**Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin has signed on as a contributor to Fox News Channel, her lawyer announced.**Ms Palin, who ran for the post of vice-president during the 2008 election on a Republican ticket, stepped down as Alaska governor in July 2009.
Fox News said that while Ms Palin would not have her own programme, she would appear on the channel on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal.
Financial details of the deal have not been released.
News of her resignation as governor 17 months before her first term in office was up had prompted widespread speculation that she was planning to pursue a career in television.
Ms Palin was catapulted to fame when Republican presidential candidate John McCain surprisingly chose her as his running mate for the 2008 election.