NewsNation hires McShane as afternoon weekday anchor
NewsNation has appointed Connell McShane host of the afternoon weekday program “NewsNation Now” from 3-5 p.m. ET. He begins Sept. 25. Commenting on his new role, McShane said: “The mission statement at NewsNation is to be a source of unbiased news coverage, which is what I’ve always tried to be. This seems like a perfect […]
Fox Business replacing “Kennedy” with “Kudlow” reruns
Fox Business Network is ending its “Kennedy” show at 7 p.m. and will replace it with reruns of “Kudlow” beginning next week, reports Michael Malone of Broadcasting & Cable. Malone reports, “Kudlow airs in the 4 p.m. weekday slot. The host, who was assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council under President […]
McShane departs Fox Business after 16 years
Connell McShane, a journalist at Fox Business Network, has left after 16 years. His tweet reads: “After nearly 16 years, I’ve decided to leave Fox Business Network. I’ve been planning for some time to move on when my contract expires, and now that it has, I’m really excited to take on a new challenge. “Well, […]
What’s Bartiromo’s future at Fox?
Corbin Bolies of The Daily Beast writes about Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo and her future at the company given her involvement in questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Bolies writes, “Bartiromo in particular has emerged as a central figure in Fox’s ongoing woes. She was a key on-air booster of former President Donald Trump’s 2020 […]
Why Bartiromo of Fox Business is the center of the defamation suit
Stephen Battaglio of the Los Angeles Times writes about how Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo finds herself at the center of the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting. Battafglio writes, “In released court documents and deposition testimony connected to the case, Bartiromo is cited throughout for allowing former President Trump’s false claims about 2020 election fraud to air […]
Fox’s Bartiromo gave air time to key GOP conspiracy theorist
David Folkenflik of NPR has described how Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo aired fraudulent claims about election fraud from pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell. Folkenflik writes, “By Nov. 8, Fox Business Network senior vice president Gary Schreier was warning the channel’s president, Lauren Petterson, that Bartiromo ‘has GOP conspiracy theorists in her ear and they use her […]
What Riggs plans to do on “The Big Money Show”
A.J. Katz of TVNewser interviewed Fox Business anchor Taylor Riggs about her new show “The Big Money Show” and her recent switch from Bloomberg News. Here is an excerpt: What are your biggest takeaways your time at Bloomberg that will help you at FBN? Bloomberg helped me hone a lot of my financial skills, and I […]
Li of Fox Business remains suspended from Twitter
Fox Business reporter Susan Li remains suspended from Twitter, reports Zachary Leeman of Mediaite. Leeman reports, “Li informed Fox’s Neil Cavuto on Saturday morning though that her account was still suspended. As of Saturday afternoon, the status remains the same. “Li blasted Musk for claiming he was doxxed and said she was suspended after the initial round of suspensions as she […]
Fox Business adding new night show, shifting another
Fox Business Network is adding two new shows during the week, shortening Neil Cavuto‘s show to one hour from two hours and eliminating the 5 p.m. “Fox Business Tonight” show. The changes will take effect on Jan. 23. Dagen McDowell and Sean Duffy will co-host “The Bottom Line,” a new show that will air weeknights […]
Bloomberg TV’s Riggs joining Fox Business to co-host “The Big Money Show”
Fox Business Network has hired Taylor Riggs from Bloomberg Television to be a co-anchor of a new show called “The Big Money Show.” The show will air from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST and will begin on Jan. 23, 2023. The other anchors will be Brian Brenberg and Jackie DeAngelis. Riggs most recently co-anchored a daily […]
