Michael Clemente Named CEO At Newsmax Broadcasting

Michael Clemente

Newsmax Media Inc., has named television executive Michael Clemente as its Chief Executive Officer for its subsidiary Newsmax Broadcasting, which airs the Newsmax TV channel.

Clemente will oversee the programming and day-to-day operations of Newsmax TV, the nation’s fastest-growing cable news channel, reaching approximately 50 million cable and broadcast homes in the U.S.

“Michael is one of the most accomplished executives and producers in television and digital news,” Christopher Ruddy, CEO of parent company Newsmax Media, Inc., said. “He is widely respected in the industry and has won accolades for his high journalistic standards. It’s an honor for us to have him leading our team.”

“Newsmax has demonstrated the ability to adapt and thrive in the highly transformative digital news world, and was one of the first major online outlets to create a TV brand in cable and OTT,” Clemente said. “I’m excited to take on this new role at Newsmax during an incredible period of change, in a country eager for truth, understanding, and engagement in the news process.”

Clemente is a seasoned veteran of broadcast and cable news. He recently spent seven years at Fox News as Executive Vice President of News. Previously he worked almost three decades at ABC News as well as two years at CNN.