Posted on 10/11/2019 1:04:01 PM PDT by Kazan
In a shocking turn of events that stunned the media industry, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith announced his departure from the network after more than 23 years.
Smith is one of the faces of the network's news division and one of its most important journalistic assets. The decision was Smith's, Fox News said.
"Recently I asked the company to allow me to leave FOX News and begin a new chapter," Smith said. "After requesting that I stay, they graciously obliged. The opportunities afforded this guy from small town Mississippi have been many. It’s been an honor and a privilege to report the news each day to our loyal audience in context and with perspective, without fear or favor. I’ve worked with the most talented, dedicated and focused professionals I know and I’m proud to have anchored their work each day — I will deeply miss them.”
Fox News president Jay Wallace, who was once Smith's producer, said in a statement: "Shep is one of the premier newscasters of his generation and his extraordinary body of work is among the finest journalism in the industry. His integrity and outstanding reporting from the field helped put Fox News on the map and there is simply no better breaking news anchor who has the ability to transport a viewer to a place of conflict, tragedy, despair or elation through his masterful delivery."
Wallace continued: "We are proud of the signature reporting and anchoring style he honed at Fox News, along with everything he accomplished here during his monumental 23-year tenure. While this day is especially difficult as his former producer, we respect his decision and are deeply grateful for his immense contributions to the entire network.”
More to come.
Was he to conservative for Fox News. They've gone stupid the last couple years...Donna Brazil and all.
Good riddance, Shemp! Don't let the door hit ya on the @$$ on the way out. He can console himself over at CNN with the likes of Don Lemon and Anderson Vanderbilt Cooper.
It will be interesting to see who FNC puts in that 3:00 pm ET slot. (Trace Gallagher?)
Watch him go crazed AntiTrumper, much worse than he was on Fox News.
Move Trish Regan to 7 p.m. and let Martha MaCallum assume Shep’s role.
From what I've been hearing via conservative talk radio (especially the Howie Carr Show), that's exactly why Shemp tendered his resignation. I believe it was specifically the feud with Tucker.
You don't mess with Tucker's and Hannity's high ratings. Who the hell watched Shemp at 3:00 pm ET anyway??
Couldn't agree more. That was THE last straw for me regarding Shemp. Good riddance to this POS drama queen!
Ugh, and MARIE BARF is back on FNC. Thought she left to run some failed 'RAT campaign. Now she's on every damn day. *Can't stand* her!
He had the lowest ratings of any Fox program aired from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.
AMEN! And also the whiny-voiced Marie Harf and Jessica Tarlov! *barf*
Good to see Shep the emotional Queer go.
He also seemed to invite many from his queer network for commentary who were all relatively unknown. There common denominator was a certain penchant for emoting rather than reporting.
In his new job, may Shep find that great news desk in the sky, surrounded buy Shep’s angels, all vying to do his bidding.
Shep, I heard K-Mart routinely has bluelight specials on Kleenex, just saying yo......
Harris Faulkner and Jon Scott have done the Fox Report on the weekend.
Martha could be given the gig and Fox could bring in a Dan Bongino or Trish Regan.
Good. And good riddance.
Did he sexually harass some young Fox interns
Shep reminds me of PAT. ...old Saturday night live. .
They have never been to the right. They have always been in the middle. You forgot, Drudge, Greta Van Sustren, Allen Colmes, Mort Kondrake, Jerry Rivers, Mr Moderate, Bill O’Reilly, Megan Kelly, and of course Shemp, Chrissy Wallace, Donna Braille, Juan Williams. The con was We Report, You Decide, which made it look like their reporting was balenced. Now you see it’s never really was. They just allowed conservatives to have a voice, but outside of Hannity and Gutfeld, most are never Trumpers.
...my thoughts as well...Sheps the only one there I had to turn off...drama queen indeed!
Heh...
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