Support NeoGAF

[giga]

Just hit the wire: https://twitter.com/jimrutenberg/status/816335628929499136

NYT: http://nyti.ms/2j0YbAT

Megyn Kelly, who arrived at Fox News 12 years ago as a television news neophyte but rose to become one of its two biggest stars, has decided to leave the network to take on a broad new role at NBC News for an undisclosed amount, people briefed on the negotiations said on Tuesday.

The NBC News chairman, Andrew Lack, wooed Ms. Kelly away from Fox News by offering her a triple role in which she will host her own daytime news and discussion program, anchor an in-depth Sunday night news show and take regular part in the network’s special political programming and other big-event coverage.

 

[BrokenFiction]

And Gretchen Carlson hosted the Today Show this morning.

Something is going down at NBC.

 

[Ourobolus]

Can't say I'm surprised. This will certainly be interesting.

 

[bgbball31]

NYT article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/business/media/megyn-kelly-nbc-fox-news.html

 

[SpaceWolf]

It'll be interesting to see how Fox News fares during the Trump Administration.

 

[GuyKazama]

Greta also is getting a gig at msnbc

 

[Drifters]

Calling it now, Kelly will be the next Brian Williams and eventually end up on MSNBC.

 

[kai3345]

2017 is just a bizzaro world version of 2016

 

[Exile20]

I wonder what her stance will be now.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

I remember speculating that this would happen.

 

[rokkerkory]

Good for her. Fox News was toxic for her.

 

[ianpm31]

Huge hit to fox news All they got is O'Reilly now

 

[Xe4]

Either NBC is becoming more conservative (not likely, as liberal sources are going to get a huge increase in traffic under Trump). Or Kelly has had enough. She always struck me as a fake conservative anyhow, acting far more to the right than she is because she was on Fox. We shall see though.

Not that she is excused for her behavior. She acted horribly during her Fox tenure, and it'll take a lot for me not to instinctively dislike her.

 

[Ac30]

Calling it now, Kelly will be the next Brian Williams and eventually end up on MSNBC.

Glenn Beck will cohost, and Brian Williams will settle in his new job at The Blaze.

What is happening

 

[Wilsongt]

Good for her. She deserves better. Now just Shep Smith needs to jump ship and let the entire network burn.

 

[mnannola]

Can't wait to see her and Rachel Maddow on the same show together.

 

[Duxxy3]

Just not alt-right enough I guess?

 

[Asbel]

who is their other big star

 

[John Kowalski]

I wonder what her stance will be now.

RIP white santa

 

[Gutek]

Why wouldn't you want to work for the station that deals directly with the president? Seems like a secure enough job.

 

[jbug617]

Huge hit to fox news All they got is O'Reilly now

Hannity still popular there

 

[Ray Down]

Good for her. She deserves better. Now just Shep Smith needs to jump ship and let the entire network burn.

I'm still surprised he hasn't he is the best at Fox and his talent is mostly wasted.

 

[gazele]

Tomi Lahren hired by Fox News in 3...2…1….

 

[Phantast2k]

Ok, I'll be the first.

Yas Queen SLAY

 

[Goodstyle]

What the hell?

 

[Drifters]

Glenn Beck will cohost, and Brian Williams will settle in his new job at The Blaze.

What is happening

Lol

 

[oti]

wowza

Trump demanded it or what.

 

[Chris R]

So NBC News is going to bring Crossfire back? Who are they getting to host the left's point of view?

 

[legacyzero]

Yeah she's too left for Fox, especially during this administration coming up.

 

[Zaph]

Good for her. She deserves better. Now just Shep Smith needs to jump ship and let the entire network burn.

She really doesn't.

Just because she had a feud with Trump doesn't make all her previous racist bullshit and dog-whistling go away. Typical opportunist.

 

[Azzanadra]

Good for her. Fox News was toxic for her.

And she's been toxic for the American public. While her treatment by the far-right and Trump have certainly been tragic, do not think for a minute she is not responsible for festering this cesspool in the first place.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Kelly might have been one of the more sane voices at Fox News, but that was only by comparison.
She is still a batshit crazy right winger.
Not exactly the type of person I would want to get my news from.

 

[MattyG]

Tomi Lahren hired by Fox News in 3...2…1….

Oh god, don't give that woman any more of a platform than she already has to spout her angry bullshit.

 

[Meowster]

I guess Fox is no longer going in that new direction with Shep and Megyn leading the channel.

 

[BitStyle]

Tomi Lahren hired by Fox News in 3...2…1….

Pls no

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Kelly might have been one of the more sane voices at Fox News, but that was only by comparison.
She is still a batshit crazy right winger.
Not exactly the type of person I would want to get my news from.

I think like Beck, she is an opportunist.

 

[Bold One]

Fuck off Megyn

 

[Gattsu25]

Is she going to be bringing her insensitive views with her?

https://youtu.be/FXtikHLAJHA
This Megyn Kelly?

https://youtu.be/7XYlJqf4dLI
That Megyn Kelly?

 

[ColdPizza]

Good for her. I think we all saw this coming.

 

[Matty77]

All I get from this is the rats are jumping ship now that it's too toxic for even their survival.

Doesn't change the fact they are still vermin.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Not a fan of his

 

[Slayven]

Yeah she's too left for Fox, especially during this administration coming up.

That is hialrious and sad, the woman calls black people thugs is too liberal for some folks.

Either folks jumping ship or NBC wants that economic anxiety money

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Huge hit to fox news All they got is O'Reilly now

Fox News fans really don't like her much. They are killing it in the ratings lately too with Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity getting great numbers. I don't think Fox News is worried.

 

[Duxxy3]

Kelly might have been one of the more sane voices at Fox News, but that was only by comparison.
She is still a batshit crazy right winger.
Not exactly the type of person I would want to get my news from.

But is she a batshit crazy right winger because that's what she is, or because that's what the network wanted?

 

[Stinkles]

After hearing her walk back on Trump during an NPR interview last month (she claims she's not sure what he meant by "blood coming out of her whatever") I lost any tiny glimmer of respect I might have had for her.

 

[Milchmann]

Will Santa still be white?

 

[Big Baybee]

Fuck. Keep that racist on Fox.

 

[kai3345]

Is she going to be bringing her insensitive views with her?

https://youtu.be/FXtikHLAJHA
This Megyn Kelly?

https://youtu.be/7XYlJqf4dLI
That Megyn Kelly?

yeah she's still scum no matter what network she's on

 

[norm9]

She's a coup for NBc news. Must have cost a bundle.

 

[rokkerkory]

And she's been toxic for the American public. While her treatment by the far-right and Trump have certainly been tragic, do not think for a minute she is not responsible for festering this cesspool in the first place.

And to think she's the sanest of all the Fox anchors lol