Bill Hemmer is a weekday co-anchor of "America’s Newsroom" (9-11 a.m. ET). Hemmer joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in August 2005 as a correspondent.

Most recently, he provided live coverage from London during the British sailors’ hostage situation in Iran. During 2006, Hemmer reported on the crisis in the Middle East, reported live while embedded with U.S. Marines in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, and he delivered updates on rescue efforts for miners trapped in West Virginia as well as the recovery efforts in Baton Rouge after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Prior to FNC, Hemmer worked as an anchor and correspondent at CNN where he co-hosted "American Morning." While there, he also anchored "CNN Live Today" and "CNN Tonight." He provided live coverage 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 prime-time anchors on election night.

In 2003, Hemmer traveled to Kuwait to report on escalating tensions in Iraq and remained on-site to cover Operation Iraqi Freedom when the war began. Prior to that, he reported from Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and, shortly after, traveled to Jerusalem to provide live coverage on tensions in the Middle East. Hemmer also reported live from Tallahassee, Florida, for 37 straight days 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, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Miami University of Ohio and is a native of Cincinnati.