*By Alisha Haridasani*
Fox News named Suzanne Scott its new chief executive Thursday, making her the first woman to lead the top-rated cable news network, which has been mired in sexual harassment scandals for almost two years.
Scott, who had been promoted to director of programming last year, first joined Fox News when it was founded in 1996. As chief executive, she will oversee Fox News and Fox Business, reporting directly to Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son, Lachlan. The younger Murdoch was recently appointed chairman and chief executive of the part of the Fox empire that remains after Disney takes its TV and film studios. The so-called New Fox will focus on the cable network’s news, sports, business, and local channels.
Scott’s appointment is a “refreshing change” for the network that has come under intense scrutiny for its culture, said Jeanine Poggi, media reporter at Ad Age. “It will essentially give some fresh voices to the network.”
Scott worked for 20 years under Roger Ailes, the former chairman and CEO of Fox news who was forced out in 2016 after mounting sexual harassment allegations against him and the network's biggest star, Bill O'Reilly.
After the scandals ー and the [millions of dollars in settlements](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/business/media/fox-news-discrimination-lawsuits.html) ー Fox had vowed to shake up its management and corporate culture.
But Scott was also reportedly named in lawsuits against Fox for enabling Ailes’s behavior, according to [The New York Times.](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/business/media/fox-news-suzanne-scott.html)
For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/redstones-score-a-win-against-cbs).
Jill and Carlo discuss the optimist's case for the pandemic -- it's not all bad news! Plus, Prime Day, iPhone announcement, a major shift by Disney and more.
Facebook says it is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide.
With three weeks until the election, a battle for the Supreme Court kicks off, the president gets back on the trail -- all as COVID cases keep rising. Plus, the Lakers and NBA show how it's done.
Singer Ricky Martin and music engineer, Michael Seaberg, joined Cheddar to discuss the launch of a new digital entertainment company. The company is focusing on "orbital audio" technology that enhances the listening experience.
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold at Christie's Auction House for a record-shattering $31.8 million. Cheddar's Chloe Aiello takes a look into the sale of the massive complete fossil and Christie's virtual auction process.
We made it to Friday in another wild news week. The latest on the plot to kidnap the Michigan governor, the status of the next debate, a major hurricane landfall and more.
The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship and at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation.
Jill and Carlo talk takeaways from the relatively normal veep debate, the growing sense that we're entering the so-called second wave, and more.
This year, New York Comic Con is taking a new look in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina Rogers, event director for Metaverse and New York Comic Con, joined Cheddar to give us the inside scoop.
Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige, and Linda Goler Blount, CEO of the Black Women's Health Imperative, joined Cheddar to discuss a new Breast Cancer Month initiative encouraging Black women to get mammogram screenings.
