Chris Wallace (journalist)

Chris Wallace (b. October 12, 1947) is a journalist currently working for Fox News. He is the host of "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace". Wallace has been with Fox News since 2003.

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October 12 - 1947 - Fox News - 2003

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Wallace began his journalism career at the Boston Globe after graduating from Harvard University. He began his network journalist career with NBC in 1975 as a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York City. During his time at NBC Wallace was chief White House correspondent, anchored "Meet the Press", and anchored the Sunday edition of "NBC Nightly News".

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NBC - 1975 - WNBC-TV - New York City - White House - Meet the Press - NBC Nightly News

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Wallace left NBC in 1989 for ABC. At ABC Wallace was the senior correspondent for "Primetime Thursday" and served as a guest host for "Nightline". During the first Gulf War in 1991, Chris Wallace reported from Tel Aviv on the Iraqi Scud missles attacks. At the time, the Israeli Government did not want to advertise where the Scuds landed, in order to prevent the Iraqis from making adjustments to their launchers. On one episode of Nightline, Wallace started describing the location in Tel Aviv where a Scud missle landed. Nightline's host Ted Koppel cut him off, respecting Israeli national security needs.

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1989 - ABC - Primetime Thursday - Nightline - Gulf War - Tel Aviv - Scud - Ted Koppel

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During his career, Wallace has won three Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. Wallace's book Character : Profiles in Presidential Courage was published in September 2004.

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Emmy Awards - Peabody Award - 2004

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He first reported news on air for WHRB, the student radio station at Harvard College. He memorably covered the 1969 occupation of University Hall by radical students, and was detained by Cambridge police, signing off a report from Cambridge City Jail.

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WHRB - Harvard College

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He is the son of Mike Wallace who is a reporter for "60 Minutes" on CBS.

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Mike Wallace - 60 Minutes

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