Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has died of cancer, according to his former employer Fox News. He was 53 years old.

Snow only spent just over a year and a half as press secretary. He resigned saying he needed to make more money. From there he took a job with CNN as a conservative commentator.

Before taking a gig with President Bush, Snow worked for Fox News Channel and Fox News Radio.

Snow, once a heavy Bush critic, did an amazing job of explaining and defending the president's policies as Bush's popular plummeted.