Robert Anthony "Tony" Snow (born June 1, 1955) was the third White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, succeeding Scott McClellan and Ari Fleischer in that role. Snow also worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs.
Between his two White House stints, Snow was a broadcaster and newspaper columnist. After years of regular guest-hosting for The Rush Limbaugh Show and providing news commentary for National Public Radio, he launched his own talk radio program, The Tony Snow Show, which went on to become nationally syndicated. He was also a regular personality on Fox News Channel since 1996, hosting Fox News Sunday, Weekend Live, and often substituting as host of The O'Reilly Factor.
On August 30, 2007, Snow announced that he would step down from his position on September 14, 2007. He said he had taken a major pay cut to become press secretary and that in light of his cancer he needed to earn more than his $168,000 salary to provide for his family. Snow's deputy, Dana Perino, succeeded him as White House Press Secretary.http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RC41RG0&show_article=1
