Shawn worked as a reporter for WNYC TV at NYC City Hall during the Mayor Koch Years and
WNYW (FOX) and
WPIX in New York before joining
Fox News' affiliate news service, Fox News Edge as the Fox Network Anchor and Correspondent. Shawn has covered many of the major national and international stories over the past few decades, including: the
Gulf War, the
1992 Clinton campaign, the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and the
O. J. Simpson murder case among many other breaking stories. In 2001, Mafia hitman
Frank Sheeran told Shawn that he shot labor leader
Jimmy Hoffa in a house in Detroit on July 30, 1975, and Shawn led the team that found blood evidence on that house's floor in 2004. Shawn's efforts led to the publication of the book
I Heard You Paint Houses and the 2019 film
The Irishman. He hosted the documentary film
Riddle: The Search for James R. Hoffa on the streaming service
Fox Nation. Shaw currently co-anchors the weekend programs of ''America's News Headquarters'' with
Arthel Neville, as well as serves as the Senior Correspondent for the network. On September 11, 2025, Shawn disclosed he has been diagnosed with cancer, having been exposed to the
toxic dust stemming from the
September 11 terrorist attacks near the
World Trade Center.
Notable interview subjects •
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (September 24, 2010) •
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu •
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez •
British Prime Minister Tony Blair •
Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto •
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan •
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ==Filmography==