{{short description|American news anchor and reporter (born 1983)}} {{Infobox person | name = Rob Schmitt | image = Rob Schmitt by Gage Skidmore.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Schmitt in 2025 | birth_name = Robert Stephen Schmitt III | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|13}} | birth_place = [[Carmel, Indiana]], U.S | alma_mater = [[Indiana University Bloomington]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | occupation = Television anchor <br> Political commentator | years_active = 2008–present | employer = [[Newsmax TV]] (2020-present) <br> [[Fox News]] (2016-2020) | spouse = | parents = Robert E. Schmitt Jr <br> Farzaneh Schmitt | education = | awards = | website = | footnotes = | height = 6'2 | weight = }}
'''Robert Stephen Schmitt III''' (born August 13, 1983) is an American conservative news anchor and political commentator who previously served as a co-host on ''[[Fox & Friends First]]''. He stopped appearing on the network in August 2020 and currently hosts the nightly program ''Rob Schmitt Tonight'' on [[Newsmax]].
==Early life and education== Schmitt was born on August 13, 1983, and raised in [[Carmel, Indiana]]. He is the son of Farzaneh Schmitt, an immigrant from Iran, and Robert E. Schmitt Jr. of German descent.<ref name="Heavy">{{Cite news|title=Rob Schmitt: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |newspaper=[[Heavy.com]]|date=December 23, 2018 |url= https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/rob-schmitt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224131236/https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/rob-schmitt/|archive-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Schmitt graduated with a B.A. in journalism from [[Indiana University Bloomington]].<ref name=Heavy />
==Career== In 2008, he accepted a position as a weekend anchor at the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WPLG-TV]] in Miami, Florida.<ref name=Heavy /> 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.<ref name="Heavy" /> In 2016, he moved to [[Fox News]] where he served as co-host on ''[[Fox Nation]]'' with Carley Shimkus<ref name="SrYear">{{Cite web|title=Fox News Yearbook: Carley Shimkus grades her senior year photo, explains hilarious 'hippie phase' |website=Fox News|date=11 October 2019 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-yearbook-carley-shimkus |access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> and worked as a co-anchor of ''[[Fox & Friends First]]'' with [[Jillian Mele]].<ref name="Heavy" /> In August 2020, Schmitt ceased appearances on Fox and started appearing in Newsmax content.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1301320794832855040|user=newsmax|title='Rules for thee, not for me' 🔊: Newsmax TV's Rob Schmitt breaks down the inconsistencies of Joe Biden's emergence f…|date=3 September 2020}}</ref> His nightly program, ''Rob Schmitt Tonight'', premiered on [[Newsmax TV|Newsmax]] on December 21, 2020, and is the network's number-one rated show.
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