Fox News Taps Tucker Carlson For Evening Show

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson, a former co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire” and a prominent conservative writer, is set to take over the Fox New anchor chair at 7 p.m., filling the slot formerly held by Greta van Susteren, who left the network in September.

The NY Times reports the 47-year-old Carlson is in some ways a throwback to a more genteel era of conservatism. Preppy and jovial, he founded The Daily Caller, a provocative, if relatively moderate, right-leaning website, and he has often evinced a mischievous streak.

Carlson, who also hosted a show on MSNBC from 2005 to 2008, will replace Brit Hume, who was temporarily filling in for Ms. van Susteren. The show, which does not yet have a title, begins Nov. 14.

Journalists at Fox News are bracing for more change as the presidential campaign winds down. Mr. O’Reilly has signaled that he may be inclined to leave after his current contract ends next year, and Ms. Kelly, whose contract also ends next year, is embroiled in a high-stakes negotiation with Fox about her future.