Posted on 07/02/2013 12:00:04 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Megyn Kelly is moving to primetime for Fox News Channel, the network announced this afternoon. But to which hour, is not known. Since 2010, Kelly has anchored the two-hour afternoon show “America Live.”
“Megyn is an exceptional talent who has successfully filled and surpassed each role we have given her at the network,” Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes said in a statement. “Her ability to command the screen, delve into the facts and lead a debate is what makes her one of the most sought-after anchors in the business.”
Kelly signed a new contract with Fox News in May. Last fall, before negotiations got underway, Ailes told TVNewser, “We have a great relationship. Eventually, we’d love her to stay here and be even a bigger star.”
“Roger Ailes hired me nine years ago when I was new to this business and he had little other than instinct to suggest it might work out,” Kelly says. “I was grateful to him then, remain so today, and am excited for this next opportunity.”
The move is scheduled to happen after Kelly returns from maternity leave. But it was not announced, and it is not immediately clear, which primetime hour Kelly will anchor. Primetime in cable news typically means 8-11pm. Fox News Channel’s top two shows are O’Reilly at 8pm and Hannity at 9pm. “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 10pm just finished the second quarter as the sixth-most watched show on Fox News,
The network also announced that it has signed long-term deals with Van Susteren, as well as with Bret Baier, Shepard Smith, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Adding intrigue into what may come next, Mediaite reported that “earlier this spring” Van Susteren met with CNN chief Jeff Zucker “inquiring about a potential return to CNN.”
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Well someone has to go?????
Good for them. Nice to see some people getting expensive long term contracts.
Greata is going
Hope it Shephard S*&^
PLEASE replace Shepard Smith with her!!! It would be perfect!!!
Dump Shep!!! Then perhaps I will watch Fox once in awhile again.
Not too many Greta fans here but I think she's a good interviewer.
Yes, less lipstick and mascara...........
I agree. I would rather watch her than Hannity sometimes. She’s a lot smarter!
Give her Hannity’s spot.
Van Sustern is the best in the line up. I don’t think she ever takes a vacation.
I would like to see them drop Shep Smith at 7 PM. Megyn Kelly in that slot would be really good. Or, they could move OReilly to replace Red Eye and put Kelly in at 8 PM.
Once the 6pm show ends we switch to repeats of Seinfeld and turn back at 8..
Please dump Shep, he is awful. I do like Greta, however, is it just me or do there seem to be an awful lot of commercials during her show?
Have you seen Megan Kelly swing a bat? She’s an athlete and smart.
> More: Blogging from the Zimmerman trial, Van Susteren writes: “I am very busy here in Florida so let me just quickly blog this: I am not going anywhere. I have a long term contract with Fox and it is for a show in “prime time.” Done, ok? (And by the way, don’t you love the courage of the anonymous sources? and those who then speculate from there?)”
Greta is good. She's not the typically attractive face of Fox, but she is tough and fair, say nothing of her political preference.
Great.
Dump Greta.
Then ALL the prime time talent will be in the back pockets of the Inside-the-Beltway Establishment.
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