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Bill Hemmer is currently co-anchor of Fox News Channel's (FNC) "America's Newsroom."

In addition to his role as anchor, Hemmer has reported on major breaking news events and secured key interviews with top newsmakers, including Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, as well as the first interview with Speaker of the House John Boehner after a government shutdown was averted in April 2011. He reported live during the network's 2010 Midterm Election night coverage and, in January 2009, covered the devastating aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, including rescue efforts and humanitarian aid. Previously, in November 2008, he reported on the investigation of the army base shooting in Fort Hood, Texas.

While providing live coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Hemmer interviewed then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and monitored FNC's "Bill Board" during the 2008 primary season. He has reported from London during the British sailors' hostage situation in Iran, been embedded with U.S. Marines in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, and delivered updates on rescue efforts for miners trapped in West Virginia. In addition, he reported from New Orleans and Baton Rouge during the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

Before joining FNC in 2005, Hemmer was an anchor and correspondent at CNN, where he co-hosted "American Morning." While there, he anchored "CNN Live Today" and "CNN Tonight." In 2005, he reported live from Rome and Vatican City on the death of Pope John Paul II and in 2004 he covered both the Democratic and Republican conventions and served as one of CNN's anchors on election night.

In 2003, Hemmer traveled to Kuwait to report on the ongoing tensions with Iraq and stayed on-site to cover Operation Iraqi Freedom when the war began. In 2002, he reported live from Jerusalem on the tension in the Middle East and earlier was stationed at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Hemmer also reported live from Tallahassee during the election 2000 recount.

A recipient of several awards and honors, including a 1996 Emmy Award, Hemmer began his career as a weekend sports anchor for WCPO-TV (CBS) in Cincinnati. He is a graduate of the Miami University of Ohio and is a native of Cincinnati.

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