⁍ The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour.
⁍ Several Fox News personalities who have left that outlet have gained new recognition for their newsgathering or anchoring skills.
⁍ NBC News has found the task of weaving Fox News anchors into its fabric more difficult.
– “In this moment, that’s just the noise. You’ve heard it. And we need to keep blasting away.” That was the opening line of The News with Shepard Smith, CNBC’s new daytime news program that debuted Wednesday night. The former Fox News anchor, who left the network after a high-profile feud with Tucker Carlson, said his goal was “to bring you the news you want, straight from the heart,” Variety reports. “journalists and experts, not opinions and pundits,” he said. The show featured on-the-ground coverage from NBC News, including an interview with President Trump, the New York Times reports.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/variety/shepard-smith-vows-to-cut-news-noise-while-leading-cnbc-down-new-path-idUSL4N2GS2Z6