Rich Edson currently serves as a senior national correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as a Washington correspondent in October 2007 and transitioned to FNC in 2015.Read More
Edson has continuously contributed to FNC’s election coverage and was on the ground for live reports during Inauguration Day 2025. In addition, he has reported live from the Pentagon on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
In recent years, Edson interviewed then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo, Egypt to discuss U.S. and Middle Eastern Relations, as well as contributed to FNC's live coverage of the United States and North Korea summit that took place in Singapore. During his tenure at FBN and FNC, he has provided coverage of every major election, the U.S. debt ceiling crises of 2013 and 2011 and the executive bonus protections inserted into the 2009 stimulus law. He has also broken details on the U.S. auto bailout, congressional spending and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
Before the network, Edson covered city and county governments for WJCL-TV (FOX 28) in Savannah, GA. He also covered sports and general assignments for 2 News in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He got his start in the industry at NBC where he served as an intern for Saturday Night Live.
Edson graduated from Rutgers University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2010, he won D.C.'s Funniest Journalist standup comedy competition. Edson is a sub-3-hour marathoner, and his marathon finishes include Boston, New York, Kenya and Antarctica. He is also a four-time winner of the electronic media division in the annual Capital Challenge 3-mile race.