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The report indicates a person familiar with the discussions says O'Reilly and his agent are set to meet with the Florida-based Ruddy in New York next week, reports The Hill.
The 68-year-old former Fox News host was ousted from the network in April amid sexual harassment allegations. He had been the most-watched host in cable news for 15 years.
“We don’t think Bill O’Reilly’s career is over. He does have a market. We’re very interested and exploring looking at that,” Ruddy said to Politico. “He’s a significant talent. There are obviously issues we’d have to deal with, with him and the public, to see how that could fit. We’re open to having that conversation with him. We’ve not closed the door to having him on Newsmax TV.”
A New York Times report last month revealed O'Reilly had paid former Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl $32 million to settle sexual harassment allegations she made against him. O'Reilly has also paid $13 million to five women per an April New York Times report.
O'Reilly already uses Newsmax's Manhattan studio on some days when not taping his "No Spin News" digital program from his home studio in Long Island.
Newsmax TV currently reaches 35 million homes.
The news comes as Sinclair's Broadcast Group's CEO said this week the company is not interested in signing O'Reilly.
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