Since Lawrence Jones Cross Country started on Fox News in January of last year, he has built a strong reputation for himself.

Even though he’s been successful for a year, which is hard to do on cable TV, Jones is quick to praise his faith and family when he talks about his work.

Fox News says on the page for the show that Jones is “the youngest Black solo host of a cable news program” because of the show. Jones worked his way up at Fox by staying strong and going with his gut.

According to Jones, the young host even tried to turn down big opportunities that went against his beliefs. However, Sean Hannity’s belief in the rising star persuaded Jones to do otherwise, which, according to an interview with The Dallas Morning News, was a turning point in Jones’s career:
“I told him no, that I didn’t think it was a good idea because I’m a libertarian and we’re going to have a lot of disagreements. He replied, “Oh, that’s fine. Just be yourself.

“But I said, ‘No, we’re going to have to disagree.’” He tells them, “Just give it a try.” And that turned into a year after two months. “Listen, LJ, if you just be yourself, you’ll have your own show,” he said.
Even though the show is still growing, it already has about one million viewers on average. Jones was able to do that by doing what Hannity told him to do, which was to just be himself.

“No one wants to say or do something that might be offensive. So I think I’ve become a place where people of different political views feel safe enough to talk to me about anything. I would say that people are on edge and a bit tense.”

“Don’t expect politicians to be able to say anything they want. This show won’t be like that. I will question elected officials, no matter what party they belong to, because that is what viewers and voters want in these hard times for the country.

“Not only am I a Christian, but I’m also the son of a preacher. Christ is my ultimate guide, even though I don’t always follow him.

Jones is also quick to thank his family and the people in the community who helped him grow up and become who he is today.

He knows that he owes a lot of his success to them and that it “takes a village” to raise a young man the way they did:

“When I was young, I was known as a bit of a community child. I grew up in a variety of places. When I was born, I was very young, and we didn’t have much.

“So, the community really stepped up to close the gap. They sent me to all the conferences and helped me with basketball.”