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South China Morning Post
03-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Who is Tami Radabaugh? The Fox News alum was in a Signal chat with Pete Hegseth, and supposedly suggested a make-up room in the Pentagon – but what made her set up her own media company?
Former Fox News host and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recently faced calls to resign when it came out that he had been sharing military secrets in a Signal group chat with his wife, former Fox News producer Jennifer Rauchet. To make matters worse, Hegseth is in hot water again after a third group chat including Rauchet, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, and former Fox News producer Tami Radabaugh was uncovered. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1. Photo: EPA-EFE Meanwhile, Radabaugh made headlines twice in two weeks, after she reportedly suggested her former colleague Hegseth install a make-up room in the Pentagon to prep for TV appearances. Advertisement In response to a CBS News article titled 'Hegseth orders make-up studio installed at Pentagon', Hegseth took to X (formerly Twitter) on April 24, writing: 'Totally fake story. No 'orders' and no 'make-up' – but whatever.' So who is Tami Radabaugh? Here's everything to know. She's a TV news producer Tami Radabaugh is a veteran TV news producer. Photo: Tami Radabaugh graduated from the College of New Rochelle in New York with a degree in communication arts and political science. She was a senior executive producer at Fox News from 2019 to 2023, during which she oversaw the popular morning show Fox & Friends and, according to her LinkedIn bio, was 'responsible for more than 15 hours of live programming each week'. Before that, she held other producer roles at Fox, having first joined in early 2015. Prior to her years at Fox, Radabaugh worked for a string of media organisations including CBS News and CNN. She started her own media company
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
After a dressing-down from his boss Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth gets entangled in another Signal chat controversy; here's what it is
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces renewed scrutiny after being linked to another Signal chat group with former Fox News colleagues, raising concerns within the Pentagon about security protocols. This third chat included his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, adviser Sean Parnell, and Tami Radabaugh, now Hegseth's deputy assistant for public affairs. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Another Signal Chat Raises Concerns at the Pentagon Tami Radabaugh's Quiet Role Comes Into Focus Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How Much Influence Does Pete Hegseth's Wife Have Behind the Scenes? FAQs Just days after US president Donald Trump had a talk with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about his controversy over using the messaging platform Signal to send messages about the government's military actions to his family, he is once again under fire, this time for his participation in yet another Signal chat group with other former Fox News producers, as per a third Signal chat involved not only Hegseth's wife, who was also a former Fox News producer Jennifer Rauchet, but also his senior adviser and spokesperson Sean Parnell, and Tami Radabaugh, who was a former Fox executive producer and close friend of Rauchet's, and now works as Hegseth's deputy assistant for public affairs at the Department of Defense, according to The Washington it is unclear what was precisely being discussed in this third group and it is not known if that chat remains active or not, as per Washington the inclusion of Radabaugh is concerning for the Pentagon, which has warned that Signal is susceptible to hacking and should not be used even to discuss matters that are not classified, reported though Radabaugh handles public affairs for Hegseth, her name remained out of view when his initial string of Signal chaos started, as per the Hegseth's wife Rauchet has a major influence in shaping her husband's tenure as defense secretary, despite not having an official role at the department, according to DailyBeast. She weighs in on what media hits he should do, and has even asked DOD staff to compile Hegseth's initial remarks when he started his role, to reporters and share them on social, reported DailyBeast.A source told the Washington Post, 'We would always hear that she was saying what kind of videos he should be doing, and what kind of statements he should be doing, and how the press should be handled,' as quoted in the just days after a warning from Trump, he's tied to another Signal chat involving former Fox his wife Jennifer Rauchet, adviser Sean Parnell, and former Fox producer Tami Radabaugh.
