Bret Baier Profile

Bret Baier is an American journalist currently working as the chief political anchor for Fox News, and the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel. Baier joined the network in 1998 as the first reporter in the Atlanta bureau and is currently based in Washington, DC. Previously, Baier worked as the network’s Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon correspondent.

Bret Baier Education

Baier attended Marist School, a private Roman Catholic high school in Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated in 1988. He then enrolled at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, graduating in 1992 with a BA degree in political science and English. At DePauw, Baier became a member of the Xi Chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Bret Baier Career

Of late, Bret Baier provided live broadcast coverage of the U.S. summit with North Korea in Vietnam. His show, Special Report’s, aired live from Hanoi, Vietnam, and reported a breakdown of the latest developments from the summit with expert guests and analysis. Baier also conducted an interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the first Democrat to appear on the network for the 2020 election cycle.

He previously presented an exclusive interview with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir to discuss the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Additionally, he exclusively interviewed the President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega on the country’s political and civil unrest. Baier also co-anchored live coverage of the 2018-midterm elections alongside The Story’s Martha MacCallum.

In July 2018, he contributed to FNC’s live coverage of the United States and North Korea summit that took place in Singapore. Following the summit, he sat down with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a wide-ranging interview, his first interview with the president in nearly 600 days. In April 2018, he presented an interview with former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey.

In May 2017, he anchored live from Saudi Arabia to cover President Trump’s first foreign trip. In April of the same year, Baier held an exclusive interview with Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussing the war on terrorism. Before his anchor role, he was named chief White House correspondent in 2006 and covered the second term of the Bush administration.

Quick Facts About Bret Baier

Prior to that, Baier served as a national security correspondent covering military and national security affairs, as well as defense, military policy, and the intelligence community from the Pentagon. As FNC’s Southeastern correspondent from 1998 to 2001, Baier covered a range of stories, including the 1999 Elian Gonzalez story and the 2001 Timothy McVeigh execution.

Additionally, he has provided a series of reports from Cuba and covered more than a dozen hurricanes. Before joining FNC, he worked for WREX-TV (NBC 13) in Rockford, IL, WRAL-TV (CBS 5) in Raleigh, NC, and WJWJ-TV (PBS 2) in Beaufort, SC.

Bret Baier Age

Baier is 51 years old as of 2021. He was born William Bret Baier on August 4, 1970, in Rumson, New Jersey, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 4th of August every year.

Bret Baier Height

Baier stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m) tall and weighs about ‎75 kg.

Bret Baier Family

Baier’s father was known as Bill Baier while her mother is Pat Baier. He also has a brother who is known as Tim Baier

Bret Baier Wife

Baier is married to Amy Baier who he tied the knot to in 2004. Together they have been blessed with two sons who they named Daniel and Paul. Their son Paul was born with cardiac problems and had open-heart surgery in 2008.

Bret Baier Net Worth

Baier has an estimated net worth of between $100,000 – $1 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a chief political anchor.

Bret Baier Salary

Being one of the top Journalists for FOX News, Baier earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.