Conor Powell | Biography | Fox News

On Air Personalities

Conor Powell

Conor Powell joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2009 and serves as a Jerusalem-based foreign correspondent.

Most recently in 2013, Powell reported from Jerusalem on the attack in Syria on August 21st and allegations of the use of chemical weapons as well as from Tahrir Square, where he covered the civil uprisings and the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. From 2009-2012, he also provided live coverage on the ongoing tension in the Middle East as well as on the War in Afghanistan from Kabul, the nation’s capital.

Prior to joining FNC, Powell was a reporter for WJLA-TV (ABC 8) in Washington, D.C., where he covered Congress and the 2008 presidential election. He began his career at KNDO-TV (NBC 23) in Yakima, WA, and reported on a range of stories such as immigration, and local and state elections, including the 2006 Senate race between business executive Mike McGavick and Sen. Maria Cantwell.

Powell graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in international studies and received an M.A. in social and political science from Cambridge University in England.