Brian Jones Becomes Senior VP of Operations For Fox Biz

First on TVNewser: Fox exec Brian Jones has been named senior vice president of operations for the Fox Business Channel.

“Jones will manage the news gathering and be responsible for the staffing and operations on the production side, as well as the acquisition of financial data,” Fox says.

He’ll report directly to Kevin Magee. “Brian’s contribution to FOX News as well as his dedication and expertise will be a tremendous asset in starting up the business channel,” Magee says.

Jones was previously the vice president for news at FNC. And: “From 2002-2003, he was the Director of Communications for McGraw-Hill Companies and before that, he was Vice President of SkyGlobal Networks where he was part of the acquisition and integration team when News Corporation acquired DirecTV. From 1997-1999, Jones served as the Vice President of News Gathering for FNC.”

> Update: 7:03pm: “I have long relied on Brian’s experience, versatility and talent. He will be important to the launch of our business channel,” Roger Ailes says in the press release…

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