Posted on 07/02/2013 12:00:04 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Megyn Kelly is moving to primetime for Fox News Channel, the network announced this afternoon. But to which hour, is not known. Since 2010, Kelly has anchored the two-hour afternoon show “America Live.”
“Megyn is an exceptional talent who has successfully filled and surpassed each role we have given her at the network,” Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes said in a statement. “Her ability to command the screen, delve into the facts and lead a debate is what makes her one of the most sought-after anchors in the business.”
Kelly signed a new contract with Fox News in May. Last fall, before negotiations got underway, Ailes told TVNewser, “We have a great relationship. Eventually, we’d love her to stay here and be even a bigger star.”
“Roger Ailes hired me nine years ago when I was new to this business and he had little other than instinct to suggest it might work out,” Kelly says. “I was grateful to him then, remain so today, and am excited for this next opportunity.”
The move is scheduled to happen after Kelly returns from maternity leave. But it was not announced, and it is not immediately clear, which primetime hour Kelly will anchor. Primetime in cable news typically means 8-11pm. Fox News Channel’s top two shows are O’Reilly at 8pm and Hannity at 9pm. “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 10pm just finished the second quarter as the sixth-most watched show on Fox News,
The network also announced that it has signed long-term deals with Van Susteren, as well as with Bret Baier, Shepard Smith, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Adding intrigue into what may come next, Mediaite reported that “earlier this spring” Van Susteren met with CNN chief Jeff Zucker “inquiring about a potential return to CNN.”
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I like Greta, but would LOVE to see Bill O’Reilly replaced by Megyn. I’m sick of his constantly taking up for BO, plus, I don’t think he is nearly as smart as Megyn. He just doesn’t get some things.
Lou Dobbs is where I go after Bret Beir’s show. He’s great!
My sister went to a luncheon and Laurie was the featured speaker as a recovering alcoholic. She was drunk when she was broadcasting and was curled up under her desk before she had to go on. Interesting story.
yes, i think Laura is probably better
on T.V. than the radio. i don’t have T.V.
so haven’t seen an entire show when
she subs, but audio clips she plays on her
radio show are, to me, better than her
radio show.
more succinct-—less me, me, me and
blather.
Shephard is gone
Plug her in at the 12-year-old’s slot (Preppy Sheppy). Shep is unwatchable...I’d rather watch MSNBC. More laughs.
Megan Kelly
Shrill chinny harridan very very soft on culture issues
hear me roar psuedo mommybot
nanny dependent
i don’t know how her husband deals with it
ok looking...a solid 7.5
ya’ll can have her
I’ll take Bream, Banderas, Mccallum, Molina, Tantaros, Freihl, Earhardt...a the big breasted woman with guppie mouth..dark hair?
...unless she's going back to the Donald (click).
Opinion?
Or do you have a link? (he said hopefully)
He's a man among boys---and girls.
Yes, I have started watching a lot of Fox business shows vs. Fox News. I'm a big fan of Varney & Co. in the morning.
Only hopeful opinion
I’d put my money on Andrea or Kimberly. Definitely not Bob. Eric has the financial show. Gutfeld already has Red Eye, and that format suits him. He’d have to tone it down a lot going to prime time. And, please God, don’t make it be Dana; it would be “all Bush, all the time”.
“Megyn’s pro-glbt?”
She is. And when Obama won the election, I sensed she was holding back on her extreme happiness and excitement. I may be wrong; just something I picked up on.
Really? I knew she was a recovering alcoholic but hadn’t heard that story
I agree - I can only not stand Greta when there’s a huge trial going on. That being said, I pretty much only watch FoxBiz primetime.....
Since "The Five" is kicking butt at their time slot, I'm sure they are not listening your uninformed opinion.
Seriously, I am so happy for her that she's stayed sober and turned her life around..
Yup..she wrote a book...worth reading if you can find it..
Ailes has long wanted to do a network evening news show (6:30 gice or take) for the FOX TV stations..It can be a huge money maker, and Ailes may sense that the big three are vulnerable,a nd that there is a vast untapped audience who would welcome the bright and photogenic Megyn into their homes. Take a look at the schedule of your local FOX station..see what's on air from 5-8...there's likely room for a news show.
One more thing...I detest Shep as much as anyone, but let us not forget his one shining moment of greatness:
Shephard Smith runs over reporter (scroll down to read the article)
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