Connell McShane

Connell McShane (born August 4, 1977, Long Island, New York) is the Fox Business Network anchor since October, 2007, co-hosting "Markets Now" with Dagen McDowell. He was also the news anchor and Friday host on Imus in the Morning, from May, 2011, through December, 2017, after succeeding Charles McCord. He formerly co-anchored the network's early-morning program, Fox Business Morning, alongside Jenna Lee through May 2010.

On July 31, 2017, Imus announced on his radio show that McShane would be leaving the Imus in the Morning program at the end of 2017. According to Imus, Fox had been understanding about McShane's limited availability at Fox due to his Imus duties, but with Bill Shine leaving the network, McShane was informed that he would have to make himself more readily available to Fox News. Imus said "lightning doesn't strike three times", meaning, after the successful stints as Imus newsmen by Charles McCord and Connell McShane, it would be a challenge finding an appropriate successor.

Biography

Since 2007, McShane has spent time covering the financial crisis, providing live reports from the scene when Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers collapsed. He's also reported on the rise of China from Shanghai and Beijing, and covered the European debt crisis from Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining FBN, McShane worked at Bloomberg Television where he served as a news reporter/anchor, working on "Evening Edition", "On the Markets", and "Marketweek". He also filed live broadcast reports from the NYSE and NASDAQ. Before working at Bloomberg, he co-anchored the syndicated morning show, The First Word, on Bloomberg Radio.

Education

McShane is a graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media Studies.

Personal life

McShane is married and has three children

External links

• Profile, foxbusiness.com; accessed January 28, 2015.