Bill Spadea is the host of Chasing News, a nightly show airing on Fox television affiliates in New York City and Philadelphia, and of New Jersey’s #1 rated morning radio show, which airs on NJ101.5 FM. He brings a unique perspective to the news/talk format, having served as a political strategist, analyst, and candidate as well as a business executive. In 2004 Spadea was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. His passion for politics led him to found a grassroots political organization, Building the New Majority, which focused on identifying and empowering candidates for local office in New Jersey. He spent eighteen years as a real estate executive and, still a licensed broker, he continues to speak on training and sales subjects. Spadea has a BA in history from Boston University and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves after serving eight years. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and their two children.