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Sources: Fox News Has Decided Bill O’Reilly Has to Go
NY Magazine ^ | April 19, 2017 | Gabriel Sherman

Posted on 04/19/2017 9:40:28 AM PDT by nralife

The Murdochs have decided Bill O’Reilly’s 21-year run at Fox News will come to an end. According to sources briefed on the discussions, network executives are preparing to announce O’Reilly’s departure before he returns from an Italian vacation on April 24. Now the big questions are how the exit will look and who will replace him.

Wednesday morning, according to sources, executives are holding emergency meetings to discuss how they can sever the relationship with the country’s highest-rated cable-news host without causing collateral damage to the network. The board of Fox News’ parent company, 21st Century Fox, is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the matter.

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To: 1Old Pro

Lou Dobbs would be a good choice, I also really like Mark Stein Dana Parino is HORRIBLE!!! Eric is OK replacement also!!!


61 posted on 04/19/2017 10:03:09 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Guenevere

This is just wrong on all levels

I didn’t always agree with O’Reilly, but he turned the spotlight on a lot of injustices

The way Murdoch handled this is sickening


I agree.


62 posted on 04/19/2017 10:03:37 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives.have diseased minds.)
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To: Leep

Shepard Smith and Geraldo Rivera and Bob Beckel could team up and have a show. /S


63 posted on 04/19/2017 10:05:36 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives.have diseased minds.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly. With them out down is the direction FoxNews will go.

Especially when they are bringing in their replacements like Dana Perrino, Shep Smith, etc.

64 posted on 04/19/2017 10:06:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: nralife

Laura Ingraham would be my choice if he is replaced.


65 posted on 04/19/2017 10:07:00 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives.have diseased minds.)
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To: nralife
O'Reilly today at the Vatican.


66 posted on 04/19/2017 10:08:06 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: House Atreides

I agree. Before the election, she was hoping to be the new David Gergan. But since Hillary didn’t win, she had to stay at FOX. And I can’t see any reason why she is there. She has nothing positive to say about any Republican and nothing negative to say about any Democrat.


67 posted on 04/19/2017 10:08:28 AM PDT by quikdrw (Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)
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To: nralife

The biggest shot in the foot any TV network has ever given to themselves. You don’t take a consistent, top ratings-getter off the air unless he’s sent to prison.

This is a massive, unprecedented victory by the left. They’re forcing businesses to make decisions not based on what’s good for business, but based on fascist threats. It will embolden them to do more and more with their ongoing mob protests. If our side can’t counter this movement, many, many more fails are in our future.


68 posted on 04/19/2017 10:11:01 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: nralife

No problem. I’m just very skeptical of news nowadays.


69 posted on 04/19/2017 10:13:02 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: laplata
To bad 3 Stooges is already taken Image result for 3 stooges shemp
70 posted on 04/19/2017 10:13:12 AM PDT by Leep (Cyclops Network News (CNN). The Most Trusted Source Of Fake News.)
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To: JediJones

Do you think BO as in Barack Obama will get the slot?


71 posted on 04/19/2017 10:13:45 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: nralife


72 posted on 04/19/2017 10:14:27 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Best long term prep for conservatives: Have big families & out-breed the illegals & muslims.)
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To: jstolzen

O’Reilly was a ratings-getter not just because of his politics but because he knew how to be a good host and a compelling broadcaster. Megyn Kelly is the only other one Fox had that could seem like a relatable human on camera and not be repetitive or tedious for an hour. They’re committing ratings suicide with this move.

If they had been able to retain Megyn and put her in the 8PM slot, then this move might have been able to be justified as a reasonable business decision. But to do this without having a suitable replacement in line means every investor in this network should bail in a hurry.


73 posted on 04/19/2017 10:16:45 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: nralife
Fox News has turned into garbage.

I miss the old days when news programs showed actual news... topics other than US politics. Its a big world, and there's a lot happening.

Fox (and others) spend 95% of their time covering politics. The only exception is mass murders and natural disasters. Every political story could usually be covered in about a minute... instead every political tidbit gets read, the they have 2 "experts" come on to debate each other for another 10 minutes. It's nuts.

"Journalists" are lazy these days. They don't investigate things... they sit there and have an endless parade of "experts" come on to spew their opinions on things.

74 posted on 04/19/2017 10:18:26 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: JediJones
The biggest shot in the foot any TV network has ever given to themselves. You don’t take a consistent, top ratings-getter off the air unless he’s sent to prison.

Advertiser boycott worked, highest rated cable program in the slot or not, it was too difficult to sell ads and there was no end to the drip, drip, drip.

You might want to Google about O'Reilly's divorce, in his personal life he's a piece of work, which would lead me to believe that there was at least some truth to the allegations at Fox News.

75 posted on 04/19/2017 10:19:01 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: jstolzen

O’REILLY ‘SUBJECTED TO BRUTAL CAMPAIGN OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION’

Marc E Kasowitz, attorney for Bill O’Reilly said in a statement: ‘Bill O’Reilly has been subjected to a brutal campaign of character assassination that is unprecedented in post-McCarthyist America.

‘This law firm has uncovered evidence that the smear campaign is being orchestrated by far-left organization bent on destroying O’Reilly for political and financial reasons.

‘That evidence will be put forth shortly and is irrefutable.’


76 posted on 04/19/2017 10:19:30 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: stars & stripes forever

I think the Murdoch sons are not conservative and would love to find someone to tilt the network further left.


77 posted on 04/19/2017 10:19:33 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: dp0622

Follow The Money Politics


78 posted on 04/19/2017 10:21:14 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Best long term prep for conservatives: Have big families & out-breed the illegals & muslims.)
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To: Snickering Hound

You weather the storm. We all know how fast a “hot news story” gets forgotten. Imus made it back on the air. The left knows when they’re losing and when it’s time to redirect their resources to another front. If you aren’t willing to stare them down then they will win on the issue, and THEN move on to their next attack and victory.


79 posted on 04/19/2017 10:21:59 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

yep.

rupert’s kids are notoriously left.

fox will sink like a stone


80 posted on 04/19/2017 10:22:17 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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