Martha Bowes MacCallum (born January 31, 1964) is an American news host for

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. She is the host of ''

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'', broadcast from

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. MacCallum joined the network in 2004. Her interviews with President

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, General

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, Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee

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, New Jersey governor

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, First Lady

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, and others have been featured on her programs.

Early life

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Martha MacCallum, the daughter of Elizabeth B. and Douglas C. MacCallum, Jr., was born and grew up in

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. After graduating from Ramapo High School in

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, MacCallum earned her bachelor's degree in

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from St. Lawrence University in the North Country of New York State, and subsequently studied at the

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, founding the Miranda Theater Company in New York. MacCallum next worked as an associate in corporate relations at

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Broadcasting career

MacCallum was at Wall Street Journal Television from 1991 to 1996, where she served as a business news correspondent and anchor for '' The

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'', ''World Market Outlook'', and ''Business USA''. In 1996, she moved to WBIS-TV, a short-lived sports and business station in New York, as an anchor and reporter. MacCallum was next a reporter/anchor for

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. She frequently contributed to ''

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'', ''

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'', NBC affiliate news programs, and

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before being assigned to co-anchor CNBC's '' Morning Call with Martha MacCallum and Ted David''. She also appeared on ''Checkpoint,'' an evening show which examined

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and the

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. MacCallum created the series "Inside the Business" for ''Business Center'', a former CNBC show.

Fox News

MacCallum joined the

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in 2004. She hosted '' The Live Desk'' from 2006 to 2010 and ''

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'' from 2010 to 2017. MacCallum hosted the new program, ''The First 100 Days'', on

, which debuted January 9, 2017. It was created as a replacement for ''

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'' when that program moved to the time slot formerly occupied by ''

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'' after

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's departure. On April 28, 2017, the show was rebranded as ''The Story with Martha MacCallum''. At the close of 2020, upstart Newsmax surged while MacCallum and Fox plunged in the ratings. She was demoted on January 11, when her show "The Story" was moved from the prime 7 p.m. ET time-slot to the 3 p.m. ET time-slot. President Trump at the Fox News Town Hall (49627380273)

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After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, MacCallum initially said, “This is a huge victory for these protesters. They have disrupted the system in an enormous way!” Later on during coverage of the events she called them "unsettling" and stated that "control has to be maintained." She likened the storming of the U.S. Capitol to a peaceful protest outside Josh Hawley's home a few days earlier; ''The New York Times'' said it was "bizarre" to link "swarms of Trump supporters breaking into the seat of democracy, an event that made worldwide news, to a small-scale incident at the home of a Republican official." MacCallum is a two-time recipient of the

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for Women in Journalism and has received the Soldiersocks Commitment To Serve award. Some have also been critical of her for using the term 'China Virus' for COVID-19.

Personal life

Martha MacCallum married Dan Gregory on August 22, 1992, at St. Elizabeth Church, Manhattan. Together, they have 3 children; two sons and a daughter.

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