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Lauren Green identifies herself as the first on-air person hired for Fox News Channel, marking the network's transition from a conceptual phase to a broadcasting reality.
Her official start date was August 5, 1996, which occurred nearly two months prior to the channel's first broadcast.
In a retrospective account, Green describes the pre-launch environment as a period when the network was still a dream and a wish, characterized by minimal infrastructure and a focus on establishing operational formats.
The initial newsroom was located on C-1, described as the basement, where the space was under heavy construction and stripped down to the studs.
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