Fox News Marks 30 Years On Air: ‘We Saw an Opportunity Nobody Else Saw’

Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast features conversations with industry leaders about the business of media and entertainment

By Cynthia Littleton

Cynthia Littleton

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Today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast takes a long look back at 30 years since the launch of Fox News Channel.

Love it or hate it, Fox News has been an influential force in media and politics in the U.S. since its debut on Oct. 7, 1996.

Jason Klarman, chief digital officer for Fox News Media, who was part of the channel’s launch marketing team way back in the early Clinton era, discusses the milestone anniversary and the era of media in which Fox News Channel was born.

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