MIKE EMANUEL: I joined an unknown startup called Fox News; it gave me a front-row seat to history

I was hired at Fox News in the first year of its existence — 1997 — before the vast majority of America knew what it was. In fact, I was hired without a job interview. The network’s top executives at the time offered me a job as a correspondent based on my audition reel.

It was an odd feeling to go to work for people I had never met at a network I had never seen. My career manager told me there were smart people at Fox who would likely figure out how to make it a success. So, I jumped at the chance to join the startup network.