Patti Ann Browne

  Patti Ann Browne (born September 10, 1965) is an American news anchor and reporter best known for her work with Fox News Channel from 2000 to 2018. Browne has a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Fordham University in New York City. Browne was editor of Fordham's literary magazine Alternative Motifs. While at Fordham, Browne worked for Newsweek Magazine part-time for four years, and was an intern for Joan Lunden's syndicated weekly television show on parenting called "Mother's Day" (later "Every Day").She co-hosted a popular Irish music program on Fordham's far-reaching radio station WFUV-FM (90.7FM). She was also news anchor and News Director of that 50,000-watt station.Browne earned a Master's Degree in Communication Arts from the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, New York. She attended on a full scholarship (teacher assistantship) that involved teaching news-writing and production skills to undergraduates. She was a general assignment reporter for NYIT's award-winning news program LI News Tonight, which airs nightly on Long Island cable.Browne's professional broadcast career began in radio, at WLIM-AM on Long Island, NY, where she was morning-drive news anchor/writer.Browne's first television job was nightly anchor and News Director of WLIG TV 55, seen in New York City and on Long Island.Browne gained network affiliate experience as a full-time anchor/reporter at WSJV- TV in South Bend, Indiana -- the region's ABC network affiliate at the time, now a Fox affiliate. Browne headed the station's Michigan Bureau.