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Article: Rapper hired by Fox News.(Fox News Channel hires Chuck D as analyst, commentator and reporter)(Brief Article)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- May 19, 1997
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NEW YORK--Rap star Chuck D has signed with Fox News Channel to be an analyst, commentator and special assignment reporter.
The network already sent D, aka Carlton Ridenhour, to Philadelphia this past weekend to do a follow-up on President Clinton's volunteerism campaign.
"We're always looking for people who bring in nontraditional news viewers," says John Moody, Fox News Channel vice president of news editorial. "I think he reaches a big part of the population that is not known for its religious ...