FOX News Promotes Jessica Loker to Vice President of Politics and Senior Executive Producer of FOX News Sunday
January 11 2022 - 9:53AM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has named Jessica Loker as Vice President
of Politics and Senior Executive Producer of FOX News Sunday,
effective immediately, announced FOX News Media President &
Executive Editor, Jay Wallace. In this capacity, Loker will oversee
all political newsgathering and logistics in addition to managing
FOX News Sunday, the network’s premier one-hour Sunday public
affairs program which airs on FOX Broadcasting and FNC. Alan
Komissaroff will continue overseeing all political coverage as the
Senior Vice President of News & Politics.
In making the announcement, Wallace said, “Jessica’s exceptional
skills and extensive understanding of politics in Washington and
beyond have made her an asset to our news division. We look forward
to her continued contributions to the network.”
Most recently, Loker served as Executive Producer for FOX News
Sunday, playing an integral role in securing headline-driving
interviews with key newsmakers, including Supreme Court Associate
Justice Stephen Breyer, former President Donald Trump, Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin, then
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former
President Barack Obama, among many others. Additionally, she led
the show’s breaking news team through the fast-evolving headlines
of recent years.
Previously, Loker worked as Senior Producer for FOX Report with
Shepard Smith where she supervised the program’s editorial
direction as well as all newsmaker bookings. In this role, she also
oversaw show scripts and served as the control room point person
for the anchor and director during the daily one-hour newscast.
During her time with the program, she helped maintain its ratings
dominance for more than 11 consecutive years, averaging 1.8 million
nightly viewers.
Since joining the network in 2004, Loker has contributed to the
network’s coverage of every major election as well as numerous
breaking news events including former President Trump's live
address to the nation on the al-Baghdadi special operation raid,
the COVID-19 pandemic, Superstorm Sandy, the Tokyo Nuclear Crisis
and NASA’s Final Space Shuttle Launch. Prior to her time at FNC,
Loker worked as an Associate Producer for News 12 Connecticut in
Norwalk. A graduate of Penn State University, she received her
bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a minor in Political Science
before obtaining her master’s degree in Journalism at Quinnipiac
University.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in basic cable, FNC has been the most
watched television news channel for nearly 20 consecutive years.
According to Nielsen Media Research, FNC currently attracts more
than 50% of the cable news viewing audience. Notably, a 2021
Nielsen/MRI Fusion report showed the network garners the largest
independent audience in cable news, while FNC’s primetime hours
deliver the second largest liberal audience in cable news.
Additionally, a 2021 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index
report stated FOX News leads the news industry in both brand
loyalty, engagement, and expectations. Owned by FOX Corp, FNC is
available in 80 million homes and dominates the cable news
landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.
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