Jane Skinner Leaving Fox News: “I’ve Decided To Take A Break From This Business”

MEDIA ITE ^ | June 24th, 2010 | Steve Krakauer

[skimbell]

Fox News anchor Jane Skinner announced at the end of her program, Happening Now, this afternoon that she would be leaving the network effective immediately. “I’ve decided to take a break from this business,” she said.

Skinner has been with FNC since 1998. “This is my last day on the air at Fox,” she said, citing family reasons. Skinner’s husband, Roger Goodell, is the commissioner on the National Football League...

[fish hawk]

Awhile back O’Reilly was making a joke with Lamont and Lamont said, “I don't get humor like that, I'm an intellectual”. I just about puked it was so stupid funny. Anyone that calls HIMSELF an intellectual, isn't.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Ditto here. She sounds like she has kleenex shoved up her nose all the time.

[GBA]

Great face on fox and I was a big fan early. If I was going to tune in to the news, I wanted to watch her lips moving while I listened.

Lately, she seems a little out of place on Fox, like her politics are a bit of sync there perhaps or something else. Lots more pouty lip, deer in the headlights expressions replacing content than I remember from those earlier days.

[fish hawk]

Are you at all attracted to Michelle? She seems to go for the stupid, ugly, oaf types also.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Shannon deserves a better head shot.

[Samizdat]

I agree. I always turn the channel when Sheperd Smith comes on. He talks about such irrelevant stuff.

[Lou L]

Not Guilty!

[texaschick]

What ever happened to Huddy’s partner - something Jarrett? She came back to Fox News after their talk show failed but he didn’t. Wonder what happened to him.
I agree. She is unwatchable on any show.

[gogeo]

They probably won’t do it, but I’d like to see Shannon Bream or Jamie Colby take it. Shannon fills in for Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier so I doubt she’ll be considered...

Shannon is ultimately watchable. There are times Kelly makes my teeth hurt.

[ETL]

He’s barely recognizable without mascara and eyeliner.

Perhaps he was in a rush and didn't have time to apply it.

[thethirddegree]

Half?

[trisham]

At least his eyebrows aren’t waxed. I hate that.

[evets]

Replace her with Red Eye's Bill Schulz...

[ETL]

I always turn the channel when Shepard Smith comes on. He talks about such irrelevant stuff.

He tries to make the story more about his goofy personality than the story itself. He's always got that gay smirk on his face, even when he's covering a tragedy. He tries to make a joke about everything.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Mike Jerrick went back to Fox 29 in Philadelphia, I think.

[kbennkc]

Are you at all attracted to Michelle? She seems to go for the stupid, ugly, oaf types also.

Are you at all attracted to Michelle? She seems to go for the stupid, ugly, oaf types also.

Malkin ? Oh yeah , I am not gay just stupid and ugly. I still think money has something to do with it . Maybe a lot of money , in my case . We are getting down to a really small subset here . Beautiful ,bright, gracious women , seeking ugly, stupid, oafish, broke men . Oh , old and bald too. Do you think Jeri Thompson would have a sister who does not care about money ? neither do I . I am totally not fat, big boned at worst .

[alice_in_bubbaland]

My money is on Harris too. I like her bubbly personality!

[dangerdoc]

Harris has great eyes. She was on our local news for years.

[dforest]

Skinner always lackluster and with no fire, ever. Seems to lean left but not in a harsh way.

Nobody will notice she is gone. Gone but forgotten.

Now, could someone tone Gretchen down? She has become aggressive and overbearing loud and bullies her cohorts. Her face is starting to look like one of those “wishnik” dolls.

I have been having to tune her out.

[tarheelswamprat]

The quality of Fox News’ female contingent has never quite recovered from the departure of Linda Vester.