Posted on 07/15/2008 12:35:37 PM PDT by kristinn
Brit Hume, a top anchor and executive with Fox News since the channel was launched 12 years ago, plans to step down at year's end. But he won't disappear entirely.
Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65, will give up his job as Washington managing editor and anchor of "Special Report." They say he is near a deal to continue with Fox in a senior statesman role, not unlike that of Tom Brokaw at NBC, for roughly 100 days a year.
In his new role, Hume would be a senior political analyst, substitute for Chris Wallace as host of "Fox News Sunday" and anchor special events.
A former ABC correspondent who never hid his conservative views in his mainstream media days, Hume has been a central part of Fox's success. He has anchored on election nights and at political conventions and moderated a number of presidential debates. Hume has enjoyed good access to top Bush administration officials; when Vice President Cheney was under intense criticism after accidentally shooting a hunting companion two years ago, he did one interview, with Hume.
Fox News chairman Roger Ailes has made no decision on whether "Special Report," which began as a temporary program during the Clinton impeachment, will continue, or who would anchor it if it does, the sources said.
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I know when CNN switched to HD all I did was stare at Lou Dobb’s bad dental work.
He took a vacation and when he came back: all caps!
Hume is the only reason to watch Fox any longer. He is irreplaceable and will be sorely missed.
Shep was having a meltdown today about energy prices. I could hear him yelling to his interviewee from the other room.
I ran to the tv to see what it was about but he had calmed down by them.
Anyone know what that was about?
[Shep Smith...his sarcasm alone is worth the price of admission. Megyn Kelly is the other reason. She is awesome.]
IMHO, Shep is a drama ‘queen’ (emphasis on the “Q”) and Megyn is a twittery “L.A. Law” derived woman lawyer that couldn’t cut it in law and is no better on TV.
I agree.
This will be good for Brit in his personal life, but bad for FOX. He will be missed.
I love Cavuto too. I’m hoping that he’s just been swamped as head of the new Fox Business Channel. We don’t get it—we have only basic cable. Maybe if someone does watch and and has seen Neil, they’ll let us know.
I haven’t been watching either show lately, been busy with vacation and life. Hope he is OK, he has had some health issues.
Neil Cavuto.
>>And who will slap Juan???
Krauthammer is pretty good at that.
LOL...I’m 59, will be 60 in October....he has me beat.
What the “E.D. Hill episode”?
I heard she had been fired but we saw her after that. I don’t think it was taped, either.
They’ve got Chris Wallace, Jim Angle, Bret Baier, Brian Wilson.....Wendell Goler?
I’ll be 62 in 12 days. Brit look wonderful must have great genes. My husband is almost 64 and looks as good.
I will miss him. I hope they keep Special Report, I like the format and panel.
That should have been “What’s the E.D. Hill episode”. (:
What, you mean that blotivator O'Reilly and drama queen Shepard Smith won't do it for you?
Took me a while to figure it out, but Brit took Fridays off because he has to work on Sunday, as he’s on the panel for Fox News Sunday. It just gives him a five day work week, S-Th.
Agreed. Bret is great.
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