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Find sources: "Eric Shawn" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Eric Shawn Shawn in 2024 Occupations News anchor reporter Parents Gilbert Shawn (father) Melba Rae (mother) **Eric Shawn** is an American [television news](/source/Television_news) anchor and [reporter](/source/Journalist) for [Fox News](/source/Fox_News), based in [Manhattan](/source/Media_in_New_York_City) alongside co-anchor [Arthel Neville](/source/Arthel_Neville). ## Early life and education Shawn is the son of Gilbert Shawn and [Melba Rae](/source/Melba_Rae), an actress best known for her long-running role as Marge Bergman on *[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)*. He graduated from [Trinity School](/source/Trinity_School_(New_York_City)) in New York City and [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) with a degree in [urban studies](/source/Urban_studies). Shawn had a cameo role as a reporter in the 1990 film *[Gremlins 2: The New Batch](/source/Gremlins_2%3A_The_New_Batch)*. ## Career Shawn worked as a reporter for WNYC TV at NYC City Hall during the Mayor Koch Years and [WNYW](/source/WNYW) (FOX) and [WPIX](/source/WPIX) in New York before joining [Fox News](/source/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](/source/Gulf_War), the [1992 Clinton campaign](/source/Bill_Clinton_presidential_campaign%2C_1992), the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and the [O. J. Simpson murder case](/source/O._J._Simpson_murder_case) among many other breaking stories.[1] In 2001, Mafia hitman [Frank Sheeran](/source/Frank_Sheeran) told Shawn that he shot labor leader [Jimmy Hoffa](/source/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](/source/I_Heard_You_Paint_Houses)* and the 2019 film *[The Irishman](/source/The_Irishman)*. He hosted the documentary film *Riddle: The Search for James R. Hoffa* on the streaming service [Fox Nation](/source/Fox_Nation). Shaw currently co-anchors the weekend programs of *America's News Headquarters* with [Arthel Neville](/source/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 [toxic dust](/source/Health_effects_arising_from_the_September_11_attacks#Toxic_dust) stemming from the [September 11 terrorist attacks](/source/September_11_attacks) near the [World Trade Center](/source/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001)).[2] ### Notable interview subjects - [President of Iran](/source/President_of_Iran) [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad](/source/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad) (September 24, 2010)[1] - [Israeli Prime Minister](/source/Israeli_Prime_Minister) [Shimon Peres](/source/Shimon_Peres) (September 28, 2016)[3] - [Israeli Prime Minister](/source/Israeli_Prime_Minister) [Benjamin Netanyahu](/source/Benjamin_Netanyahu)[1] - [President of Venezuela](/source/President_of_Venezuela) [Hugo Chávez](/source/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez)[1] - [British Prime Minister](/source/British_Prime_Minister) [Tony Blair](/source/Tony_Blair)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Prime Minister of Pakistan](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan) [Benazir Bhutto](/source/Benazir_Bhutto)[1] - [U.N. Secretary-General](/source/U.N._Secretary-General) [Kofi Annan](/source/Kofi_Annan)[1] - [U.N. Secretary-General](/source/U.N._Secretary-General) [Ban Ki-moon](/source/Ban_Ki-moon)[1] ## Filmography 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](/source/Sentinel_(publisher)) (May 4, 2006) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-59523-020-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59523-020-3) ## See also - [New Yorkers in journalism](/source/New_Yorkers_in_journalism) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Fox_profile_1-6) ["Eric Shawn (Fox profile)"](https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn). *Fox News*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230731223944/https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn) from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Leeman, Zachary (September 11, 2025). ["Fox News' Eric Shawn Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Stemming From 9/11 Exposure"](https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fox-news-eric-shawn-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-stemming-from-9-11-exposure/). *Mediaite*. Retrieved September 11, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Fox News – "Eric Shawn reports: Shimon Peres"](http://video.foxnews.com/v/5145310963001/) ## External links - [Fox News Bio](http://www.foxnews.com/person/s/eric-shawn.html) - [Eric Shawn](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790072/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Other IdRef Yale LUX This biographical article related to television in the United States is a stub. 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