Fred
Not a Best Selling Author/Movie Critic
Fred Saxon has worked as an anchor, host, producer and reporter specializing in celebrity interviews, entertainment reporting, and movie reviews on television for more than 25 years. He has interviewed hundreds of Hollywood celebrities during the course of his career and has been awarded two EMMYS for outstanding achievement on television.
Fred began his television career with the ABC-TV affiliate in Atlanta, where he received the first of five EMMY nominations. After relocating to Los Angeles, Fred was personally selected by Ted Turner to be the original Hollywood-based entertainment reporter for CNN. He reviewed films and reported daily on the stars of Hollywood, attending numerous celebrity-related events every week. He also produced and hosted 90 weekly half-hour shows for Turner Broadcasting and CNN.
Internationally, Fred was a featured contributor to "The Tonight Show" and "The Bert Newton Show" on the Nine Network of Australia, providing celebrity segments and features by satellite from Hollywood.
Fred Saxon has also worked as an actor in feature films with Tim Conway, Charles Bronson, Don Knotts, Jerry Lewis, and Jon Voight. He appeared on television in episodes of "Dallas", "Mike Hammer" and "Divorce Court". Fred was selected as a temporary replacement for Regis Philbin when Regis left his local show on KABC-TV for New York. After relocating to San Diego, Saxon worked as an actor on "Dark Skies" for NBC-TV, and "Silk Stalkings" for the USA network.
XETV-FOX 6 was Fred’s most recent TV home. From February 2002 until Fall 2005 he was seen on "Fox In The Morning" and the Fox 6 10PM News, reviewing movies and interviewing celebrities. His morning segments were often the highest rated part of the program.
Since leaving local television Fred has been developing various projects including a Hawaii-based weekly half-hour magazine show and a game show for syndication. He is currently available as an event speaker to share revealing and entertaining personal stories about his time with the stars.
Fred continues to provide film reviews for Jagger and Kristi on 92.5 FM, the syndicated Big Biz Show, and his own website, FredSaxon.com. He lives in San Diego with his wife Lori.
