9, 2019, and Nikki Haley on January 8, 2024.

Awards

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In 2024, MacCallum received the John R. "Tex" Cray Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for her work covering the military.[28] MacCallum is a two-time recipient of the Gracie Award for Women in Journalism in 1997 and 2003,[29] and has received the Soldiersocks / SoldierStrong Commitment To Serve award.[30]

Book

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In 2020, assisted by Ronald J. Drez, she published a book titled Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, incorporating the personal stories of several United States Marines into the larger story of the Pacific Campaign, making The New York Times bestseller list on March 15, 2020.[31]

Personal life

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Martha MacCallum married Dan Gregory on 22 August 1992, at St. Elizabeth Church in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Together, they have 3 children, two sons and a daughter.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Greg Gutfeld Show (7:42)". 8/30/21. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Weddings; Ms. MacCallum, Daniel J. Gregory". The New York Times. August 23, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Rohan, Virginia (November 13, 2005). "Professional juggler". The Record (Bergen County). Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2014. I'm sort of half in one world, half in the other at this point of the day, says MacCallum, a Wyckoff native who has lived in Ridgewood since her elder son was 2 weeks old.... After attending Sicomac School and Ramapo High School, MacCallum moved on to St. Lawrence University, majoring in political science.
  4. ^ "Ms. MacCallum Plans Wedding". The New York Times. April 19, 1992. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Shurberg, Ellen (August 22, 2023). "In Her Own Words: Fox anchor Martha MacCallum stays true to herself". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Concha, Joe (January 31, 2017). "Fox dominates January ratings led by Carlson, MacCallum". The Hill. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Tucker Carlson leads new Fox News prime time lineup". Fox News. April 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Brian Stelter (January 11, 2021). "Fox News removes one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Watch The Final Journey of the Greatest Generation | Fox Nation". Watch The Final Journey of the Greatest Generation | Fox Nation. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Watch Secret History of WWII Online | Stream Fox Nation". Watch Secret History of WWII | Fox Nation. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Untold Story With Martha MacCallum". FOX News Radio. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (October 11, 2018). ""We Have a Lot of Different Voices": How Martha MacCallum Practices Journalism on Fox News". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Media Relations | Fox News". Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Watch 'The Fall of the House of Murdaugh' Online | Stream Fox Nation". Watch The Fall of the House of Murdaugh | Fox Nation. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "After Deadly Capitol Riot, Fox News Stays Silent On Stars' Incendiary Rhetoric". NPR. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Fox News: 'Peaceful' MAGA Mob Storming Capitol Is 'Huge Victory'". Daily Beast. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  17. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M.; Koblin, John; Hsu, Tiffany (January 6, 2021). "TV Networks Shift From Coverage of Electoral Tally to Storming of Capitol". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Republican Candidates "Undercard" Debate in Des Moines, Iowa | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  19. ^ Concha, Joe (March 19, 2019). "Howard Schultz to be featured in Fox News town hall". The Hill. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  20. ^ Rozsa, Matthew (April 20, 2019). "Why Sanders and Fox News did well during the town hall". Salon. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  21. ^ Press, Dave Orrick | Pioneer (May 9, 2019). "Amy Klobuchar pressed on 'booming' economy on Fox News town hall". Twin Cities. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  22. ^ Ember, Sydney; Goldmacher, Shane (June 13, 2019). "Highlights From Julián Castro's Fox News Town Hall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  23. ^ "Trump defends his rhetoric in 1st TV town hall of 2020". AP News. March 5, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  24. ^ Re, Gregg (May 3, 2020). "Fox News town hall: Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine by year's end, vows 'plague' will pass". Fox News. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  25. ^ Evans, Nick (November 2, 2022). "J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan make final appeal to voters from townhall stage • Ohio Capital Journal". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  26. ^ "Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate". AP News. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  27. ^ Johnson, Ted (January 4, 2024). "Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley Set For Fox News Town Halls Focused On Women's Issues; NBC News And Des Moines Register Feature Candidate "Closing Arguments"". Deadline. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  28. ^ Rutz, David (October 4, 2024). "Fox News' Martha MacCallum honored at Patriot Awards Gala for career covering military". Fox News. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  29. ^ "Martha MacCallum". Fox News. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  30. ^ MacCallum, Martha (December 18, 2014). "Martha MacCallum accepts award from SoldierSocks". Fox News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  31. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers - Books - March 15, 2020 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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