Lou Dobbs Dead at 78

[TheBigA]

TV news anchor, who became a conservative talk show host, Lou Dobbs has died at age 78

Lou Dobbs, conservative news host, dies at 78

Dobbs hosted "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on CNN and Fox Business.

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He was one of the first anchors at CNN.

Dobbs began working for CNN at its inception in 1980, hosting "Moneyline," which was later renamed "Lou Dobbs Tonight." From 2011, he hosted the program on Fox Business Network until it's cancellation in 2021.

 

[CTListener]

Dobbs and Myron Kandel were the most recognizable business reporters on CNN in its early days and they were good at their job. Shame Lou drifted into the political opinion business.

 

[TheBigA]

More reporting on Lou Dobbs here:

Lou Dobbs, Radio Host And Pioneer of TV Business Reports, Dies At 78.

Lou Dobbs, an early member of Ted Turner’s CNN and later host of “The Great America Show” podcast on iHeartRadio, died Thursday. He was 78. Originally known for his pioneering

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[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Oof and Lou Dobbs before he went nationwide on CNN and Fox News was a local TV anchor in Seattle. Here is a rare aircheck of him before CNN got him to team up with Dave Walker and Lois Hart as the the first anchors at CNN.

 

[radio128]

His "Priority Gold" commercials are still running on WABC. I heard one about five minutes ago.

 

[bmasters1981]

Dobbs and Myron Kandel were the most recognizable business reporters on CNN in its early days and they were good at their job. Shame Lou drifted into the political opinion business.

Very true-- when he was on Moneyline (the half-hour version) on CNN, that was his best work, because you knew what you were getting. When it became the Moneyline NewsHour, and then later Lou Dobbs Tonight (on CNN and FOX "Business"), then I think that's when the politics started.