He had had enough. In September, according to a well-placed source, he went to Fox News management and asked to be let out of his long-term contract. Tensions with the opinion shows were the breaking point.
With President Trump actively distorting the truth and many of his own colleagues helping him do it, the Fox News star prided himself on anchoring a newscast that countered the network's pro-Trump opinion shows.The way Smith saw it, he was making sure that accurate information was getting on Fox's air.
"Another source challenged the suggestion that Smith ever cared primarily about the paycheck:"It's never been about the money for Shep. It's about the truth."Smith's show was the ultimate manifestation of the tensions between news and opinion at Fox.His 3 p.m. hour,"Shepard Smith Reporting," was one of Fox's most celebrated shows outside the building -- especially among critics of the right-wing prime time lineup.But his ratings were low by Fox standards.
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