The Briefing Room
General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 24, 2023, 03:36:25 pm
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https://twitter.com/sarafischer/status/1650522842818134024
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The only show I like on Fox..
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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1650523028915200000
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The only show I like on Fox..
Apparently, FOX got tired of the high ratings.
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Juanita Broaddrick
@atensnut
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OMG. Tucker is out at Fox. BIG MISTAKE. ….. ratings will crash. Wow… just wow.
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Speculation among the Twitterati that he's going to run for office. I don't see it.
Also speculation he'll start his own network/platform.
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Tim Pool
@Timcast
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Tucker knows he will make 100M per year on his own and Fox is bleep
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Sebastian Gorka DrG
@SebGorka
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BREAKING
Tucker Carlson is leaving FOX
FNC is done.
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Sebastian Gorka DrG
@SebGorka
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BREAKING
Tucker Carlson is leaving FOX
FNC is done.
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Just heard that Dan Bongino is leaving FNC too.
Dr G is right...Fox News is toast.
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Sebastian Gorka DrG
@SebGorka
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BREAKING
Tucker Carlson is leaving FOX
FNC is done.
You can be certain that there is a story behind this. Media companies don't dump high-ratings talent like this without a reason.
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Blaze TV...Salem Media or NewsMax are logical landing spots for both Carlson and Bongino.
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You can be certain that there is a story behind this. Media companies don't dump high-ratings talent like this without a reason.
They fired Bill O'Reilly when he was #1 in all cable shows... :shrug:
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They fired Bill O'Reilly when he was #1 in all cable shows... :shrug:
Well, the reason might just be stupidity.... but there's a reason.
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Blaze TV...Salem Media or NewsMax are logical landing spots for both Carlson and Bongino.
They don't have enough money to pay Tucker's salary unless Tucker will take a huge pay cut.
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This maybe related to the Dominion settlement...although every host on Fox endlessly talked about Dominion...
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They fired Bill O'Reilly when he was #1 in all cable shows... :shrug:
They fired Bill because 1) he's an bleep and 2) Fox got tired of him harassing the female staffers
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Jack Poso 🇺🇸
@JackPosobiec
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Tucker out at Fox one day after Ray Epps goes on 60 Minutes
Are you paying attention yet?
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They don't have enough money to pay Tucker's salary unless Tucker will take a huge pay cut.
The ratings boost and the increase in ad rate buys if he went there would pa for his salary...he might have to take a lower paycheck at the beginning...but if he were smart he'd tie yearly increases in salary to the improved ratings in his time slot every year.
He'd be back to whatever Fox was paying him in no time.
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They fired Bill because 1) he's an bleep and 2) Fox got tired of him harassing the female staffers
I know the circumstances of his firing I was just implying apparently you are not safe even if you have a #1 rated show...
Why couldn't it have been Watters or Hannity... :shrug:
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Eric Alterman
@Eric_Alterman
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Maybe Dominion got a better deal than we knew...
Anyway, thoughts and prayers, bub
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I know the circumstances of his firing I was just implying apparently you are not safe even if you have a #1 rated show...
Why couldn't it have been Watters or Hannity... :shrug:
Good point.
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Tucker is out the day after Fed Ray Epps goes on 60 Minutes?
Gibbs Rule #39 is in play here.
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Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
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I guess AOC got what she wanted. Tucker Carlson and Fox News are no longer a thing.
Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
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Watch the bartender take credit for him parting ways with Fox as if she was responsible. She wasn’t.
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Bo Snerdley
@BoSnerdley
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Not one media figure at MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WAPO, POLITICO, The HILL, LA Times, or any other of the MSM "parted ways" over their false reporting on the Russian Collusion Hoax, Hunter Biden Laptop - or the dozens of lies that were told-covid pandemic.
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Beginning to see people I follow on Twitter cancelling their Fox Nation subscription
The backlash against Fox from this...unless they can provide a justifiable reason for his immediate termination...is going to be huge
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Jeff Carlson
@themarketswork
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He’ll be fine. Fox…less so.
No bid to watch Hannity blather endlessly over his guests.
Have a few semi-educated guesses on this but will wait for now.
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Stacey
@ScotsFyre
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Just dumped Fox Nation.
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Jeff Carlson
@themarketswork
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He’ll be fine. Fox…less so.
No bid to watch Hannity blather endlessly over his guests.
Have a few semi-educated guesses on this but will wait for now.
I bet it won't be long before Levin is gone too.
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Tucker is gone so now is conservative TV media -- Just as Beck had predicted. They got rid of them one by one.
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Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
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I guess AOC got what she wanted. Tucker Carlson and Fox News are no longer a thing.
Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
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Watch the bartender take credit for him parting ways with Fox as if she was responsible. She wasn’t.
