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Fox News announced that show anchor, Shannon Bream, would be taking on a permanent role as the host of the station\u2019s \u201cFox News Sunday.\u201d Bream will be replacing former host Chris Wallace, who left the network last year for CNN. Bream, a graduate of Liberty University with former experiences in law, has been with Fox News since 2007 and released a statement<\/a> after the announcement, saying, \u201cIt has been an honor to cover major news throughout Washington over the last 15 years at Fox News. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to host a Sunday show and look forward to this new role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bream wrote on Twitter<\/a> a couple of days after the announcement how her career path had not always been so easy. \u201cY\u2019all, I got fired from my first tv job, by a man who told me I was the worst person he\u2019d ever seen on tv,\u201d she wrote. She went on to detail how the man had told her she\u2019d never make it in the business. Bream, a Christian, was humiliated. \u201cI prayed\u2026 a lot,\u201d she wrote. However, instead of turning the post into a bitter tirade against the man or as a prideful boast against his judgment, she wrote, \u201cThat man did me a favor.\u201d After a thorough inner search and having others review her tapes, Bream realized she had a lot to improve on if she hoped to have a career. \u201cThere is always room for improvement, and believe me I needed it,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI got a healthy serving of humility, and learned that God often allows us to walk through valleys – for our own good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bream has had to overcome a number of valleys in her life. Her husband, Sheldon Bream, was diagnosed<\/a> with a brain tumor at 24 as the two were planning their wedding. Thankfully, he was able to beat his cancer and Bream detailed her experience in her book, \u201cFinding the Bright Side.\u201d Her Twitter post alluded to her diagnosis of \u201cchronic erosion syndrome exacerbated by corneal map-dot fingerprint dystrophy.\u201d In 2010, she began suffering from severe left eye pain that kept her unable to sleep. When she sat down in 2019 with \u201cPeople,\u201d<\/a> she revealed how the 2-year search for a diagnosis and sleepless nights left her without a will to live. \u201cI was two years into it. I was in my early 40s, and I said, \u2018No way I could live another 40 years like that. If all of my waking hours are in pain, what is the point of going on?\u2019\u201d When she finally found a doctor to diagnose her and help her through a series of treatments, she said, \u201cI couldn’t be more grateful now. When I get out of bed in the morning, I literally say a prayer. The first thing I do is thank God that I got through the night.\u201d In reflecting on her past in her post, Bream praised God, saying, \u201cGod walks with us through our deepest sorrows, and celebrates with us on our mountaintops.\u00a0 Our circumstances may change, but He never will.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fox News announced that show anchor, Shannon Bream, would be taking on a permanent role as the host of the station\u2019s \u201cFox News Sunday.\u201d Bream will be replacing former host Chris Wallace, who left the network last year for CNN. 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