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Alexander Britton Hume June 22, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Occupation | Television journalist and political commentator |
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Known for | Serving as Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News (1989–96) and Senior Political Analyst for Fox News (since 2008); hosting Special Report (1996–2008) and On the Record (since 2016) on Fox News |
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Children | Louis, Virginia, Sandy |
Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume (born June 22, 1943) is an American television journalist and political commentator.
Hume had a 23-year career with ABC News, where he contributed to World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week. He served as ABC's chief White House correspondent from 1989 through 1996.
He then spent 12 years as the Washington, D.C., managing editor of the Fox News Channel and the anchor of Special Report with Brit Hume. After retiring as the anchor of Special Report in 2008, he became a senior political analyst for Fox News and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday. In September 2016, he was named the interim anchor of On the Record, after the abrupt resignation of the show's longtime host, Greta Van Susteren, and served in that capacity through the 2016 elections.
He was born in Washington, D.C., the son of George Graham Hume and Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) Hume. Through his father, Hume is of part Scottish descent, descended from George Home (1698-1760), a son of the 10th Baron of Wedderburn exiled to Virginia in the aftermath of the First Jacobite Rebellion.