{{short description|American television news anchor and reporter}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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== Early life and education == Shawn is the son of Gilbert Shawn and [[Melba Rae]], an actress best known for her long-running role as Marge Bergman on ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''. He graduated from [[Trinity School (New York City)|Trinity School]] in New York City and [[Georgetown University]] with a degree in [[urban studies]]. Shawn had a cameo role as a reporter in the 1990 film ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]''.
== Career == Shawn worked as a reporter for WNYC TV at NYC City Hall during the Mayor Koch Years and [[WNYW]] (FOX) and [[WPIX]] in New York before joining [[Fox News]]' affiliate news service, Fox News Edge as the Fox Network Anchor and Correspondent. Shawn has covered many of the major national and international stories over the past few decades, including: the [[Gulf War]], the [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|1992 Clinton campaign]], the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]] among many other breaking stories.<ref name="Fox profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn |title=Eric Shawn (Fox profile) |website=Fox News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731223944/https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2001, Mafia hitman [[Frank Sheeran]] told Shawn that he shot labor leader [[Jimmy Hoffa]] in a house in Detroit on July 30, 1975, and Shawn led the team that found blood evidence on that house's floor in 2004. Shawn's efforts led to the publication of the book ''[[I Heard You Paint Houses]]'' and the 2019 film ''[[The Irishman]]''. He hosted the documentary film ''Riddle: The Search for James R. Hoffa'' on the streaming service [[Fox Nation]].
Shaw currently co-anchors the weekend programs of ''America's News Headquarters'' with [[Arthel Neville]], as well as serves as the Senior Correspondent for the network.
On September 11, 2025, Shawn disclosed he has been diagnosed with cancer, having been exposed to the [[Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks#Toxic dust|toxic dust]] stemming from the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]] near the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Leeman |first=Zachary |url=https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fox-news-eric-shawn-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-stemming-from-9-11-exposure/ |title=Fox News' Eric Shawn Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Stemming From 9/11 Exposure |website=Mediaite |date=September 11, 2025 |access-date=September 11, 2025}}</ref>
=== Notable interview subjects === * [[President of Iran]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] (September 24, 2010)<ref name="Fox profile"/> * [[Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Shimon Peres]] (September 28, 2016)<ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5145310963001/ Fox News – "Eric Shawn reports: Shimon Peres"]</ref> * [[Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<ref name="Fox profile"/> * [[President of Venezuela]] [[Hugo Chávez]]<ref name="Fox profile"/> * [[British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]]{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} * [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] [[Benazir Bhutto]]<ref name="Fox profile"/> * [[U.N. Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]]<ref name="Fox profile"/> * [[U.N. Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]]<ref name="Fox profile"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1990|| ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'' || TV Reporter #2 || |}
==Books== *''The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World''. [[Sentinel (publisher)|Sentinel]] (May 4, 2006) {{ISBN|1-59523-020-3}}
==See also== * [[New Yorkers in journalism]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn.html Fox News Bio] * {{IMDb name|0790072}}
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