Nearly a year after sudden exit, Shepard Smith returns to TV

Sep 27, 2020 12:02 PM By DAVID BAUDER AP Media WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks shy of a year after abruptly quitting Fox News Channel with a declaration that “truth will always matter,” Shepard Smith returns to television this week at his unexpected new home.He begins a general interest nightly newscast Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the financial network CNBC, putting him back in the time slot he loved before Fox moved him to the afternoon seven years ago.The 56-year-old newsman, a Fox News original who joined that network at its start in 1996, says he's relishing the fresh start.“We're going to come out and do just the news,” he said. “We're not planning to do any analysis in our news hour. We're going to have journalists, reporters, sound and video.
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