David Asman (; born 1954 in Hollis, New York) is an American television

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and Fox News. Asman first joined Fox News in 1997. He hosts ''Bulls & Bears'' on the Fox Business Network and numerous other Fox News Specials. He previously hosted ''Forbes on Fox'' and ''

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'' weekdays before joining the Fox News Channel's documentary unit.

Career

Early career

In 1978, Asman was hired as an assistant editor at ''

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''. The next year, he became the magazine's executive editor. In 1980, Asman was hired by George Gilder to start an economic journal at the Manhattan Institute.

''The Wall Street Journal''

Asman began his career at the editorial page of '' The Wall Street Journal'', where he covered Latin America for 12 years, before becoming editorial features editor. While in Latin America during the volatile period of the 1980s, he wrote over 100 articles and won several awards from the Inter-American Press Association for his writings on Cuba and Mexico, as well as for his editing of a weekly column on Latin America. During this period, Asman also edited a column on business management for ''The Wall Street Journal'' called "Manager's Journal." Two collections of these columns were published, the last of which, ''The Wall Street Journal On Management: Adding Value Through Synergy'', was published by Doubleday. Asman was appointed editorial features editor at a time when the ''Journals editorial page was breaking stories on Whitewater.

Fox News

Asman left ''The Wall Street Journal'' to join Fox News in 1997, one year after the news channel's inception. He has interviewed many politicians, newsmakers, and business leaders such as Sarah, Duchess of York, Congressman Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Steve Forbes, William F. Buckley, Jr., John R. Bolton, Otto Reich, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Pat Robertson,

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, Woody Johnson, Donald Trump, Buzz Aldrin,

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, Peter Guber, Chuck Norris, David Stern, Don Garber, Joe Gibbs, Cal Ripken Jr., Danika Patrick, and the Williams sisters; U.S. President George W. Bush; Canadian Prime Minister

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; Navy secretary

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Publications

Asman continues to write articles for '' The Wall Street Journal'' and other publications, including an article about his

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stepson, and an article about his wife's stroke and their experiences with British Health Care.

Cable news show history

Fox Business

* ''

'', (Co-Anchor, 2007–present) * ''America's Nightly Scoreboard'', (Anchor, 2007–2011) * ''After the Bell'', (Co-Anchor, 2008–present) * ''Power and Money'' (2011)

Fox News

* ''

'' (anchor, 1997–2005) * '' Forbes on Fox'' (host, 2002–2018)

Personal

Asman is married to Marta Cecilia, a native of Nicaragua. Asman's stepson, Felipe, served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War.

References

External links

FOX News Channel: David Asman biography

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