From The Blaze:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed just a day before that Carlson was spreading misinformation and violent rhetoric.
"When you look what Tucker Carlson and some of these other folks on Fox News do, it is very, very clearly incitement of violence," she told MSNBC's Jen Psaki.
"Very clearly incitement of violence, and that is the line that I think we have to be willing to contend with," she added.
Uh-huh.
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Someone provide me proof that FNC is not suicidal.
My theory?
TC had the film and dirt on J6, and was ready to unleash hell. Murdoch blinked, and like we all know that one week expose on this scandal went over like a whimper, which had to be a massive professional embarassment for Carlson.
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I bet it won't be long before Levin is gone too.
I forget about him. Agreed, he's next.
I hope all the conservative talk show hosts that have been terminated or have left FOX will join the Blaze and Glenn Beck.
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https://twitter.com/scarlett4kids/status/1650528261342887937
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Fox News Sees Stock CRASH After Tucker Carlson Departure
https://dcenquirer.com/fox-news-sees-stock-crash-after-tucker-carlson-departure/?utm_source=89384
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toddstarnes
@toddstarnes
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A reminder that Fox News Channel is owned by foreigners. They don't care about our nation. They don't care about #AmericaFirst
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I forget about him. Agreed, he's next.
I hope all the conservative talk show hosts that have been terminated or have left FOX will join the Blaze and Glenn Beck.
There are options for them...it's just gonna hinge on what they want to be paid versus what the network can afford.
Right now the choices are Salem News Channel...OANN...Newsmax and Blaze TV
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NBC News
@NBCNews
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BREAKING: Anchor Don Lemon says he has been fired from CNN.
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Guess Fox isn't into making money.
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Jack Jenkins
@jackmjenkins
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"…it was Carlson’s comments about Fox management, as revealed in the Dominion case, that played a role in his departure from Fox, a person familiar with the company’s thinking told The Post." https://washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/
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I'm not sure about this...
https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1650534710483853312
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Fox News Sees Stock CRASH After Tucker Carlson Departure
https://dcenquirer.com/fox-news-sees-stock-crash-after-tucker-carlson-departure/?utm_source=89384
Instant karma
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I'm not sure about this...
https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1650534710483853312
If true, then ...
:mauslaff:
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Still have doubts
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1650536375115022336
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I'm not sure about this...
https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1650534710483853312
Oliver Darcy just confirmed this one.
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https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1650536916675330050
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Bo Snerdley
@BoSnerdley
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My guess is that within 24 hours @TuckerCarlson
will have more offers to chose from than any other media personality in recent history.
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https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1650537547703910401
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Fox does not have the bench strength to replace TC. In the science of ratings, ususally one superstar props up the rest by inertia of not changing the remote.
Waters? Nope, maybe in 5-10 years
Hannity?- Network's joke, not hardly
Ingraham? Too dry and boring.
Fox could really toss the dice and install Gutfeld and that format, but I don't think that is in wheelhouse of the 7/8 pm time slot.
Really loooking forward to seeing where he lands. I hope it is NewsMax, because I think they have the widest TV viewership.
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Oliver Darcy
@oliverdarcy
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Don Lemon OUT at CNN. Here is the note from Chris Licht.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FufgqfdXoAQgJf8?format=jpg&name=small)
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https://twitter.com/jimgeraghty/status/1650538335155232769
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Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
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The left is celebrating because they think that Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News eliminates his voice.
Wrong.
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Anyone else find it strange that both Carlson and Lemon were jettisoned within hours of each other? :pondering:
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https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1650538730015592449
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Fox to replace Tucker with Don lemon looking to bring Lemons vast audience with him to Fox
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You can be certain that there is a story behind this. Media companies don't dump high-ratings talent like this without a reason.
Yeah...IMO, it went something like this:
Dominion said the would accept $150M in cash but wanted Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Shannon Bream gone and admit to the world it cost them $750M in payouts.
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Anyone else find it strange that both Carlson and Lemon were jettisoned within hours of each other? :pondering:
Yes.
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Yeah...IMO, it went something like this:
Dominion said the would accept $150M in cash but wanted Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Shannon Bream gone and admit to the world it cost them $750M in payouts.
Which if true would bring up some interesting speculative matters around whether Dominion was truly a-political or not.
I remember reading or hearing some scuttle a number of years ago about how their organization had nefarious objectives. Seems a few months might have gotten to close to the flame.
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In any case.... this is a breathtaking and huge event of how the left is effectively silencing our most prevalant voices and opinions.....
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CNN Communications
@CNNPR
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Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.
Don couldn't even find it within himself to be honest about his departure. :silly:
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In any case.... this is a breathtaking and huge event of how the left is effectively silencing our most prevalant voices and opinions.....
