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Short questions with Dana Perino for Rich Edson

For this week's "Short questions," Dana Perino talks to Rich Edson, senior national correspondent at Fox News — who reveals why the World War II Memorial means so much to him and his family.

You've seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we're like off-camera? 

For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. 

What's the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What's Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what's sitting on Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand? 

But that's not all! The fun is just getting started.

This week, we're excited to shine the spotlight on Rich Edson, a senior national correspondent for Fox News Channel. He joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as a Washington correspondent in October 2007 and transitioned to Fox News Channel in 2015.

P.S. We have so much more in store for you. Stay tuned each week for new editions of "Short Questions with Dana Perino" — and if there’s a question you want answers to or a suggestion for the person I should interview next, leave a note in the comments section below. 

RE: I’m from Dumont, New Jersey. It’s a small, densely populated town a few miles from New York.

I went to Rutgers University and then the Columbia Journalism School. In my first TV job, I was a local sports reporter/anchor in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

I then covered city and county governments in and around Savannah, Georgia. I wanted to report on national issues and in 2007 moved to Washington without a steady job. 

Soon after, FOX Business hired me as one of its first D.C. correspondents, and I’ve been here ever since. 

RE: Interviewing then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the DMZ a few feet into North Korea.

This was just a few months into the Trump administration and the world was trying to figure out what the president’s foreign policy would be.

So were we — and we were asking his Secretary of State, recently Exxon’s CEO, about the administration’s Asia policy with North Korean troops standing feet away.

RE: This question leads itself to some hometown bias and shenanigans. So I’m going to exclude NY/NJ Italian food and bagels. 

Let’s go to Austin/San Antonio and get some Tex-Mex. 

RE: My grandfather served in World War II and died shortly after I moved to Washington. 

He and my grandmother helped raise me, and we were very close. After he died, I brought my grandmother to Washington to see the World War II Memorial.

We left a framed copy of their wedding photo on the New York column. 

I run past that memorial at least once a week and I think of them every time I do.

RE: Comedy! I did improv in college. Going to school so close to New York, I thought I might give the comedy scene a try after graduating. 

The problem was that I developed a real love of news and reporting.

RE: Remember that '90s show where that guy got tomorrow’s newspaper today? 

Professionally, that’d be a huge help.

RE: I finished first in my age group in a marathon in Antarctica

I also finished nowhere near first in my age group in a marathon in Kenya. 

RE: Washington: He could’ve been king. He was the first president to navigate the Constitution

Washington knew when to leave power for the good of the country and set this precedent for centuries.

Lincoln: Saved the country. 

Teddy Roosevelt: Imagine the energy he'd bring to that party?

RE: "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. 

RE: The people. We really do have wonderful people here. They’re caring, interesting and funny. 

The snacks in the kitchen are also good. 

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To read all of Dana Perino's earlier "Short Questions" interviews for Fox News Digital, check out this (long) list!

For her interview with Gov. Chris Sununu, click here.

For her interview with Ross Rayburn, click here

For her interview with Mark Meredith, click here

For her interview with Emily Compagno, click here

For her interview with Chad Pergram, click here. 

For her interview with Mike Emanuel, click here. 

For her interview with Gillian Turner, click here

For her interview with Madison Alworth, click here

For her interview with Nate Foy, click here.

For her interview with Laura Ingraham, click here. 

For her interview with five New York FOX reporters, click here

For her interview with Katie Pavlich, click here.

For her interview with Guy Benson, click here

For her interview with Pete Hegseth, click here

For her interview with Sandra Smith, click here

For her interview with Nicolas Yannicelli, click here. 

For her interview with Abby Hornacek, click here. 

For her interview with Elise Bitter, click here

For her interview with Brian Kilmeade, click here.

For her interview with Kennedy, click here. 

For her interview with John Roberts, click here

For her interview with Janice Dean, click here

For her interview with Charles Payne, click here

For her interview with Trey Gowdy, click here. 

For her interview with Johnny "Joey" Jones, click here. 

For her interview with Bill Melugin, click here

For her interview with Jimmy Failla, click here

For her interview with Tyrus, click here

For her interview with Ainsley Earhardt, click here

For her interview with Lawrence Jones, click here

For her interview with Dr. Arash Akhavan, click here

For her interview with Martha MacCallum, click here

For her interview with Bret Baier, click here. 

For her interview with Kayleigh McEnany, click here.

For her interview with Harold Ford Jr., click here

For her interview with Shannon Bream, click here

For her interview with Jessica Tarlov, click here.

For her interview with Leo Terrell, click here.

For her interview with Geraldo Rivera, click here. 

For her interview with Clay Travis, click here.

For her interview with Bill Hemmer, click here

For her interview with Greg Gutfeld, click here

For her interview with Benjamin Hall, click here

For her interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro, click here.

For her interview with Jesse Watters, click here. 

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