Rich Edson Biography
Rich Edson is a journalist from the United States working as the Fox News Channel State Department Correspondent and a former Fox Business Network Washington Correspondent.
Rich Edson Fox News
Edson serves as a Washington, DC-based correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as a Washington correspondent in October 2007 and transitioned to Fox News Channel in 2015.
Most recently, Edson provided the latest breaking election news from Washington, DC during FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage. Previously, he interviewed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo, Egypt to discuss U.S. and Middle Eastern Relations. Edson also 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 joining FBN, 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, Pa. In 2010, he won D.C.’s Funniest Journalist standup comedy competition.
Rich Edson Age
He is 41 years old as of August 2, 2022. He was born in 1981 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Rich Edson Education
He has a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York, New York, as well as a dual degree in history and journalism from Rutgers College of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
During his college years, Edson worked as a sports announcer for WRSU-FM and interned for Saturday Night Live.
Rich Edson Family
He grew up in North Jersey and he is the son of Emily Edson, a nurse at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. His mother is from Dumont, New Jersey. However, he has not revealed any information about his father and whether he has siblings or not.
Rich Edson Career
During FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage, Edson most recently provided the most recent breaking election news from Washington, DC. Previously, Edson spoke with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo, Egypt, about US-Middle Eastern relations. Edson also contributed to the FNC’s live coverage of the United States-North Korea summit in Singapore.
During his time at FBN and FNC, he covered every major election, the 2013 and 2011 U.S. debt ceiling crises, and the executive bonus protections inserted into the 2009 stimulus law. He has also revealed information about the United States auto bailout, congressional spending, and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Edson previously worked for WJCL-TV (FOX 28) in Savannah, GA, where he covered city and county government. He also worked for 2 News in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he covered sports and general assignments.
Rich Edson Wife
Rich married Cheryl Cappiello on July 19, 2008 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Tenafly, N.J. The Rev. Leonard J. Gilman, a Roman Catholic priest and the pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. His wife, Cheryl is a former affiliate on the Roseland, New Jersey, legislation company Lowenstein Sandler. She is also a law graduate from New York University and Boston University.
The couple met in 1995 as members of the Dumont High School marching band. Cappiello was starting her senior year while Rich was a freshman. They lost contact after graduating and reconnected years later through email after which they started dating.
Cappiello is the daughter of Annette and Peter Cappiello both from Dumont, New Jersey. Her mother worked at AT&T as a customer service representative while her father was a Meter Inspector at Con Edison in New York.
The couple live in the D.C area.
Rich Edson Salary
He earns a salary of around $75,000 per year.
Rich Edson Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
