Rob Schmitt
Robert Stephen Schmitt III is an American conservative news anchor and political commentator who previously served as a co-host on Fox & Friends First. He stopped appearing on the network in August 2020 and currently hosts the nightly program Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax.
Schmitt was born on August 13, 1983, and raised in Carmel, Indiana. He is the son of Farzaneh Schmitt, an immigrant from Iran, and Robert E. Schmitt Jr. of German descent. In 2005, Schmitt graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University Bloomington.
Career
In 2008, he accepted a position as a weekend anchor at the ABC affiliate WPLG-TV in Miami, Florida. In 2011, he accepted a position as an anchor with CBS Los Angeles and in 2013, as an anchor at WNBC-TV in New York City. In 2016, he moved to Fox News where he served as co-host on Fox Nation with Carley Shimkus and worked as a co-anchor of Fox & Friends First with Jillian Mele. In August 2020, Schmitt ceased appearances on Fox and started appearing in Newsmax content. His nightly program, Rob Schmitt Tonight, premiered on Newsmax on December 21, 2020, and is the network's number-one rated show.