Barry-John (“Baz”) Davies, a well-loved Fox News producer, has died. He was 46.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced that Davies passed away after battling a long illness. Scott issued the following memo:
“We have some sad news to share this afternoon. Barry-John ‘Baz’ Davies, who served as a producer in our London bureau, passed away yesterday after a long illness. He was just 46 years old.”
Horrible news to share, a great and kind colleague Barry-John “Baz” Davies a producer at the FOX London bureau passed away on Sunday after a long illness.
Easily approachable, patient and religiously wearing the slippers at the Atlas Hotel in Lviv, his memory and attitude is
— James Levinson (@james_levinson) February 12, 2024
Scott added. “He was a beloved part of our team in London and was highly regarded by our colleagues there as well as by the many anchors and correspondents he worked with during his time at FOX.”
The Fox News CEO noted that Davies joined the Fox team in 2010, following working as an editor. Lauding his accomplishments, Scott wrote:
“Throughout his tenure, he covered some of the most consequential foreign news of the last two decades, including the war in Ukraine, several G20 and G7 summits, Brexit, and the terrorist attacks in France and Belgium.”
Scott added: “He also took multiple trips to Iraq where he covered the ISIS uprising in Mosul and to Seoul to report on the tensions between North and South Korea.”
Davies is survived by his wife Sarah and his sons, Rex, 5, and Ned, 3.
