Shepard Smith, who re-signed a multi-year deal with FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2007, serves as the network's lead news anchor. Smith anchors FNC's evening newscast, "The FOX Report with Shepard Smith," from 7-8 p.m. ET each weeknight, in addition to serving as host of "Studio B with Shepard Smith" during the weekday afternoons from 3-4 p.m. ET.

Most recently, Smith anchored wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Michael Jackson on the day the news broke. He has also recently provided extensive coverage of the civil unrest in Iran following the election, as well as the breaking news of the Holocaust Museum shooting.

This past year, Smith anchored FOX Broadcast Company's Election Night coverage of the 2008 presidential election. He also provided live coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates during the 2008 campaign season. Additionally, Smith reported on Hurricane Gustav live from New Orleans on top of anchoring political coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

Under Smith's direction, "The FOX Report with Shepard Smith" has been No. 1 in its 7 p.m. timeslot for 92 consecutive months and continually beats both CNN and MSNBC combined, according to Nielsen Media Research. In addition, "Studio B with Shepard Smith" doubles "CNN Newsroom" and "MSNBC Live" ratings in the afternoon.

While at FNC, Smith has held the positions of New York-based general assignment reporter and senior correspondent. He notably covered Hurricane Katrina as an impending threat and its aftermath; the Middle East conflict during the summer of 2006 from the Israel-Lebanon border; 9/11 and the subsequent war in Afghanistan; Operation Iraqi Freedom; the Columbine school massacre, and President Clinton's impeachment and trial. He was one of only two television correspondents to witness the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in June of 2001.

Prior to joining the network, Smith was a Los Angeles-based FOX News correspondent, reporting on a wide range of stories for the FOX affiliate news service, including the crash of TWA Flight 800, the Montana Freeman Standoff and the Oklahoma City bombing. Before this, Smith gained extensive local news experience throughout the state of Florida, reporting for WSVN-TV (FOX) in Miami, the former WCPX-TV (CBS) in Orlando, WBBH-TV (NBC) in Fort Myers, and WJHG-TV (NBC) in Panama City, where he began his television career.