Chris Wallace Biography

Fast Facts

• The National Press Foundation awarded him the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism
• In 2013, the Radio Television Digital News Association honored him with the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement and service to electronic journalism
• Won the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton and the Peabody Award for his reporting
• Started his broadcast career in 1975 when he joined the New York City NBC affiliate WNBC-TV as a reporter
• Quote: "(On taking a job at FOX) "I used to sit in my office in ABC and have cable news on and wonder at the fact that for the vast majority of the day, ABC, CBS and NBC were in the selling-soap business, while the cable networks were actually doing news․""
• Quote: "(Responding to an interviewer asking for a follow up question) "You're done․ I didn't have an opportunity for a follow-up question with Bill Clinton․ You get your chance, you take advantage of it․""
• Conducted former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's first televised interview after the 2012 election results came in
• Known for his aggressive and inquisitive journalistic style
• Wallace is the son of legendary "60 Minutes" news anchor Mike Wallace
• Listed some of his favorite songs as "Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys and Jay Z, "Need you Now" by Lady Antebellum, "Getting Better" by The Beatles, "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon and "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky