Brian Wilson
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Brian Wilson is the vice-president and bureau chief for Washington, D.C. A former anchor for FNC's "Weekend Live," Wilson joined FNC in 1998.
Previously, Wilson was a congressional correspondent for FNC, reporting on congressional elections and breaking news on Capitol Hill. In this capacity, Wilson covered the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito to the United States Supreme Court. Wilson has also reported extensively on congressional scandals, including the trial of Duke Cunningham and the legal challenges of Tom DeLay.
On July 1, 2005, Wilson was the first to report on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2004, Wilson reported on the presidential elections, including coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Previously, Wilson covered numerous breaking news events for the network, including the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the ongoing dispute over Florida's votes for president during the 2000 election. In October 2002, Wilson played an integral role in the network's coverage of the Washington, D.C. area sniper attacks. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, Wilson was dispatched to the Pentagon to lead FOX team coverage of the devastation and clean up.
Prior to joining the FOX News Channel, Wilson was co-anchor of "FOX Morning News" on WTTG-TV, the FOX News affiliate in Washington, D.C. Wilson also served as the station's Capitol Hill correspondent and covered the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings and the ethics investigations into then Speaker of the House Jim Wright. Additionally, he was the WTTG-TV Pentagon correspondent during the Persian Gulf War.
Wilson was elected in 2005 and in 1991 to serve as Vice Chairman of the 2500-member Capitol Hill Radio/TV Correspondent's Association. In 1997, Wilson earned a Master's degree with honors in print journalism from American University, where he also served as an adjunct professor in the School of Communications.









