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Eric Shawn

Eric Shawn is known as an American news anchor. He is most famous for his work at the Fox News Channel.

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Background and Age

Eric Shawn was born on March 12, 1957 in New York City, New York. Eric’s father was Gilbert Shawn, he was an Army Lieutenant Colonel at the time of Eric's birth. His mother was Melba Rae, she worked as an actress in soap opera shows. She is mostly known for her role in Search for Tomorrow which was a critically acclaimed soap opera at the time it was airing

Shawn completed his primary education and graduated from Trinity School in New York during the 1975 school year. He later went on to get a degree in Urban Studies from Georgetown University in 1979.

From an early age, Shawn had the curiosity to investigate things that are not immediately obvious to the general public. He was intrigued by the unknown and wanted to be one of the first to discover something so that he could share it with the people. This personality trait would eventually develop into his future career of being a newscaster.

Marriage and Husband

Eric Shawn is married to his wife, Camilla Shawn. They later had one child together.

Career and Net Worth

Eric Shawn was a reporter for WNYW (FOX) and WPIX in New York before he went on to the biggest step in his career. He joined the Fox News Channel when it was launched in 1996. He was there at the ground level. Decades later, it is now one of the biggest networks for the conservative audience. Even though Shawn wasn’t one of the network’s producers, he is to be proud to have been there since the beginning.

Shawn’s current post is being a correspondent for the Sunday morning edition of Fox News Live with Arthel Neville, Eric is one of the most influential figures on TV when it comes to reaching a conservative audience.

Shawn was a correspondent for Fox when the network brought reporters to meetings held by the United Nations. He would report from the United Nations meetings on different topics such as terrorism and politics, During presidential and state elections, he would moderate debates and bring live coverage of election results to the TV audience. In the 1992, 1996 and 2004 presidential elections, he provided live coverage from the conventions of both the Republican and Democratic parties.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 12 Mar, 1957
Age: 63 yrs
Occupations: Journalist
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: New York City
Education: Georgetown University
Gender: Male
Description: American television reporter
Twitter Id: EricShawnTV
Net Worth 2020: 5 million
Net Worth 2021: 2 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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