When Bill O'Reilly, the absolute KING of primetime cable was summarily dismissed, we felt it was going to hurt FOXNEWS.
After sixty days of Tucker Carlson, it was Bill O'Whoo? happy77
I agree it was a shock to hear this. What #1 rated primetime cable network fires their #1 undisputed STAR??
He just interviewed Elon Musk AND President Trump last week!!
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https://twitter.com/jimgeraghty/status/1650538335155232769
Newsmax did a live shot in front of the Newscorp Building a few minutes ago...all of those banners are now covered with black sheets of cloth.
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How long before Don lays the blame for his firing on CNN management being "homophobic"?
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Newsmax did a live shot in front of the Newscorp Building a few minutes ago...all of those banners are now covered with black sheets of cloth.
All of 'em?
Hell fire Hannity, Ingraham, Bortilomo, Kudlow, Gutfeld, Payne, and Watters too while they are at it.
All of them are going to suffer from the Faux-lash......
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All of 'em?
Hell fire Hannity, Ingraham, Bortilomo, Kudlow, Gutfeld, Payne, and Watters too while they are at it.
Yup all of them
All of them are going to suffer from the Faux-lash......
Their stock is already tanking
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Just a hunch but I'm guessing that after Don Lemon's 6 month non compete is up he'll join his BFF Chris Cuomo over at News Nation.
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Several hosts were involved, so this move is strange unless others are forthcoming.
Fox made a costly mistake in spreading rumors about DVS. They may also have to settle with Smartmatic pretty soon. Dominion and Smartmatic have ongoing lawsuits with Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Patrick Byrne, Newsmax, OAN, and Mike Lindell.
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He just interviewed Elon Musk AND President Trump last week!!
Maybe the two most powerful non-left leaning people in the country?
Might not have been an accident
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Interesting question...with Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News does he maintain possession of the J6 video that Speaker McCarthy gave him or is it still in storage at the Newscorp Building?
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Just a hunch but I'm guessing that after Don Lemon's 6 month non compete is up he'll join his BFF Chris Cuomo over at News Nation.
If he was fired, I'd be surprised if a non compete would be valid or even less likely enforced. The guy's toxic in ever respect, even to the lefty's. I am thinking he is in more of Keith Olberman territory.
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Maybe the two most powerful non-left leaning people in the country?
Might not have been an accident
@catfish1957
Do you know how easy-peazy it must be for Elon Musk & Donald Trump to start/buy a News Network?
That said, I wonder if mainstream food conglomerates and car companies will start buying airtime commercial spots on FOXNEWS now...am getting a bit sick of Mike Lindell's hawking.
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If he was fired, I'd be surprised if a non compete would be valid or even less likely enforced. The guy's toxic in ever respect, even to the lefty's. I am thinking he is in more of Keith Olberman territory.
In my experience in radio they are enforceable whether there is a mutual decision between you and management to leave or if you're fired.
I've been in both situations.
Cuomo was fired. 6 months later he was on NN.
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In my experience in radio they are enforceable whether there is a mutual decision between you and management to leave or if you're fired.
I've been in both situations.
Cuomo was fired. 6 months later he was on NN.
Guess you'd know. Wouldn't contract expiration dates trump any other exit clauses?
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Let others be forewarned ...
- providing material support for sedition and insurrection = okay ...
- providing material support for America's enemies = okay ...
- fraudulently presenting known lies as 'truth' and 'news' = okay ...
- hiding true, embarassing information about Fox from Fox viewers = okay ...
- costing old man Murdoch $700+ million = NOT OKAY
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If he was fired, I'd be surprised if a non compete would be valid or even less likely enforced. The guy's toxic in ever respect, even to the lefty's. I am thinking he is in more of Keith Olberman territory.
That likely would depend on whether he was terminated for cause, and therefore did not receive any more payments, or whether he is still going to collect his salary for whatever remains of his contractual term.
Generally, these guys can be required to stay off the air as long as they are still getting paid by their employer.
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Guess you'd know. Wouldn't contract expiration dates trump any other exit clauses?
Not the last time I was in radio. I'll let you know what changes they've made to that stuff when I get my onboarding paperwork from iHeart Radio in Louisville this week.
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That likely would depend on whether he was terminated for cause, and therefore did not receive any more payments, or whether he is still going to collect his salary for whatever remains of his contractual term.
Generally, these guys can be required to stay off the air as long as they are still getting paid by their employer.
Wouldn't be surprised if OAN or NEWSMAX contact him before sundown today. :laugh:
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I'm glad Tucker is gone. I lost any faith or trust I had in him when he continued promoting Col. MacGregor as being an honest and reliable source on Ukraine despite uncontrovertible evidence that McGregor has been wildly wrong about the war ever since it began.
