Fox Hires News Vet John Roberts

Veteran CNN and CBS reporter and anchorman John Roberts is joining Fox News Channel.

The network announced Monday that Roberts was joining the network as a senior national correspondent.

Roberts was most recently a host of CNN's "American Morning," but he was bumped from that job when the network announced a reorganization last month. He had been discussing a transfer to Atlanta, home base for his fiancee, CNN anchor Kyra Phillips.

Roberts spent 14 years with CBS, working as a White House correspondent and anchor of the weekend evening news. He joined CNN in 2006.

Fox executive Michael Clemente says Roberts' "reputation as a skilled journalist with years of notable experience in the field will be a valuable addition to our news programming.