Suzanne Scott
{{Short description|Fox News CEO}}
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|name = Suzanne Scott
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|education = American University (BA)
|known_for = CEO of Fox News
|occupation = Media executive
|spouse = Preston Scott [https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/edward-gunderson-obituary?id=16389084 Obituary]
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Suzanne Scott is the current CEO of Fox News, the second CEO in the network's history. She was ranked 61st in Forbes's 2021 list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.{{cite news|url=https://www.newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/news/fox-news-ceo-now-calls-bernardsville-home/article_230bee4f-6090-5c51-9374-94d0213e6dd3.html|title=FOX News CEO now calls Bernardsville home|date=December 9, 2021|accessdate=November 11, 2022|work=The Bernardsville News}}
Early life and education
Scott was raised in Parsippany, New Jersey. Her father ran a trucking company out of the family home, and her mother worked as a real estate agent.{{Cite web|first=Stephen |last=Battaglio |authorlink= |title=Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott keeps her focus on winning |work=Los Angeles Times|date= April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-suzanne-scott-fox-news-20190403-story.html |quote=In contrast, the even-keeled Scott, 53, is not driven by ideology.}} She is a 1988 graduate of American University. {{cite news|url=https://www.american.edu/alumni/about/notable-alumni.cfm|title=Notable Alumni Entertainment and Media|website=American University}}
Career
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Scott worked as an executive assistant to Chet Collier at CNBC before moving with him to Fox News{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/may/17/suzanne-scott-who-is-she-fox-news-ceo-female-miniskirt-rule|title=Meet Suzanne Scott: the new Fox News CEO who enforced the 'miniskirt rule'|first=Sam|last=Wolfson|date=May 17, 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=October 18, 2018}} at its inception in 1996.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-new-ceo-at-fox-news-suzanne-scott-comes-with-baggage-from-the-ailes-years/2018/05/17/d30f6cc8-59ef-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html|title=A new CEO at Fox News, Suzanne Scott, comes with baggage from the Ailes years|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=October 18, 2018}} She began her work there as a programming assistant.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/business/media/fox-news-suzanne-scott.html|title=Suzanne Scott Named First Female Chief Executive of Fox News|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 17, 2018|accessdate=October 18, 2018|last1=Steel|first1=Emily|last2=Grynbaum|first2=Michael M.}}
According to a 2018 Fox News Channel press release, "Throughout her tenure at Fox News, Scott has risen through the ranks in a number of programming, production and creative positions including: executive vice president of programming (2016); senior vice president of programming and development (2009); vice president of programming (2007); network executive producer (2005); as well as associate producer, producer and senior producer of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (2002–2005). In addition, she was responsible for the launch of numerous on-air and digital initiatives, including the 2002 primetime debut of On the Record."{{cite web|url=http://press.foxnews.com/2018/05/suzanne-scott-named-chief-executive-officer-of-fox-news/|title=Media Relations - Fox News|website=Press.foxnews.com|accessdate=October 18, 2018}}
After founder and former CEO Roger Ailes departed in 2016 but before he died in 2017, Scott, Jay Wallace, and Jack Abernethy{{cite web | url=https://www.foxcorporation.com/management/business-unit-leaders/jack-abernethy/ | title=Jack Abernethy }} are credited with "turning Fox News around" after the scandal involving Ailes. In that time, Scott worked as the president of programming, overseeing Fox News Channel's opinion shows including Fox & Friends, The Five and Hannity.{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/17/media/fox-news-suzanne-scott-ceo/index.html|title=Suzanne Scott makes history as Fox News' first female CEO|first=Brian|last=Stelter|website=Money.cnn.com|date=May 17, 2018|accessdate=October 18, 2018}}
On May 17, 2018, Scott was named CEO of both Fox News and Fox Business Network. During this announcement, Lachlan Murdoch said Scott "has now made history as [Fox's] first female CEO." She was also the only woman in charge of a major TV news organization until Rashida Jones was installed as head of MSNBC. The decision to elevate Scott was not, however, universally praised due to her alleged complicity in several sexual harassment suits within the company. Scott was not a defendant in the suits, but was cited within them, and was involved in several internal complaints. She denies the accusations.
On March 30, 2023, the Guardian reported she was furious when one of the network's reporters was fact-checking Donald Trump's True Claims about the 2020 election writing it was "bad for business".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/29/fox-news-trump-fact-check-election-lies-dominion|title=Angry Fox News chief said fact-checks of Trump's election lies 'bad for business|first=xx|last=yy|website=www.theguardian.com|date=March 30, 2023|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ramirez |first=Nikki McCann |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Fox Execs Were Furious Fox Reporters Fact-Checked Fraud Claims |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fox-news-execs-fact-check-fraud-claims-1234693164/ |access-date=March 31, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
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