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# FOX News Media promotes six on its editorial leadership teams
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/fox-news-media-promotes-six-on-its-editorial-leadership-teams/
- Published: 2026-01-15T20:06:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-15T20:06:15.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:56

**FOX News Media promoted six executives on its D.C., and NYC editorial leadership teams.** 

**Douglas Rohrbeck** was elevated to Executive Vice President, Washington News & Politics; and **Jessica Loker** was named Senior Vice President, Politics. **Tommy Firth** will take on the role of Executive Vice President of FOX News Digital’s editorial team; while **Beth Saunders** was promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital News. **Stefanie Wheeler** was elevated to Senior Vice President, Digital Editorial and Video; and **Brett Zoeller** was promoted to Vice President, Primetime Programming.

In making the announcement, FOX News Media President and Executive Editor **Jay Wallace,** in photo, said, “FOX News Media’s news content is consumed by the largest and most politically diverse audience in the country. I am confident Doug and Tommy will continue to innovate and successfully evolve our robust linear and digital platforms as we continue to inform our audience of millions however and wherever they are watching.”

Rohrbeck will report to Wallace leading all editorial and strategic oversight of Washington-based news and political coverage and managing FOX News Channel’s (FNC) news programming emanating from the nation’s capital, including *Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream,* and *FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher.* His oversight of *Special Report* has rivaled broadcast networks, besting CBS, NBC, and ABC in key markets throughout the country. Most recently, states a release, *Special Report* has dominated the news landscape with more than two dozen interviews with foreign leaders and dignitaries including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Rohrbeck has also managed editorial throughout FNM’s presidential election cycles, with 2024’s election night coverage delivering more than 13 million viewers. Since joining the network in 1998 as a production assistant, Rohrbeck has played a pivotal role in the network’s political coverage, producing election nights and major special events, including presidential debates and rose throughout the ranks to Senior Vice President before being named to his current role.”

In his new role, Firth will oversee day-to-day editorial operations for FOX News Digital, also reporting to Wallace and Porter Berry, President of FOX News Digital and New Media. According to the release, he will oversee “the totality of the homepage and lead high-impact breaking news and enterprise reporting, driving the creation of compelling content. Additionally, he will spearhead initiatives to expand audience reach and engagement across the platform, reinforcing FOX News Digital’s stance as the definitive leader in the digital news landscape with more than 150 million multiplatform unique visitors. Firth most recently served as the senior vice president of primetime programming where he oversaw weekday and weekend opinion shows, and prior to that was a Vice President in the same capacity. In late 2025, Firth notably oversaw the first live exclusive interviews with Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk on multiple FNC programs. Throughout his tenure, he was also tasked with launching new programming including *The Story with Martha MacCallum* and *The Ingraham Angle*, both of which debuted in 2017\. He joined the network in 2008 and held senior roles on many top-rated programs including *The Five* and *Hannity*, and notably led *The Ingraham Angle*.

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the ad-supported television service FOX Weather.