History of Trace Gallagher in Timeline

Trace Gallagher is an American journalist and the current anchor of Fox News @ Night, a late-night news program on the Fox News Channel. He has been with Fox News for many years, covering a variety of news stories and events.

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1979: High School Graduation

In 1979, Gallagher graduated from high school in Mammoth Lakes, California, where he played as a quarterback for the Mammoth Huskies football team.

2004: Reporting on Southeast Asian tsunami

In 2004, while at Fox, Gallagher reported on the Southeast Asian tsunami as a general assignment correspondent.

February 1, 2010: America Live replaces The Live Desk

On February 1, 2010, The Live Desk, which Gallagher co-anchored, was replaced by America Live with Megyn Kelly. Gallagher continued to anchor and report on Fox programs.

2020: Comments on "Defund the Police" policy

In 2020, while discussing the "defund the police" policy, Gallagher referred to comments by James Clyburn and was unable to name a single member of Congress who had advanced the policy.

September 21, 2022: Named permanent host of Fox News @ Night

On September 21, 2022, Gallagher was named the permanent host of Fox News @ Night, replacing Shannon Bream.

October 3, 2022: Hosting Fox News @ Night

Since October 3, 2022, Gallagher has been hosting the Fox News @ Night program from the Fox Los Angeles studios.

2022: Dubious statements on COVID-19 misinformation

In July of 2022, Gallagher was cited for making dubious statements, including saying that COVID-19 misinformation banned on social media "all turned out to be accurate", which was a major mischaracterization.