NEW YORK - Sarah Palin will debut as a Fox News Channel commentator on tonight's edition of "The O'Reilly Factor."

Fox News Channel says that the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate will "sit down with Bill to take on America's top issues."

Palin's multiyear deal with the network was announced Monday, and takes her back to her broadcast roots. She majored in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting at the University of Idaho and worked part time as a weekend sportscaster in 1988 for an Anchorage TV station.