Greta Van Susteren to leave Fox News
Source: The Hill
Fox News host Greta Van Susteren will be leaving Fox News after 14 years at the network.
Brit Hume will take over as the anchor for "On the Record."
DEVELOPING
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/294570-greta-van-susteren-to-leave-fox
Also heard this on CNN. Apparently there is a major shake up coming at FOX
onehandle
(51,122 posts)riversedge
(70,583 posts)Now that Is Abrupt!!
BREAKING: Greta Van Susteren Abruptly Leaving Fox News After 14 Years
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/breaking-greta-van-susteren-abruptly-leaving-fox-news-after-14-years/
by J.D. Durkin | 9:41 am, September 6th, 2016
Beginning today, Van Susterens slot hosting On The Record at 7 p.m. EST will be hosted instead by Brit Hume. The networks new co-presidents Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine announced the news moments ago.
Abernathy and Shine, who were installed following the ouster of former network Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, said of Van Susteren, We are grateful for Gretas many contributions over the years and wish her continued success.
Just several weeks ago, Van Susteren produced an exclusive interview with Ivanka Trump about her fathers 2016 candidacy that was heavily featured on Fox. No reason for Van Susterens exit was given.
In a statement about his new role beginning tonight, Hume said, I am happy to take on this assignment for the balance of this extraordinary election................................
CincyDem
(6,426 posts)If so, not a bad idea to start the clock on their non-compete so they can get into TrumpTV as early as possible.
All speculation but if that's his end game, recruiting is probably already in progress.
longship
(40,416 posts)underpants
(183,153 posts)All the blondes over there must be saying
freebrew
(1,917 posts)BRIT HUME?!?!?
hahahahahahaha and ha.
TexasTowelie
(112,861 posts)Brit Exhume.
longship
(40,416 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)BuckIA
(76 posts)Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Javaman
(62,546 posts)cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)to be sexually harassed.
After all its the same owner for the paper that managed to evade being held criminally liable for its illegal phone hacking and once the heat had cooled down a few years later they hired the same CEO (Rebekah Brooks) that had been running the whole thing.
BumRushDaShow
(130,379 posts)Juan Williams?
cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)no means a major player on the channel and it probably has alot to do with him having to dark of a tan to attract enough of the demographics fox caters to.
BumRushDaShow
(130,379 posts)could feature the Juans and Geraldos of the world!
Still keep hearing the buzz about O'Reilly "retiring" and maybe he can take Hannity with him.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Hope she stays off TV
BlueInPhilly
(870 posts)Count on it
cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,379 posts)during the O.J. trial. And then suddenly, like Lou Dobbs, she signed Satan's dotted line and off she went into Fox world.
thesquanderer
(12,008 posts)They announced her leaving today, and she's already off her show tonight. Sounds like it was a sudden departture.
melman
(7,681 posts)Whatever the reason is, I'm sure we'll hear about it soon enough. Probably in an 'exclusive' with the Daily Mail or something.
ffr
(22,684 posts)The most I've seen of what goes on over on that network is from clips posted on DU. I used to block all Fox Entertainment channels when I had cable TV. I don't anymore and my bloodpressure has gone down by half.
That's an exaggeration, but you get my point.
rurallib
(62,508 posts)just like I have never seen it yet.
Adios Greta! don't let the door hit you in the ass
LiberalLovinLug
(14,187 posts)She could have left with a little dignity by supporting her female peers on their assessment of the culture at Fox News. But she stood with the old boys and what was her reward? Kicked to the curb anyways. hahahahahahaha No sympathy.
sdfernando
(4,970 posts)No, not really...Greta made her deal with Satan so no legitimate new org will hire her.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)melman
(7,681 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,379 posts)They have been making it as RW as they can the past 10 to 15 years....
lastlib
(23,429 posts)...so, yeah, CNN or tRumpTV could be in the cards.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)fox gone off the deep end of the right for her?
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)After all, CNN hired Trump's ex campaign manager.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,515 posts)LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)Covering for Ailes would be my guess, but who fucking knows with these people?
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Demonaut
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