More FBN hires…
FBN announced the hiring of more talent today…
FOX Business Network (FBN) has named Tracy Byrnes, Robert Gray and Ashley Webster as reporters, and named Elizabeth MacDonald as stocks editor, announced Kevin Magee, Executive Vice President, FOX News.
In making the announcement, Magee said, “We are pleased to strengthen our coverage of worldwide business events, the markets and breaking news from the New York Stock Exchange with the addition of three reporters and a stocks editor.”
Tracy Byrnes, who will serve as a reporter, has been a recurring guest on Fox News Channel (FNC), appearing on Cavuto on Business, Cashin’ In, Bulls and Bears, and Your World with Neil Cavuto. She previously served as a morning business correspondent for FOX affiliates in New York, Chicago and Washington D.C., among other cities. Earlier, Byrnes was a senior writer for TheStreet.com and a freelance reporter for The New York Post.Robert Gray, who will serve as a reporter based at the New York Stock Exchange, joins FBN from Bloomberg Television where he has held various roles as a reporter at the NYSE, weekend anchor and assistant producer since 1999. Before joining Bloomberg, Gray was a producer and writer for nationally syndicated radio programs and an announcer for C-SPAN.
Elizabeth MacDonald, who will serve as a stocks editor, joins FBN from her role as senior editor at Forbes magazine. Before joining Forbes, MacDonald was a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal and prior to that, she was a financial editor for Worth magazine.
Ashley Webster, who will serve as a London-based reporter, was previously the anchor of the nightly newscast on WZTV-TV (FOX) in Nashville, TN. Prior to that he anchored newscasts for WGBA-TV (NBC) in Green Bay, WI and KWST-TV (CBS) in Yuma, AZ. Webster has also spent six years working in the banking sector in London.



When will FBN announce its’ schedule? Does anyone think Don Imus will be in the mix?
Comment by cas — October 11, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
Imus is not on the FBN schedule.
Comment by Nobody — October 11, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
Ashley Webster is a guy? All I want to hear is the hiring of Liz Claman.
Comment by Lurker — October 11, 2007 @ 4:23 pm
The hiring of Tracy Byrnes is not surprising. She has appeared on many of the FNC shows to discuss business. She was on more sometimes than their own biz reporters.
Comment by malone — October 11, 2007 @ 8:03 pm
Nobody: As of right now, except for Tom Sullivan saying he is co-anchoring at 7-9 PT, there is no announced FBN schedule.
cas: For months I have been saying that Imus would be a fantastic hire for FBN. Let’s see who cuts that ribbon on Monday at 6am ET.
Comment by Ira — October 11, 2007 @ 8:13 pm