Posted on 09/10/2009 10:33:24 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
First on TVNewser: John Stossel, the longtime ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of "20/20," is leaving ABC to join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. TVNewser has learned Stossel will host a weekly, one-hour program for the 2-year-old business channel. He's expected to signed a multi-year deal with Fox which will include regular appearances on Fox News Channel during daytime and primetime. He'll also host four, hour-long specials on Fox News, much like the business/consumer specials he'd hosted for years on ABC.
Stossel, a libertarian, has been appearing on Fox News for years as a guest on shows including "The O'Reilly Factor," "Hannity & Colmes" and "The Big Story."
Stossel joined "20/20" in 1981 and was upped to co-anchor in 2003. TVNewser has learned there was a window in Stossel's ABC contract which allowed him to jump to Fox.
Stossel's departure from ABC means there will soon be another anchor vacancy at the network. Last week, Charlie Gibson announced his retirement paving the way for Diane Sawyer to take over on "World News" beginning in January. "20/20's" other co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas, is one of the top names being mentioned for the GMA slot.
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Great news—Stossel was about the only reason I would ever turn to ABC. Now I won’t have to :)
Welcome to the real world of journalistic fact, John. We’re glad to have you aboard.
Very, very good news. Stossel is a Fox News Natural. Big plus for our side.
Me too. John probably got fed up with the “please dont insult Obama like that” lectures from the Dem tools at ABC.
I don’t think this is great news, we need to have more voices for our side outside of Fox News, instead of concentrating them all in one place.
So now every non-lefty person in media is going to be pushed to Fox, where they can easily be discredited and diminished? Wonderful.
EXCELLENT!
Stossel should be OK......certainly a cut above Whoreraldo.
Wonderful news. This will clear the way for ABC’s well earned death.
I don’t like Stossel. He doesn’t belong at FOX.
” Stossel’s departure from ABC means there will soon be another anchor vacancy at the network. Last week, Charlie Gibson announced his retirement “
rats and sinking ships....
The cycle has run its course with Bloviating Bill. He's has sold out to his ego to the point that he's a fraction as helpful as he once was.
Let him chase ratings from a less ideal time slot.
Stossel is a treasure. ABC is foolish for letting him go.
Maybe Fox is going to move Beck into O’Reilly’s slot ( I hope) and put Stossel in Beck’s spot.
Excellent! And, I once rode a crosstown 57th St. bus in NYC with John Stossel...obviously, a man of the people. He actually got on the bus...and then got off, just like anyone else would...amazing!
Fire O’Reilly aka BOR(e) and give Glenn Beck his 8 pm slot.
Put Stossel or Lou Dobbs in Glenn’s 5 pm time slot.
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