Shepherd Smith has some strengths...workaholism appears to me to be one of them. But, he has no buzz about his show. It’s a take-it-or-leave-attitude so far as my friends are concerned.
Most of us don’t think he has the creativity of many in the news media. Even on Fox, it’s pretty clear that Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade are much quicker wits, and far more fun to get info from.
This shows up in the plodding pace of Smith’s shows. His producers give him fancy graphics, sets, and formats, but his style slows them down and robs them of any hook. No one is talking about how excited they are to see Smith’s show.
Fox would be far better off putting Glen Beck in that 7 PM time slot leading up to O’Reilly. I’m betting it would increase O’Reilly’s lead in audience by a million plus.
“Fox would be far better off putting Glen Beck in that 7 PM time slot leading up to O’Reilly. I’m betting it would increase O’Reilly’s lead in audience by a million plus.”
IMO Beck is much more interesting. I think O’reilly may feel threatened by Beck - and he should.