Michael Tobin joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2001 and currently serves as a senior correspondent. He is based in Chicago and covers domestic and international news.
In May 2025, Tobin reached the summit of Mount Everest and did 22 pushups in recognition of the number of veteran suicides reported every day, hoisting a FOX News flag upon reaching the top of the mountain.
On Election Night in 2024, he reported from Wisconsin as the polls closed in the battleground state and also reported live from protest zones throughout the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Tobin has also provided coverage from Southern Israel surrounding the Israel-Hamas war since its outbreak in 2023. Previously, he contributed to the network's reporting regarding Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, fielding reports from Lviv, Ukraine where the US Embassy moved its operations.
In 2021, he provided breaking news updates on Hurricane Ida live from the heart of the storm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On January 6, 2021, Tobin reported live from the Capitol in Washington, D.C. as it was mobbed by rioters.
Tobin also covered the extensive protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, reported live on the death of unarmed adult Freddie Gray and the protests that followed in Baltimore, MD. Additionally, he provided live coverage from Ferguson, MO on the protests and investigation of the death of Michael Brown. Previously, Tobin has reported on several breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon bombing, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and the deadly EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. He also covered the aftermath of the 2011 Joplin, MO EF5 tornado.
During his tenure with the network, Tobin has provided coverage on a variety of stories from the Middle East, including the on-going conflict from the Israeli-Lebanese border, the hospitalization of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem, the evacuation of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip, the Iraqi elections from Baghdad in 2005 and Operation Iraqi Freedom from Centcom in Doha, Qatar.
Prior to joining FNC, Tobin served as a general reporter and substitute anchor for WSVN-TV (FOX) in Miami, FL and WSAZ-TV (NBC) in Huntington, WV. He began his career as a reporter for the weekend programs at WMDT-TV (ABC) in Salisbury, MD.
Tobin has received several local Associated Press Awards for news reporting and is a graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications.