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Rob Schmitt Still Finds Live TV Intimidating
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Popular host is up at 6 a.m. to prepare for his nightly show. BY MARISA HERMAN
ob schmitt was serving four tables and juggling the crises of a busy dinner rush at a popular Indianapolis
restaurant when a phone call com- pletely changed his career path. Even though Schmitt majored in journalism at Indiana University, it wasn’t until after he graduated that the host of Rob Schmitt Tonight decided to explore media as a profession. Working as a waiter and also for
his cousin’s company, Schmitt didn’t set foot in a newsroom until a friend he grew up with told him to check out the local NBC affi liate where he was interning. After taking a tour, Schmitt decided
it was a fi eld he could excel in. To snag a coveted internship at the station, he remembers pretending to
still be in college. He applied to small media markets while working several other jobs. That’s when the news director of an
ABC affi liate in Redding, California, called Schmitt during that fateful busy dinner shift to ask if he had time to talk. “I didn’t want to lose her on the phone,” he said. “So, I lied and disap-
JON GLASGOW When Glasgow is not in front of the camera talking American politics or traveling the country telling stories, he loves to be outdoors. Living in Colorado, he spent much of his time snowboarding, hiking, paddleboarding, and golfing in the Rocky Mountains. He’s a big fan of the NFL and NHL; you can find him cheering on the Denver Broncos, Edmonton Oilers, and Colorado Avalanche. Glasgow has a 2-year-old German short-haired pointer named Lucy who enjoys hunting birds, squirrels, and now rats in New York City. Glasgow is a cancer survivor and an advocate for mental health awareness. Glasgow is a Newsmax correspondent and co-host of Sunday Report, 10 a.m. ET.
peared from my tables.” Hiding in the back stockroom, he
said the news director began off ering him a job. He accepted a new position the next day. Schmitt has worked at nearly every
major news network throughout his career, including NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox News. He has worked as both a reporter and anchor in multiple major markets, including Miami, Los Ange- les, and New York. His weekday show premiered on Newsmax in December 2020, fi rst at 10 p.m. ET, now at 7 p.m. ET, which he argues is a “really good window” both professionally and personally. “7 p.m. is a much better time if you
want to have any kind of a life,” he said. Considering the pandemic “made everything a little earlier,” he contends that his time slot is now “prime time.” Once he began working at News-
max, he said he got to hone what he believes is his best skill: writing. He said the reason he decided to
ALANA AUSTIN
Newsmax’s new Washington correspondent sings on Sundays at her church in Virginia. She has also played the flute for various ministry programs, as well as snare drum, bass drum, piccolo, and other percussion instruments. She’s a Tar Heel State graduate and enjoys watching Carolina sports. She’s spent years leading young adult ministries, women’s group events, Bible studies, and participating in other community service and volunteer activities. Austin loves to travel — she’s visited 20 countries.
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