FOX News Channel Names Bill Shine Senior Vice President of Programming

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2005--FOX News Channel (FNC) has promoted Bill Shine to Senior Vice President, Programming, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FOX News. In this capacity he will oversee all programming and production for the network and will report directly to Ailes.

In making the announcement, Ailes said, "Bill Shine has made a tremendous contribution to production and programming for FOX News Channel. His excellent producing skills and managing ability make him a natural for this position."

Prior to his promotion, Shine was Vice President, Production since 2003 where he was responsible for all news programming production for FNC. In 2000, he was named Network Executive Producer, overseeing network programming and production, including primetime. Aside from those duties, Shine served as Executive Producer of The Pulse, an investigative newsmagazine produced by FOX News for the FOX Broadcasting Network from 2001 to 2003. In addition, he served as Executive Producer for Primetime in 1999. Shine joined FNC at the network's inception in 1996 as the Producer for Hannity & Colmes.

Before joining FNC, Shine was the Producer/Director of Final Edition at NewsTalk Television, the network's late night show. He also worked as producer, director and production manager at WLIW-TV (PBS) in New York, where he received an Emmy nomination for best health documentary in 1994. Shine began his career in 1985 as a producer/director at WLIG-TV in New York. A graduate of State University of New York at Oswego, Shine received a B.A. in communications.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For three years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation and currently presents eleven out of the top twelve programs in cable news. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 85 million homes.