"Hemmer Joins Fox News Channel As Anchor"

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http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2005/07/19/182294.html

Tue Jul 19, 6:22 PM

NEW YORK - Bill Hemmer, dumped last month by CNN as co-host of its morning show, has joined archrival Fox News Channel as a daytime anchor.

Once one of CNN's rising stars, Hemmer was called the "chad lad" following his coverage of the Florida recount in 2000. CNN paired him with Paula Zahn as "American Morning" co-host in 2002, before she was replaced by Soledad O'Brien.

CNN said it wanted to "improve the chemistry" in the morning when it replaced Hemmer with Miles O'Brien this spring. The New York-based Hemmer was reportedly offered a White House correspondent's job at CNN but declined.

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He always seemed to be a faux kind of anchor. Good riddance!