Rob Schmitt
Rob Schmitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1983 Indiana, U.S |
| Occupation | Television news personality |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | Newsmax TV |
| Parent(s) | Farzaneh and Robert Schmitt |
Rob Schmitt (born August 13, 1983) is an American television personality who served as a co-host on Fox & Friends First. He stopped appearing on the network in August 2020 and has since appeared on Newsmax.
Biography[edit]
Schmitt was born on August 13, 1983 and raised in Carmel, Indiana, the son of Farzaneh and Robert Schmitt (German descent).[1] His mother is an immigrant from Iran.[1] In 2005, Schmitt graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University.[1] In 2008, he accepted a position as a weekend anchor at the ABC affiliate WPLG-TV in Miami, Florida where on January 1, 2009 he was arrested on alleged battery/domestic charges according to the booking info on the Metro-Dade corrections site. He was released on a $1,500.00 bond and the case was dropped on 3/19/2009 for lack of evidence.
In 2011, he accepted a position as an anchor with CBS Los Angeles and in 2013, as an anchor at WNBC-TV in New York City.[1] In 2016, he moved to Fox News where he served as co-host on Fox Nation with Carley Shimkus[2] and worked as a co-anchor of Fox & Friends First with Jillian Mele.[1] In August 2020, Schmitt ceased appearances on Fox and started appearing in Newsmax content.[3] His nightly program, Rob Schmitt Tonight, premiered on Newsmax on December 21, 2020.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Rob Schmitt: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. December 2018.
- ^ "Fox News Yearbook: Carley Shimkus grades her senior year photo, explains hilarious 'hippie phase'". Fox News. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Newsmax TV's Rob Schmitt breaks down the inconsistencies of Joe Biden's emergence from 'the basement", Newsmax, August 2020