It's not that he just kept having McGregor come on a show. It's that he never once questioned him about any of his wildly wrong predictions, never asked for an explanation, etc., but just kept putting him on and singing his praises. It was bizarre.
Because of that, I lost any faith on anything else he reports. I simply have no idea whether he is advancing his own agenda, saying what he thinks his audience wants to hear to get ratings, or is actually reporting things fairly. To me, that's the kiss of death.
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Wouldn't be surprised if OAN or NEWSMAX contact him before sundown today. :laugh:
I figured that may be the case.
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I figured that may be the case.
There is quiet talk out there too, that he may be heir apparent and choice to resurrect a.m. radio from the grave after Limbaugh departed.
That's the riskier move, and could it either flop, or make him Rush like Uber-money.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMAneRshtts&ab_channel=GlennBeck
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I'm glad Tucker is gone. I lost any faith or trust I had in him when he continued promoting Col. MacGregor as being an honest and reliable source on Ukraine despite uncontrovertible evidence that McGregor has been wildly wrong about the war ever since it began.
It's not that he just kept having McGregor come on a show. It's that he never once questioned him about any of his wildly wrong predictions, never asked for an explanation, etc., but just kept putting him on and singing his praises. It was bizarre.
Because of that, I lost any faith on anything else he reports. I simply have no idea whether he is advancing his own agenda, saying what he thinks his audience wants to hear to get ratings, or is actually reporting things fairly. To me, that's the kiss of death.
Can you name one pundit that has batted a 1.000?
In so many other ways, TC was almost the sole voice of reason and taking up the mantle of other topics that were too hot or controversial to handle. His leaving is a great loss to those who needed to get their unfiltered news from a traditional news source like broadcast and cable TV.
I seriously doubt 20% of his loyal listeners have heard, and even less likely can find OANN, or Newsmax.
Dark Day for our side from my perspective. The left delivered a gut blow.
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I'm glad Tucker is gone. I lost any faith or trust I had in him when he continued promoting Col. MacGregor as being an honest and reliable source on Ukraine despite uncontrovertible evidence that McGregor has been wildly wrong about the war ever since it began.
It's not that he just kept having McGregor come on a show. It's that he never once questioned him about any of his wildly wrong predictions, never asked for an explanation, etc., but just kept putting him on and singing his praises. It was bizarre.
Because of that, I lost any faith on anything else he reports. I simply have no idea whether he is advancing his own agenda, saying what he thinks his audience wants to hear to get ratings, or is actually reporting things fairly. To me, that's the kiss of death.
Tucker did more good than harm though. And yes he was off base about a lot of things. We need his voice IMO. And I never watched him, haha (just watched clips etc.).
I'd love to hear the true story of whatever happened.
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Can you name one pundit that has batted a 1.000?
In so many other ways, TC was almost the sole voice of reason and taking up the mantle of other topics that were too hot or controversial to handle. His leaving is a great loss to those who needed to get their unfiltered news from a traditional news source like broadcast and cable TV.
I seriously doubt 20% of his loyal listeners have heard, and even less likely can find OANN, or Newsmax.
Dark Day for our side from my perspective. The left delivered a gut blow.
Agree 100%. Although I think that they silenced this guy, the ideas behind him aren't going to be silenced. We're not going away.
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There is quiet talk out there too, that he may be heir apparent and choice to resurrect a.m. radio from the grave after Limbaugh departed.
That's the riskier move, and could it either flop, or make him Rush like Uber-money.
Am doubtful that's the case. Rush told us many times that he HATED the television format because he lost control...and got tired of people saying, "Rush...you should have said this or that...." he felt that his television show wouldn't even work in a Johnny Carson format.
IOW, he liked to ramble...gifted as he was in communicating this thoughts. :laugh:
Tucker, OTOH, has it down!
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... In a statement read on “Outnumbered,” host Harris Faulkner briefly stated that the network will have a series of rotating hosts to fill Carlson’s 8 p.m. slot. Fox said Carlson’s last show aired Friday and that starting Monday night, the network will have “an interim show with rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named.” ...
Conservative Brief (https://conservativebrief.com/fox-news-announces-72793/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=SG)
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The $1B dollar man: Fox stock takes huge hit after Carlson exit
by Zachary Halaschak, Economics Reporter |
April 24, 2023 12:32 PM
Fox Corporation’s stock lost $1 billion in market capitalization just minutes after news broke that Tucker Carlson departed Fox News.
Fox Corporation, which owns Fox News as well as entertainment television and sports holdings, quickly plunged more than 5% after Fox News announced that Carlson and the media organization had “parted ways.” The announcement came as a surprise and appeared to catch shareholders off guard.
