Fox News Media has promoted six different executives to its editorial teams in New York and Washington, strengthening its political coverage, digital efforts and prime time.
Douglas Rohrbeck has been promoted to senior vice president for news and politics in Washington, and Jessica Roker has been named senior vice president for politics. Tommy Firth has been named executive vice president of the Fox News digital editorial team. Beth Sanders has been promoted to senior vice president of digital news. Stephanie Wheeler has been promoted to senior vice president of digital editing and video. Brett Zoller has been promoted to vice president of primetime programming.
“Fox News Media’s news content is consumed by the nation’s largest and most politically diverse audience,” said Jay Wallace, president and executive editor of the Fox company. “We are confident that Doug and Tommy will continue to innovate and successfully evolve our robust linear and digital platforms as we continue to inform our millions of viewers wherever they watch.”
Mr. Rohbeck will report to Mr. Wallace and will lead all editorial and strategic oversight of Washington-based news and political coverage, as well as manage news programs originating from the nation’s capital, including “Special Report with Bret Baier,” “Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream” and “Fox News Night with Trace Gallagher.” Mr. Rohrbeck joined the network in 1998 as a production assistant.
Mr. Firth will oversee day-to-day editorial operations for Fox News Digital and will report to Wallace Berry and Porter Berry, President of Fox News Digital and New Media. He will oversee the homepage and lead high-impact breaking news and corporate reporting. He will also spearhead efforts to expand audience reach and engagement across platforms. He most recently served as senior vice president of prime-time programming, overseeing weekday and weekend opinion programming.
Roker will oversee all political reporting and work with all Fox News Media platforms. She will report directly to Mr. Rohrbeck and will continue to serve as senior executive producer of “Fox News Sunday.” Mr. Roker previously served as vice president for political affairs.
Saunders will report to Firth. She will oversee content creation for the digital newsroom. She rejoined the network in 2019 after previously serving as vice president of digital news and as a producer.
Mr. Wheeler will report directly to Mr. Firth and will lead the platform’s digital and video editing operations. She will also report to Berry on AI and YouTube efforts. Mr. Wheeler previously served as vice president of digital editorial and joined the network in 2011.
Zoller will oversee the network’s weekday and weekend prime programming and will report directly to Meade Cooper, executive vice president of primetime programming. Zoller joined FNC in 2015 and most recently served as senior executive producer on “The Five.”
