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Rick Folbaum (born August 5, 1969) is an American broadcast journalist. Since September 2019, he has been a news anchor at WANF, the CBS affiliate in Atlanta. Most recently, he was a freelancer at CNN International and was also news anchor and correspondent for the Fox News Channel.
Rick Folbaum | |
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| Born | Eric Folbaum August 5, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University (B.S.) |
| Occupation(s) | Television news anchor and Television journalist |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | Meredith Corporation |
| Television | WANF (2019–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Family | Kelcey Folbaum (née Kintner) |
Early life and education
Folbaum grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and graduated in 1987 from Cherry Hill High School West.[1]
He graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.[2]
Career
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Folbaum began his career as a part of the launch team of MSNBC as a writer[2] and also worked in radio at WOR-AM in New York City.
Known for his years at Fox News as an anchor of Fox News Live, the Fox Report Saturdays, and as a substitute anchor for Shepard Smith's programs, Folbaum joined in 1996 as one of the original anchors and correspondents, and was the network's London-based correspondent from 1998 to 2000, covering news stories across Europe and the Middle East.
Folbaum was co-anchor for the FOX flagship station in New York City, WNYW,[3] for Fox 5 News at 6. He joined in early 2006. In 2009, he returned to Fox News as a weekday substitute anchor and regularly hosted the Saturday 6:00 p.m. edition of America's News Headquarters.
In August 2013, Folbaum joined WFOR, the CBS station in Miami, as an evening anchor.[4] He anchored at WFOR until 2018.[3]
Since November 2018, he worked as a freelance anchor for CNN International.[5] In September 2019, Folbaum was named the evening anchor of WGCL, the CBS affiliate in Atlanta.[2][6]
Aside from his anchoring duties, he was also a recurrent guest-panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld prior to its cancellation.
Personal life
Rick and his wife Kelcey (née Kintner) have five children: Dylan, Summer, Chase, Harlowe, and Cash.[7]
In March 2020, Folbaum was diagnosed with and recovered from coronavirus.[8][9]
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