The massive evaporation of value speaks to just how much traffic the 53-year-old host of Tucker Carlson Tonight drove for the network. Fox News recently announced that in the first quarter of 2023, the show was the “highest-rated program in cable news in the younger 25-54 demo, averaging 3.2 million viewers, 443,000 in the demo and 299,000 in the 18-49 category.”
Carlson was perhaps Fox News’s single most-recognized anchor. His show was the network’s second-most popular program last year, with only The Five attracting more viewership.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/fox-stock-1-billion-tucker-carlson
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Some lefties on my high school graduating class Facebook page were celebrating Carlson's departure, but I think their glee may be premature, to say the least. Alex Berenson agrees:
What's next for Tucker Carlson
As you may have heard once (or a hundred times), Fox parted ways with him this morning. But shed no tears for Tucker; his next act is likely to be YUUUGE - and very lucrative.
Alex Berenson
Apr 24, 2023
I wouldn’t exactly call Tucker Carlson a friend.
As you have probably already heard, this morning Tucker abruptly left his position as the most powerful anchor at Fox News, or anywhere on television.
I’ve never had a beer or a coffee off-set with Tucker. We have very similar views on some issues, like the dangers of cannabis and mRNA jabs, but very different on others like Ukraine. And I only got to know him when he was already hugely successful. ...
I don’t know why Tucker and Fox parted ways so abruptly this morning.
What I do know: The glee on the left about Tucker’s departure is misplaced. Tucker isn’t going anywhere. He has said he won’t run for President. Make no mistake, he would instantly be a serious threat for the Republican nomination if he did.
But if he chooses to stay in media, he will be in line for a payday from a streaming service far, far larger than what he currently makes at Fox. A few months ago, Steven Crowder - who is basically unknown outside right-wing media - turned down a $12.5 million a year offer from the Daily Wire. That’s more than Tucker was making in 2020, according to CNN.
Even if Tucker got a big pay hike in the last two years, he was still the best bargain in television - which is why Fox stock fell 5 percent when it announced his departure, before recovering slightly. Tucker, who has recently been doing more and more long-form interviews, could easily sign the first billion-dollar deal with a streaming service for a four or five year exclusive. ...
More (https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/whats-next-for-tucker-carlson)
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Not the last time I was in radio. I'll let you know what changes they've made to that stuff when I get my onboarding paperwork from iHeart Radio in Louisville this week.
No kidding? Will I be listening to you on the air soon?
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No kidding? Will I be listening to you on the air soon?
Yes ma'am. Starting soon you can find me M-F at the iHeart Studios down on 4th Street Live.
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Am doubtful that's the case. Rush told us many times that he HATED the television format because he lost control...and got tired of people saying, "Rush...you should have said this or that...." he felt that his television show wouldn't even work in a Johnny Carson format.
IOW, he liked to ramble...gifted as he was in communicating this thoughts. :laugh:
Tucker, OTOH, has it down!
Fully agree, but it may it be a point of filling the void. Plus, where will he find a platform to reach his 4M daily viewers on those lesser networks? I know maybe a Rogan pod cast is like an option, but hasn''t that space already reaching oversaturuation?
If the intent is reaching a broad audience, and we can avoid congress killing a.m., this might be his best course of action. Don't forget, he doesn't necessarily have to use Limbaugh's format.
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Yes ma'am. Starting soon you can find me M-F at the iHeart Studios down on 4th Street Live.
Cool beans!
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I remember when Tucker was like a bow-tied RINO, it's only been in the last 5 years he took on this new role.
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Unnamed sources are saying this is the preferred choice to permanently replace Tucker Carson in the 8pm time slot on Fox News.
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I remember when Tucker was like a bow-tied RINO, it's only been in the last 5 years he took on this new role.
lol...he used to work for MSNBC. '05 -'08
Since i have been an ultra-conservative since 1968, I guess I can call him a Neo-con.
Yes I was watching WFB Firing Line, at age 10.
And was the 3rd person in the history of my County to register GOP.
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I remember when Tucker was like a bow-tied RINO, it's only been in the last 5 years he took on this new role.
Rush used to refer to him as Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
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https://twitter.com/OANN/status/1650564564315148289
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Yes I was watching WFB Firing Line, at age 10.
Speaking of WFB...
Another memory I have of Rush is his describing how just after he went national he was summoned to a dinner party at Buckley's house so Bill Buckley and a few of his fellow conservative thinkers could suss out Rush to see if he was the real deal.
He got WFB's stamp of approval.
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Content is king right?
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Yes ma'am. Starting soon you can find me M-F at the iHeart Studios down on 4th Street Live.
