He's going to take over the 7PM slot on CNBC. It'll be all about unbiased news. Starting this Fall. Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith joins CNBC as chief general news anchor with new evening show Published Wed, Jul 8 20202:47 PM EDTUpdated Wed, Jul 8 20204:13 PM EDT Julia Boorstin@JBoorstin Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith to join CNBC for new nightly show CNBC announced on Wednesday that former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is joining the network to host a one-hour evening news program on weekdays at 7 p.m. ET. The newscast, which will be called "The News with Shepard Smith," is set to launch in the fall. Smith's title will be chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor. Smith joins CNBC after spending 23 years at Fox News Channel, where he anchored "Shepard Smith Reporting," "The Fox Report" and "Studio B." He also served as chief news anchor of the network and managing editor of the breaking news division. "I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC's loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad," Smith said in a press release. Smith left Fox News abruptly in October after establishing himself as a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, who had repeatedly attacked Smith. Before announcing his departure, Smith was reportedly warned by Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace, president and executive editor, to stop criticizing evening anchor Tucker Carlson. Fox denied those reports. CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman said Smith has a track record of fact-driven storytelling. "We aim to deliver a nightly program that, in some small way, looks for the signal in all the noise," Hoffman said in the press release. "We're thrilled that Shep, who's built a career on an honest fight to find and report the facts, will continue his pursuit of the truth at CNBC." Dan Colarusso, CNBC's senior vice president of business news, said Smith's program aims to go beyond financial markets, "to tell rich, deeply reported stories across the entire landscape of global news." CNBC had been running a 7 p.m. show focused on Covid-19 and the economic crisis. It ended the program last Thursday. Smith will appear on CNBC in the 10 a.m. ET on Thursday to discuss his upcoming show.
Does he? I have no idea. But they did a big thing about it this morning. Kernan and co. We'll see. Brett Bair always seemed balanced too. I mean for real though, Trump evokes a binary response one way or the other. Just because he (smith) doesn't like Trump, doesn't mean he can't be a good journalist. He seems to be fairly balanced from the few times I have seen him. And lets face it.... Trump asks for it when it comes to criticism. Either way, I think Shep will do better than Shark Tank reruns, and CNBC has already paid for the time-slot. Its a good move on their part from a purely $ standpoint. Nobody tunes in at that time. Lets give him a chance.
He doesn't, he's actually really fair. The problem for the Trump diehards is that when Trump does something stupid, he says it's really stupid. Since Trump does stupid shit most of the time it might seem like he's anti Trump to those who think Trump can do no wrong. He calls out democrats stupidity as well.
"Must miss TV" OT here.... you guys gotta start watching VEEP from season 1. That is the funniest show of all time. Just give it a few episodes for character development.
The one character.... Ben Cafferty..... he's my absolute favorite.... I swear he's El Ocho Cinco here. That's a compliment Ocho.