Heather Nauert returned to FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2007 as the co-host of "The Big Story with John Gibson & Heather Nauert."

Most recently, Nauert was a general assignment correspondent for ABC News where she contributed to "World News Tonight," "Good Morning America" and "Nightline." While there, she also received an Emmy nomination for her work on the special series, "13 Around the World."

Prior to her stint at ABC News, Nauert was a FOX News contributor from 1998-2001, then a FOX News correspondent from 2001-2005, where she regularly contributed to "The Big Story" and covered numerous breaking news situations including the Iraqi elections and the aftermath of 9/11.

In 1996, Nauert was a reporter for the syndicated business program "First Business," a weekly newscast airing in 110 markets nationwide. She has worked previously as a government affairs consultant on health insurance, tax and Social Security issues in Washington, D.C.

She graduated from Mt. Vernon College in Washington DC with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and she received her Masters in Journalism from Columbia University.