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Megyn Kelly Made a Really, Really Bad Choice
The American Thinker ^ | Jan 4 2007 | By Jay Valentine

Posted on 01/04/2017 11:01:29 AM PST by drewh

News this week is that Megyn Kelly is off to NBC. Waiting to hear about the bidding war that clearly did not happen. Now starts Megyn’s decline into obscurity, remembered as someone who was a hot commodity for a very short while.

Until it all became about Megyn.

What Megyn, Greta, and other passing Fox celebs do not grasp is the importance of the Fox time slot.

When Greta departed, Brit Hume did a perfectly good job with news and commentary. Now Tucker Carlson is delivering an outstanding show with positive reviews from about everyone. Before that slot, Tucker was almost unknown nationally. Now Greta will be. The slot made her, and without it, she is going to learn that her audience has little personal affection for her. The slot, however, will do fine.

I hope Fox will put someone there like Sharyl Attkisson, who is a true reporter. Maybe she is FNC material. Fox will decide.

Over the next months, we can watch NBC make a large investment in launching the new Megyn shows, only to watch initial audiences peter away. Perhaps Megyn will end up with an Ashleigh Banfield-type show nobody watches, now that the novelty of Ashleigh eyeware has long worn off.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bimbo; dopeydems; fox; foxnews; howardstern; lingeriemodel; media; megynkelly; megynleavesfox; megynleavingfox; nbc
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To: drewh
Will Megyn replace Lester Holt? If not, where will they stick her to earn back the salary that are paying her?
21 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:02 AM PST by Cowboy Bob
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To: drewh

Typical liberal mentality. I’ll do the same things others did but do it right. I’m special.


22 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:13 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: drewh

She chose....poorly. Many times.


23 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:19 AM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: ConservativeMind

I watched her “goodbye” last night. You’re right. She tried to be warm and fuzzy, just doesn’t come off.


24 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:23 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Sea levels are rising- from liberal tears.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
"Greta was the best interviewer Fox had at the time."

Yes, I miss Greta. She was actually fair and balanced and wouldn't take spin/parsing from her guests.

25 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:40 AM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: drewh

The “left demographic” gets divided up between ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/MSNBC... which means maybe you get 20% of the left half of the country for your viewing public. Fox gets 100% of its half of the audience.

So, a jump to NBC from Fox may not be the best idea. Unless NBC has decided to compete with Fox for its half of the audience, in which case it should be trying to recruit Hannity.

But I won’t miss Kelly. Now if they could send Chris Wallace and Shep Smith to NBC to join her over there. That would be the trifecta.


26 posted on 01/04/2017 11:12:58 AM PST by marron
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I always liked Greta. She kept things pretty civilized. Polar opposite of Kelly..


27 posted on 01/04/2017 11:13:42 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: maggief

Move Tucker to 9PM and get Greta back in her old time slot.


28 posted on 01/04/2017 11:13:49 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: drewh

I think the little b*tch blew herself up when she launched her vendetta against Donald Trump. The effects of her conduct on Fox viewership had to have been instantaneous - and then either she or her masters doubled down. Hey Megan you odious little bolshie, ESAD! We are going to love Sheryl Atkinson - she’s an outstanding journalist - totally committed to the truth, not her name in lights.


29 posted on 01/04/2017 11:14:10 AM PST by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: drewh

Would love to see Sharyl Attkinsson in one of the slots. EIther move Tucker to 9PM or Hannity back to 9PM and put Sharyl in their slot.

I do not believe she will do it as she wants to stay independent of the networks.


30 posted on 01/04/2017 11:15:28 AM PST by georgiarat (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize - Volttaire)
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To: drewh

Hey. Kelly will get her paychecks and for her, that’s all that matters. At least we don’t have to put up with her self important shenanigans any longer.


31 posted on 01/04/2017 11:15:58 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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To: drewh
Laurie Dhue!


32 posted on 01/04/2017 11:16:23 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: bray

All of Trump’s misbehaviors happened back when he was still a Democrat.

(no idea if it’s true or not, but it could be a good talking point)


33 posted on 01/04/2017 11:18:16 AM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( Watching the leftists feeling their sadz makes me LOL ))))
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To: drewh
She was at the peak of her value in the TV business, and was likely facing her last chance to get a big contract.

I'd say this was a great decision she made for herself.

34 posted on 01/04/2017 11:18:40 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: drewh
Mark Levin draws personally. He now broadcasts on an internet show, CRTV, and it is a wild success.

Thousands of heads just exploded on reading that paragraph. Evidently Mark is not losing his audience as so many here have claimed and no doubt for the reasons expressed in this article.


35 posted on 01/04/2017 11:18:42 AM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: Chickensoup

I agree!


36 posted on 01/04/2017 11:19:12 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: drewh

Going to be funny watching Trumps FCC pick yank NBCs commercial radio license for a half year for “ethics and un-American activity violations”.


37 posted on 01/04/2017 11:20:19 AM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Tucker Carlson is bright, energetic, and sharp on TV. However, he really needs to be schooled in the art of doing an on-air interview. I’ve seen so many posts here on FR from people who think he makes great points in these interviews, but who end up tuning him out because of his constant interruptions and talking over these guests.


38 posted on 01/04/2017 11:20:45 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: drewh

Yeah, how’d jumping the FOX work out for Kiran Chetry?


39 posted on 01/04/2017 11:20:57 AM PST by PeteePie (Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: drewh

Assuming she still had a choice. Sounds like she was being pushed out of Fox. When you create a dip in the ratings like that, your choices become limited.


40 posted on 01/04/2017 11:22:38 AM PST by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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