Adam Housley

Adam Housley
Born	(1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 Napa, California
Education	Pepperdine University, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Occupation	Broadcast journalist
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Tamera Mowry-Housley (2011–present)

Adam Housley (born August 13, 1971, in Napa, California) joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in 2001 as a Los Angeles-based correspondent.

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

Most recently Housley was one of the first American reporters on scene in Japan to cover the devastation following the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. He and his crew at one point got within 70 miles of the reactors filing live streaming reports for Fox News before the nuclear threat forced them to return to Tokyo. His coverage was mentioned several outlets including The Los Angeles Times, Mediabistro and also in his hometown paper the Napa Register.

Chilean mine rescue

Housley also covered the 2010 Copiapó mining accident for Fox. He was on site and reporting on October 12 and 13, 2010, as each of the 33 miners, trapped for 69 days, was brought to the surface one at a time in a rescue capsule. His fluency in Spanish was acknowledged by other media including the New York Times and the Hereford Brand.

Journalism Career

Overall he has reported in eight Latin American countries including Nicaragua, Venezuela and El Salvador reporting on the war against drugs and scoring an exclusive interview with Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega.

During his tenure, Housley was seen in and around Thailand providing extensive on-site coverage in the wake of the Southeast Asia tsunami. He was also FNC's lead reporter for Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 campaign and has covered six hurricanes, including Katrina and Rita and filed more than 45 stories from Mexico and the southern border.

Internationally Housley has reported during Operation Iraqi Freedom from Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain and the Persian Gulf and has spent time covering the war on terror from Pakistan and in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In December 2005, Housley was one of a few reporters selected to witness the execution of murderer Stanley 'Tookie' Williams at San Quentin.

Prior to joining FNC, Housley served as a reporter at KTXL-TV (Fox) in Sacramento, California from 1999–2001, where he received an array of awards including the 2001 Regional Associated Press Reporting Award and a Regional Emmy Award. In addition, he was the lead reporter for KFTY-TV, an independent station in Santa Rosa, California, from 1998-2000. Before that, Housley was a live reporter for KCPM-TV (NBC) in Chico, California from 1997–98, where he won a California Department of Forestry Award for capturing a wanted 50,000 acre arsonist.

Housley began his career as a reporter for KVON-KVYN radio in his home city, Napa, where he developed and produced newscasts. Prior to his career in television, Housley played professional baseball and was drafted by the Montreal Expos and played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers minor league organizations. A graduate of Pepperdine University, Housley played on the 1992 National Champion College World Series Baseball Team and received Bachelor degrees in both political science and telecommunications. He was also 2005 & 2006 media fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Barron incident

On June 1, 2007 while reporting on location at a gathering protesting the shut-down of RCTV in Venezuela on Your World With Neil Cavuto he blew up at New York City Councilman (and former Black Panther) Charles Barron, a Hugo Chavez supporter, at one point calling him a "son of a bitch" over accusations that Housley was exaggerating the level of opposition to Chavez.

Personal life

He married Sister, Sister actress Tamera Mowry on May 15, 2011, and is president of the family winery Century Oak Winery in Lodi, California. His family owns grocery stores in the Napa Valley called Ranch Market and Ranch Market Too.