Former Fox News host Shepard Smith to join CNBC this fall for evening newscast
Shepard Smith will soon be back on the air.
Smith, who left Fox News in 2019, is scheduled to host a new show on CNBC beginning this fall, the network announced Wednesday. “The News with Shepard Smith” will air weeknights at 7 p.m. Smith’s title will be chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor.
Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith joins CNBC as chief general news anchor with a new evening show. https://t.co/rc7ZtZZPnl
— CNBC (@CNBC) July 8, 2020
After spending 23 years at Fox News, Smith surprised viewers by quitting in October after frequent clashes with colleagues. He had signed a multi-year deal with Fox in 2018.
“Gathering and reporting the news has been my life’s work. 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 statement.
The move provides a marketable name to CNBC’s primetime lineup, which has been lagging as of late. The network has recently wound down business and news coverage a few hours after the stock markets closed and relied on primetime series, Variety reported.
“Information is coming at us from every direction. If we’re not careful, life-altering decisions will be made based on half-truth, rumor, misdirection or worse,” Mark Hoffman, Chairman of CNBC, said in a statement. “We aim to deliver a nightly program that, in some small way, looks for the signal in all the noise. 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.”
Smith will appear on the network at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss his upcoming show.
“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 released statement.
Shepard Smith will return to TV as the host of a nightly newscast for CNBC. I spent a very busy news day with Smith in 2017 when he still worked at Fox News. pic.twitter.com/jOn0SGMgcX @businessinsider
— Graham Flanagan (@grahamflanagan) July 8, 2020
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