Cool....don't forget to mention us..... :whistle:
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Cool....don't forget to mention us..... :whistle:
I'll do my best
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/OANN/status/1650564564315148289
One source I found that showed that OANN only has $550K total revenues per month.....
That won't shine Tucker Carlson's shoes.
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I'm glad Tucker is gone. I lost any faith or trust I had in him when he continued promoting Col. MacGregor as being an honest and reliable source on Ukraine despite uncontrovertible evidence that McGregor has been wildly wrong about the war ever since it began.
It's not that he just kept having McGregor come on a show. It's that he never once questioned him about any of his wildly wrong predictions, never asked for an explanation, etc., but just kept putting him on and singing his praises. It was bizarre.
Because of that, I lost any faith on anything else he reports. I simply have no idea whether he is advancing his own agenda, saying what he thinks his audience wants to hear to get ratings, or is actually reporting things fairly. To me, that's the kiss of death.
***agree goopo
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Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸
@alexbruesewitz
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3h
Paul Ryan and the Murdochs have ruined Fox News!
They turned on Trump and now they’ve turned on Tucker.
I stand with Trump and @TuckerCarlson
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https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1650550341027475479
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
@RobertKennedyJr
Fox fires @TuckerCarlson
five days after he crosses the red line by acknowledging that the TV networks pushed a deadly and ineffective vaccine to please their Pharma advertisers. Carlson’s breathtakingly courageous April 19 monologue broke TV’s two biggest rules: Tucker told the truth about how greedy Pharma advertisers controlled TV news content and he lambasted obsequious newscasters for promoting jabs they knew to be lethal and worthless. For many years, Tucker has had the nation's biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma.
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Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
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This just in: Tucker Carlson's executive producer Justin Wells has also left Fox News
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One source I found that showed that OANN only has $550K total revenues per month.....
That won't shine Tucker Carlson's shoes.
Sure, but what happens after they add Tucker? People drop Fox and go to OANN.
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https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1650588367988609024
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Sure, but what happens after they add Tucker? People drop Fox and go to OANN.
OANN recently got bumped from some Cable Services so they would obviously get a ratings bump, but would still have a drastically smaller core platform to share. Then add his addtional $6M salary? And that is the bottom end of what he will command on the open market.
Sure they would love to add him, but I just don't see them being able to make the economics work.
Newsmax has a better shot, and from what I have found have over >$25M annual revenues, and a wider cable footprint. I can even get Newsmax on Sling. Blaze is @$20M annual revenues, but I can't imagine Carlson wanting to join forces with Glen Beck. He'd drive me crazy.
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CNN Communications
@CNNPR
Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.
12:59 PM · Apr 24, 2023
Clay Travis
@ClayTravis
CNN calling Don Lemon’s statement fake news is amazing. What a wild day.
1:46 PM · Apr 24, 2023
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catfish wrote:
"Someone provide me proof that FNC is not suicidal."
Look what happened to parler.com just a few days' back.
Bought by a "new owner".
A day later... shut right off.
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Perhaps Mr. Carlson, Mr. Musk, and a few other notables (as in "Trump") ought to band together to create their own new network...
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OANN recently got bumped from some Cable Services so they would obviously get a ratings bump, but would still have a drastically smaller core platform to share. Then add his addtional $6M salary? And that is the bottom end of what he will command on the open market.
Sure they would love to add him, but I just don't see them being able to make the economics work.
Newsmax has a better shot, and from what I have found have over >$25M annual revenues, and a wider cable footprint. I can even get Newsmax on Sling. Blaze is @$20M annual revenues, but I can't imagine Carlson wanting to join forces with Glen Beck. He'd drive me crazy.
NewsMax caved to Dominion right after the 2020 election and banned all guests who questioned the election, and as much as I love Tucker, I wont watch him there.
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Iff CNN wanted to change course they should hire Tucker.
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Iff CNN wanted to change course they should hire Tucker.
They can't afford him.
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Iff CNN wanted to change course they should hire Tucker.
Good point.
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Can anyone provide me a reason to even have Fox News in my channel lineup now? I'll wait.
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OANN recently got bumped from some Cable Services so they would obviously get a ratings bump, but would still have a drastically smaller core platform to share. Then add his addtional $6M salary? And that is the bottom end of what he will command on the open market.
Sure they would love to add him, but I just don't see them being able to make the economics work.
Newsmax has a better shot, and from what I have found have over >$25M annual revenues, and a wider cable footprint. I can even get Newsmax on Sling. Blaze is @$20M annual revenues, but I can't imagine Carlson wanting to join forces with Glen Beck. He'd drive me crazy.
I have Direct tv and they removed Oann...so if Tucker goes there I am out of luck..
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http://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1650593291748999170
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I have Direct tv and they removed Oann...so if Tucker goes there I am out of luck..
