Jim Angle, Early Fox News Channel Reporter, Dies at 75
variety.comWilson Chapman editorJim Angle, one of the first reporters to work for Fox News Channel, died Feb. 9 in Arlington, Va., the network reported on Friday.
He was 75.“Jim was a Fox News original and a top Washington correspondent whose talent and fearless reporting was unmatched,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. “He was a central figure to establishing our Washington bureau in 1996 and was beloved across the entire network for his down-to-earth easygoing demeanor, his kindness and a smile that was ever present.
He will be greatly missed, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his entire family.”Born and raised in Texas in 1946, Angle attended Texas Tech University, where he received a bachelor of arts in political science, as well as the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his master of arts in Latin American studies.
After college, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. During his time in the army, he did tours in Germany and Vietnam. In Germany, he served as a member of the Berlin Brigade, a special garrison that occupied West Berlin during the Cold War.
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