Bill Shine

William Shine (born July 4, 1963) is a former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. He spent most of his career as a producer and executive at Fox News. Most recently, he was co-president of Fox News, a position he held for 9 months before he was forced out on May 1, 2017. On March 8, 2019, the White House announced that Shine was resigning to advise President Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. Early life and education A twin, Shine grew up in East Northport, Long Island, New York; his father was a New York City police officer. The family were Irish Catholic. He received a B.A. in communications from the State University of New York at Oswego. After college, he worked as a producer for local TV stations on Long Island beginning in 1985 with WLIG-TV. Career with Fox News Shine began working for Fox News as the senior producer of Hannity & Colmes. By 1999, Shine was the senior prime-time producer for Fox News. The following year Shine was the executive producer of Fox News Channel's prime-time programs.