My advice to you @mystery-ak is to get (if you don't already have it) high speed internet and a ROKU player. There are many options for streaming with that setup. I don't miss Direct TV (ATT) one bit.
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http://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1650593291748999170
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Tonite! @all :2popcorn:
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They can't afford him.
They can't afford not to.
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I don’t get why people still like him after all those text messages during the trial came out showing him to be a complete liar and taking his audience for fools?
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Looks like Brian Kilmeade is the Tucker replacement.
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Oh and excuse me if I'm a little behind on this but did y'all see that Parler got bought and immediately shut down?
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Oh and excuse me if I'm a little behind on this but did y'all see that Parler got bought and immediately shut down?
Yeah; saw that. A little odd, if one were to ask me.
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Yeah; saw that. A little odd, if one were to ask me.
The way the statement on the Parler website reads...they aren't coming back.
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Looks like Brian Kilmeade is the Tucker replacement.
They are rotating the Anchors....If Kilmeade is any indication of whats ahead, this will suck.
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They are rotating the Anchors....If Kilmeade is any indication of whats ahead, this will suck.
His constant glancing away from the camera made him out to look like a rank amateur. It was painful to watch.
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They are rotating the Anchors....If Kilmeade is any indication of whats ahead, this will suck.
If rumors are true they want to sell, why would you crash the value before hand?
If they think they are going to make up for the settlement by firing their best draws, I think their math is going to fall apart real quickly.
Fail to see any strategy here.
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This is probably a dumb question, but who would Fox sell to? Bezos, Musk, Soros?
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This is probably a dumb question, but who would Fox sell to? Bezos, Musk, Soros?
A good question, @bigheadfred!
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Looks like Brian Kilmeade is the Tucker replacement.
Yesterday, FOX announced that various people would fill that 8 p.m. slot, at least for a while.
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Yesterday, FOX announced that various people would fill that 8 p.m. slot, at least for a while.
Clay Travis & Buck Sexton would be a decent replacement. :shrug:
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Clay Travis & Buck Sexton would be a decent replacement. :shrug:
They slammed Fox yesteday for the move. Doubt Murdoch would take that chance.
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I can't stand O'Reilly but he's probably on to something...
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/04/25/bill-oreillys-take-on-why-tucker-carlson-was-fired-n546296
In this clip from Chris Cuomo’s show last night, Bill O’Reilly says he did some actual reporting to find out exactly what happened with the firing of Tucker Carlson. According to O’Reilly, the decision was made Sunday night and the show’s staff found out about it Monday morning as they were working to prepare Monday night’s show. In short, this was not something that had been under discussion for very long.
O’Reilly claims that while the Dominion lawsuit did not lead to this directly, it did put Fox News into a mode where it was thinking ahead about other lawsuits that were coming. One of those is a forthcoming lawsuit by Smartmatic, another election-connected company who are looking for even more money than Dominion.
(snip)
So that’s the next big case coming and there’s no reason to think it won’t be another historic loss for Fox News. But then O’Reilly mentioned two more lawsuits which involve Tucker Carlson more directly.
“You have two individual lawsuits, actually one filed and one that may be filed and that was the key,” O’Reilly said. He continued, “So, one of Tucker Carlson’s producers apparently taped a whole bunch of stuff. Her lawyer went in to the Fox attorneys and said unless you pay so and so some money, we’re going to sue you. And Fox said we’re not paying so they filed suit in New York City. And they have the tapes and those tapes may be released to the public.”
O’Reilly wasn’t specific about who filed that lawsuit but it’s almost certainly the one that David mentioned yesterday involving former producer Abby Grossberg. Briefly, the LA Times reported that Grossman claims she “was bullied and subjected to antisemitic comments.” She and another Carlson producer were fired and her firing was for “disclosing privileged company information.”
Putting that together with what O’Reilly is saying, it sounds like she has some tapes of Carlson and/or his staff making comments they wouldn’t want aired on television, including antisemitic comments. When Fox found out she’d taken that material they fired her rather than paying her. And as O’Reilly says, that means these tapes will probably get leaked and reported on in connection with her lawsuit sometime soon.
It reminds me of this infamous leaked tape of MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell having a complete meltdown over some construction taking place during his taping. The audience was never supposed to see that meltdown but someone put together the off-air moments and leaked it. In that case, O’Donnell and the network were embarrassed but it wasn’t enough to get him fired. Presumably the tapes Grossberg has are worse.
The other possible lawsuit cited by O’Reilly (and also cited by the LA Times) was from Ray Epps. In a recent interview Epps claimed that Tucker Carlson ruined his life by accusing him of being an undercover FBI agent provocateur. O’Reilly sees that as another “massive lawsuit” waiting to happen but this one aimed directly at Carlson.
