He should just apply for CNN already.
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Shepard Smith leaves Fox News
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He should just apply for CNN already.
Umm No Compete clause has to be considered here though from Shepard Smith's Fox News Contract.
Can someone confirm a 2-year no-compete? That seems awfully long. Perhaps this is negotiable?
He had just signed a new contract a year ago.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/shep-smith-fox-news-exit-trump
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jitte...g-chuck-todd-and-talks-to-shep-smith?ref=home
Rumors of Shepard Smith moving to MSNBC is at play here
Rumors of Shepard Smith moving to MSNBC is at play here
UPDATE: Shep's non-compete has run out. He'll be joining CNBC to anchor an evening newcast, replacing repeats of Shark Tank:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/media/shepard-smith-cnbc/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/media/shepard-smith-cnbc/index.html
Inside Shepard Smith’s Post-Fox News Crash on CNBC
The ex-Fox anchor’s much-hyped new show has failed to bring in viewers and, per insiders, it has struggled with some internal turmoil, including “regular tantrums” from Smith.
sounds like a guy who may had signed with the wrong network, hard news on a business news channel don't work, i would be surprise if he leaves CNBC for CNN or NewsNation.Inside Shepard Smith’s Post-Fox News Crash on CNBC
The ex-Fox anchor’s much-hyped new show has failed to bring in viewers and, per insiders, it has struggled with some internal turmoil, including “regular tantrums” from Smith.www.thedailybeast.com
I must admit to never having watched Smith's program on CNBC - and the reason is because when I want news, I tune to a news network. I have the CNBC app on my phone - and it's for financial news and market predictions. I do watch CNBC on occasion, and it's to watch programs like Shark Tank and The Profit. It doesn't even cross my mind to switch on that channel for actual news, which is what Smith's program is. Hats off to him for wanting to have a non-partisan show that supposedly tries to be as objective as possible, I'm just not sure CNBC is the right network for it.Inside Shepard Smith’s Post-Fox News Crash on CNBC
The ex-Fox anchor’s much-hyped new show has failed to bring in viewers and, per insiders, it has struggled with some internal turmoil, including “regular tantrums” from Smith.
Why not fox business channel? Maybe a morning show syndicated on radio like imus use to have. WABC? Anyone? Thoughts?
IMO Fox Business wouldn't work any better than CNBC for his program. Again, Shepard Smith isn't trying to do a morning show or to entertain, he's trying to do a straight news program. Many people who tune into Fox Business and CNBC do so because they're interested in getting business-related news, market updates and financial analysis - those networks don't generally come to mind when people want general news or when breaking news happens.
That's beside the point that Smith's relationship with Fox may not be the strongest and they may not offer him a spot on any of their networks. When at Fox News he often clashed with and called out some of their most popular hosts when he felt it was justified, and the day he signed off for the last time, he left the building under (supposedly his own) guard. Once he came out as gay, that became an easy target for the smallest minded Fox viewers who didn't care for or agree with him to hurl epithets at him.
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