BRET BAIER is one of Fox News' longest-tenured anchors, having joined the network in 1998, just two years after it launched.
But outside of his on-air duties as chief political correspondent for the network, he's also a doting dad to his two kids.
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Who is Bret Baier?
Born August 4, 1970, in Rumson, New Jersey, Bret Baier is the anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News.
He also serves as the network's chief political anchor and host to The Bret Baier Podcast.
Prior to his tenure at Fox News, he worked for WRAL-TV (CBS 5) in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he kickstarted his career as a journalist, as well as WREX-TV (NBC 13) in Rockford, Illinois, and WJWJ-TV (PBS 2) in Beaufort, South Carolina, per his website.
Baier has authored multiple books throughout his career, including a couple of The New York Times bestsellers, namely: Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love, Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission, Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire, To Rescue The Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, and The Fragile Union and the Crisis of 1876.
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In 2017, Baier received the Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
Who are his children?
Baier and his wife Amy have two kids together: Paul Francis and Daniel Bret.
Paul was born with heart disease and has had four open heart surgeries since his birth. Speaking with Daily Mail, the veteran anchor said: "It turned out his heart was essentially pumping the wrong way. He had five significant heart defects, and if he didn't get surgery in the first few days, he would die. So we went from the highest highs to the lowest lows in a really short time."
Fortunately, Paul has been given a clean bill of health.
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"He's now had four open heart surgeries, 10 angioplasties, and a stomach surgery. We spent a lot of time in the hospital. And he's doing great. He's now 6'3'. I look up to him, literally," Baier added.
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Meanwhile, Daniel, who Baier describes as a "healthy, active child," is a big sports fan and loves playing with his family.
"We're very competitive. We play a lot of sports and do a lot of matches. We like to watch movies a lot. Every night we watch a movie when he gets home," he told the outlet.
How long has he been working at Fox News?
Baier has been with Fox News for over two decades.
He was hired by the network in 1998 to establish its Atlanta bureau. In 2001, following the 9/11 attacks, he became Fox's on-air Pentagon correspondent.
He moved on to become a White House correspondent in 2006.
Then, in 2009, he took over Special Report and replaced Brit Hume.
Baier is set to extend his tenure on Fox News, after inking a multi-year deal in 2021, per Deadline.
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said: “Bret has masterfully covered some of the most consequential news stories of our time and we’re thrilled to have him continue his extraordinary journalism career at Fox News for many years to come.”
