Bill Hemmer

Bill Hemmer currently serves as co-anchor of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) America’s Newsroom. Hemmer joined the network in 2005 and is based in New York.

As one of the network's lead breaking news anchors, Hemmer has provided extensive live coverage of several major stories throughout his nearly 20 years with FNC, including every election cycle since 2005. In March of 2024, Hemmer traveled to the North Pole with the U.S Navy to report on military operations in the region. Additionally, he spent 24-hours aboard the USS Hampton, a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.

Previously, Hemmer analyzed real-time results on the electronic "Bill-board" for both the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary ahead of the 2024 race to the White House. In November 2022, Hemmer contributed to FNC's midterm election coverage and previously provided live coverage on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anchoring breaking news from network headquarters. In 2021, he reported live on January 6th as rioters mobbed the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he contributed to FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage, breaking down the results on the eponymous "Bill-board," which garnered the highest ratings for election night coverage in cable news history with 14.1 million total viewers. In March 2020, Hemmer co-moderated a town hall with then-President Donald Trump and leading members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Prior to his current role, Hemmer served as anchor of Bill Hemmer Reports and previously was co-anchor of FNC’s America’s Newsroom from 2007 until 2019. During his tenure at FNC, Hemmer has also contributed to the network's coverage of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. In August 2015, Hemmer, alongside co-anchor Martha MacCallum moderated the candidate forum as part of its Republican presidential primary debate coverage in Cleveland, OH. According to Nielsen, the debate averaged 6.1 million in total viewers and 1.2 million viewers in the 25-54 key demographic. Hemmer and MacCallum also co-moderated the 7 PM/ET debate on January 28th in Des Moines, IA, just days before the first caucus of the 2016 election. In addition to monitoring election night results on the signature "Bill-Board," he has also reported from the political conventions, and the campaign trail where he interviewed then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012 and then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008.

Prior to joining FNC, Hemmer served as co-anchor of American Morning and anchor of both CNN Live Today and CNN Tonight. A recipient of several awards and honors, including an Emmy Award in 1996, Hemmer began his career as a weekend sports anchor for WCPO-TV (CBS 9) in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He earned a B.A. in broadcast journalism from Miami University in Ohio.