Suzanne Scott is the current

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, the second CEO in the network's history. She was ranked 61st in

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's 2021 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Early life and education

Scott was raised in Parsippany, New Jersey. Her father ran a trucking company out of the family home, and her mother worked as a

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. She is a 1988 graduate of the private American University in

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Career

Scott worked as an

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before moving with him to Fox News at its inception in 1996. She began her work there as a programming assistant. According to a 2018 Fox News Channel

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, "Throughout her tenure at Fox News, Scott has risen through the ranks in a number of programming, production and creative positions including:

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of programming (2016); senior vice president of programming and development (2009); vice president of programming (2007); network executive producer (2005); as well as associate producer, producer and senior producer of ''

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'' (2002-2005). In addition, she was responsible for the launch of numerous on-air and digital initiatives, including the 2002 primetime debut of On the Record." After founder and former CEO

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departed in 2016 but before he died in 2017, Scott, Jay Wallace, and Jack Abernethy are credited with “turning Fox News around” after the scandal involving Ailes. In that time, Scott worked as the president of programming, overseeing Fox News Channel's opinion shows including ''

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'', '' The Five'' and ''

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''. On May 17, 2018, Scott was named CEO of both Fox News and

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. During this announcement, Lachlan Murdoch said Scott “has now made history as ox’sfirst female CEO.” She was also the only woman in charge of a major TV news organization until

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was installed as head of MSNBC.

Controversies

This decision has been met with some media backlash due to Scott's alleged complicity in several sexual harassment suits within the company. Scott was not a defendant in the suits, but was cited within them, and was involved in several internal complaints. She denies the accusations. A 2017 article quoting numerous former Fox News Channel on-air talent & support staff alleged that the "...executive assistant-turned-Fox News vice president of programming Suzanne Scott enforces with the wardrobe and makeup departments an aesthetic that features skimpy dresses, high-heeled open-toed shoes, and big hair for the channel’s on-air women." Former anchor

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in a June 2021 lawsuit filing alleged Scott covered up an affair between the president of Fox News and a subordinate during her time helming the network.

References

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