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  • Anchor/Executive Editor of 'The Story with Martha MaCallum'
  • Co-Anchor of Fox New Election Coverage
  • New York Times Bestselling Author, 'Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima'
  • Host, 'The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum' Podcast

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History does not come with explanation. Martha MacCallum has made a career of providing it in real time.

Across six presidential elections and decades of breaking news, Martha MacCallum has served as a steady voice in moments that shape public understanding. From September 11th to January 6th, from the funeral of George H. W. Bush to the coronation of King Charles III, she has anchored coverage when the stakes are high and the picture is still forming.

As Anchor and Executive Editor of The Story, she has conducted consequential interviews with presidents, cabinet officials, and Supreme Court justices, including exclusive access at defining moments. Her style is direct and controlled, built for environments where clarity matters and trust is tested.

On stage, MacCallum brings that same perspective. She offers a behind-the-scenes view of how narratives take shape in real time, how leaders communicate under pressure, and what separates information from understanding when it matters most.

 

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  • Leadership Program of the Rockies
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Leading in Real Time: Decision-Making When the Story Is Still Unfolding

Award-winning journalist MARTHA MACCALLUM draws on decades of live coverage to explore how leaders make decisions without complete information. She unpacks what it takes to stay clear, credible, and composed when the pressure is immediate and the stakes are high. ...

Award-winning journalist MARTHA MACCALLUM draws on decades of live coverage to explore how leaders make decisions without complete information. She unpacks what it takes to stay clear, credible, and composed when the pressure is immediate and the stakes are high.

How Credibility Is Built in Real Time

Veteran news anchor MARTHA MACCALLUM examines how leaders and institutions build credibility in real time, and what audiences are actually looking for when everything feels in flux. In moments of uncertainty, trust is not assumed, it is earned quickly or lost just as fast. ...

Veteran news anchor MARTHA MACCALLUM examines how leaders and institutions build credibility in real time, and what audiences are actually looking for when everything feels in flux. In moments of uncertainty, trust is not assumed, it is earned quickly or lost just as fast.

What People Need to Hear When the Stakes Are High

Award-winning journalist MARTHA MACCALLUM brings a clear view into what audiences actually look for in moments of uncertainty. She draws on decades of live coverage to explore how clarity is created, why some messages resonate while others fall flat, and what builds trust when attention is at its pe ...

Award-winning journalist MARTHA MACCALLUM brings a clear view into what audiences actually look for in moments of uncertainty. She draws on decades of live coverage to explore how clarity is created, why some messages resonate while others fall flat, and what builds trust when attention is at its peak.

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Books by Martha MacCallum
Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima 2.25.20

Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima 2.25.20

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Biography

Martha MacCallum is the Anchor/Executive Editor of The Story with Martha MacCallum and co-anchor of Fox News Election coverage.

She is an award-winning journalist who has covered 6 U.S. Presidential elections and has conducted ground-breaking interviews with US presidents, members of the Cabinet, Congress, and Supreme Court Justices.

In 2016, MacCallum launched The First Hundred Days, documenting the new Trump presidency and culminating in a White House interview with the President on his 100th day in office.

MacCallum and her colleague, Bret Baier, have co-anchored every major political event including election night 2016, 2020 and 2024, RNC and DNC conventions, primaries, mid-terms and inaugurals spanning the last two decades.

During the contentious Senate hearings for now-Supreme Court Justice Bret Kavanaugh, MacCallum scored his only exclusive interview. She has also interviewed Justice Gorsuch.

Her interviews with President Trump, Vice President Pence, Secretary Pompeo, presidential candidate Nikki Haley, President Obama and countless others have made her program, The Story, number one and she is known for her hard-hitting but fair interviews and reporting.

From her live coverage of the tragedy of September 11th and the War on Terror to January 6th to tornadoes in Texas and hurricanes and Space shuttle launches in Florida, she is the go-to anchor for big, historic events, including, the funerals of George H.W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, and Pope Francis. 

MacCallum is also Fox’s lead anchor in London for every royal event from the marriage of Prince William and Princess Catherine, to the Queen’s funeral and King Charles III's coronation.

She is the New York Times bestselling author of Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima. She traveled to Iwo Jima in 2019 and covered the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019 in Normandy and, more recently, the 80th Anniversary of D-Day in June. She hosts the series, The Secret History of World War II and the recent documentary series, The Final Journey, where she took us through World War II, with her interviews of many World War II heroes who shared their stories. Martha also hosts her twice-weekly podcast, The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum.

Ms. MacCallum is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and lives in New Jersey with her husband, Dan, and three children.

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