Ellis Henican, a staff columnist for Newsday, joined FOX News Channel (FNC) as a political contributor in July of 1999. His opinion column appears in Newsday's front section every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Henican joined Newsday in 1985 as a general assignment reporter and was eventually assigned the subway column, leading the paper to a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Union Square train wreck. Henican's work has also been recognized with the Meyer Berger Award for distinguished writing about New York City, and the National Clarion Award for column writing. His articles have been published in various national magazines including The New Republic and Cosmopolitan. Henican is also a daily commentator on the Bloomberg Radio Network.

A native of Virginia, Henican received a Bachelor's degree from Hampshire College and a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.