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here are plenty of influential execs beneath Fox News chief Roger Ailes — John Moody, for example — but recently-promoted EVP of news Michael Clemente may be the biggest up-and-comer.
Back in 2009, after the White House repeatedly excluded the network from interviewing administration officials and openly called Fox “not a news network,” Clemente was the man tasked with responding on behalf of the cable channel.
When that war was in dire need of a “truce,” he was sent down to personally meet with White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
Michael Clemente, who spent 27 years at ABC, comes to Fox News Channel as senior vice president of news. He essentially replaces David Rhodes, who decamped for Bloomberg TV last November. Clemente will report to John Moody, executive vice president of news editorial.
The announcement was made Tuesday by Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO, Fox News Channel.
“Michael is one of the most seasoned television executives in the business and he’s an excellent news man,” said Ailes in a statement. “His proven record of journalism at ABC News will be an asset to the entire Fox News operation.”
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