So given those three lawsuits (two filed and one probably coming soon) the Board of Directors is now expecting lawsuits from shareholders who are angry about all the money Fox is paying out because of what some of the hosts are saying on air. “Faced with that, the Board of Directors said ‘we gotta start cleaning this up.’ So Dan Bongino was the first domino to fall…and then Carlson because of the impending litigation was harpooned this morning,” O’Reilly said.
Bottom line, O’Reilly is adding a bit more detail to the outlines of what the LA Times was reporting yesterday.
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You can be certain that there is a story behind this. Media companies don't dump high-ratings talent like this without a reason.
Ray Epps.
Tucker was supposed to dissect the 60 Minutes BS about Epps, and it won't happen on FOX.
He was the main reason I ever watched FOX, now, I likely won't bother.
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Ray Epps.
Tucker was supposed to dissect the 60 Minutes BS about Epps, and it won't happen on FOX.
He was the main reason I ever watched FOX, now, I likely won't bother.
I'd love for Tucker to expose that Ray Epps neither lives in a trailer nor has been financially ruined since in reality he's a paid Federal agent.
That would spell the end for 60 Minutes.
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I'd love for Tucker to expose that Ray Epps neither lives in a trailer nor has been financially ruined since in reality he's a paid Federal agent.
That would spell the end for 60 Minutes.
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Am doubtful that's the case. Rush told us many times that he HATED the television format because he lost control...and got tired of people saying, "Rush...you should have said this or that...." he felt that his television show wouldn't even work in a Johnny Carson format.
IOW, he liked to ramble...gifted as he was in communicating this thoughts. :laugh:
Tucker, OTOH, has it down!
The other thing about Fox vs. radio is that Fox is effectively boycott-proof. After Angelo Carusone sent his goons out to harass advertisers, Fox News shifted its business model such that it's totally solvent even with no commercials. It pays its bills with subscriber revenues from cable subscribers (and direct Fox Nation subscriptions).
Radio is still being attacked by Carusone's goons. It's a dying medium, especially AM, and Carusone has made it impossible to make appreciable money in the format. Within a decade or two, it will be the realm of niche foreign language broadcasters and hobby operators.
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HuffPo, take it for what you will... but...
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/report-suggests-tucker-carlson-fired-005251961.html
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HuffPo, take it for what you will... but...
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/report-suggests-tucker-carlson-fired-005251961.html
Great, but he doesn't pay for Tucker, the subscribers do.
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The other thing about Fox vs. radio is that Fox is effectively boycott-proof. After Angelo Carusone sent his goons out to harass advertisers, Fox News shifted its business model such that it's totally solvent even with no commercials. It pays its bills with subscriber revenues from cable subscribers (and direct Fox Nation subscriptions).
Radio is still being attacked by Carusone's goons. It's a dying medium, especially AM, and Carusone has made it impossible to make appreciable money in the format. Within a decade or two, it will be the realm of niche foreign language broadcasters and hobby operators.
Terrestrial radio maybe. But Satellite radio will survive. And keep in mind that every "expert" said traditional radio both AM and FM was done with the advent of Sirius and XM.
All three have learned to play in the same sandbox.
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Terrestrial radio maybe. But Satellite radio will survive. And keep in mind that every "expert" said traditional radio both AM and FM was done with the advent of Sirius and XM.
All three have learned to play in the same sandbox.
I read that EV engines interfere with AM bands.
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I hadn't heard that but it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.
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I read that EV engines interfere with AM bands.
I will never know for sure!
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Quick follow up/update to a post of mine from the other day.
Yes they DO still exist.
I'm currently reading over the "Confidentiality, Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreement" that came with my offer letter before I e-Sign it.
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https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1651215488175730697
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I will never know for sure!
Ditto!
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Yesterday, FOX announced that various people would fill that 8 p.m. slot, at least for a while.
I remember how well that worked with Rush's show after he passed.
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Yesterday, FOX announced that various people would fill that 8 p.m. slot, at least for a while.
Corporate monkeys IOW.
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Chadwick Moore on what happened to Tucker and why. Tucker retweeted this post by Chadwick.
For the last year, I've been writing the definitive biography of @TuckerCarlson, based on thorough research and 100+ hours of interviews. But there's some info that can't wait for July 18: the scoop on why Fox canceled his show.
https://twitter.com/Chadwick_Moore/status/1660643619378741254
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Pretty good impersonation of Tucker. :whistle:
https://twitter.com/TyTheFisch/status/1650640002458476550
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Pretty good impersonation of Tucker. :whistle:
https://twitter.com/TyTheFisch/status/1650640002458476550
His other stuff on that twitter thread is pretty funny, too.