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| Shepard Smith |
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Shepard Smith will lead a newly
established breaking news division as its Managing Editor and continue as Chief
News Anchor as part of his new multi-year deal to remain with the network,
announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, FOX News.
This new deal sets in play other changes coming to Fox News
primetime. Drudge reported last month that Megyn Kelly‘s new primetime show
would air at 9pm, paving the way for Sean Hannity to take over the 7pm hour.
In the course of this shift, which will take place this
fall, The FOX Report with Shepard Smith will be incorporated into a breaking
news unit where Smith will dedicate his anchoring, reporting and presentation
acumen as domestic and international events unfold.
Additionally, Smith will continue to anchor at 3PM/ET with
the debut of Shepard Smith Reporting, a new one-hour program which will rely on
an extraordinary combination of technologies and social media to bring viewers
the latest hard news across all FNC platforms, allowing them to witness how
news is gathered.
The show will be housed in a newly constructed signature
studio unveiled upon launch, known as The FOX News Deck. The Deck and Smith’s dedicated team of
producers and information specialists will also be able to interrupt all
programming as needed at a moment’s notice to bring viewers the latest news as
it develops. The newly created command center concept fuses incoming real-time
news feeds, digital media newsgathering and social media utilizing advanced,
state-of-the-art technology.
In making the announcement, Ailes said, “Shep is a premier
journalist and one of the finest newsmen of the modern era. He will exemplify
the ethos that FOX News is when and where the news is, as it happens, no longer
bound by a traditional evening format conceived in the 1960’s.”
Smith added, “Learning and reporting the news has been my
passion for 25 years. I’m thrilled that Roger is trusting and empowering my
team and me to bring the news to our viewers as it happens throughout the day
and night. Roger’s forward-looking approach to anchoring and reporting will
continue to solidify FNC’s position as the number one cable news network in the
country.”
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