Adam Housley joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2001 as a Los Angeles-based correspondent. Most recently, he provided live streaming video reports from Venezuela when President Hugo Chavez shut down local media. Prior to that, Housley reported from Nicaragua and El Salvador on the war against drugs and scored an exclusive interview with Sandinista leader, Daniel Ortega.

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During his tenure, Housley was seen in and around Thailand providing extensive on-site coverage in the wake of the Southeast Asia tsunami tragedy. Housley also reported internationally during Operations Iraqi Freedom from Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain and the Persian Gulf and has spent time covering the war on terror from Pakistan, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In December 2005, Housley was one of a few reporters selected to witness the execution of Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams at San Quentin. He was also FNC’s lead reporter for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2003 campaign and has covered six hurricanes, including Katrina and Rita.

Prior to joining FNC, Housley served as a reporter at KTXL-TV (FOX) in Sacramento, California from 1999-2001, where he received an array of awards including the 2001 Regional Associated Press Reporting Award and a Regional Emmy Award. In addition, he was the lead reporter for KFTY-TV, an independent station in Santa Rosa, California, from 1998-2000. Before that, Housley was a live reporter for KCPM-TV (NBC) in Chico, California from 1997-98, where he won a Department of Forestry Award for capturing a wanted acre arsonist.

Housley began his career as a reporter for KVON-KVYN radio in Napa, California, where he developed and produced newscasts. Prior to his career in television, Housley played professional baseball and was drafted by the Montreal Expos and played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers organizations. A graduate of Pepperdine University, Housley received Bachelor degrees in both political science and telecommunications. He was a Junior Olympic All American in 1988.