“She said something offensive about someone while on the air. I forget what it was, then she was booted to an afternoon show, and subsequently sacked.”
They do NOT fool around in that business! One toe out of line, you are purged, disappear without explanation and your name is never mentioned again. It really DOES resemble old Stalinist Russia, and that includes the political viewpoints as well...The only difference is, unlike in the USSR, she’s still alive! ;)
Fox has an island in the Pacific Ocean where they breed their blonde anchors. Apparently the process needs refinement.