Our family just got back from a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC over the weekend where we got to appreciate some of the uniqueness of the nation's capitol. After living in Berlin and San Francisco and Chicago and visiting some other incredibly beautiful cities like Zurich and Paris, it's always fascinating to notice the contrast in different urban settings.
The primary reason for our trip was to visit my oldest son Axel, who is interning at the only news show mentioned in the presidential debates and the gem of Rupert Murdoch's crown, FOX News. The team at the station was very gracious and gave us a fantastic tour and even let us sit in on a live panel show covering the "generated crisis" with Bret Baier. Here are a few FOX facts I found intriguing and highly encouraging:
- The FOX News Channel is twelve years old this month.
- Since January of 2002, FOX has ranked first overall in total day and prime time audience.
- Just last month, FOX had its second-highest rated month ever (the top month was April of 2003)
- Since 1997, FOX has grown from a 3% share of the total day cable news market to its current 39%.
- Special Report with Brit Hume, who came from ABC News in 1997, is the #1 cable news program in the nation.
