Shepard Smith: 5 things To Know About Former Fox News Host Who’s Headed To CNBC

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UPDATE, 7/8/20, 3:30pm ET: CNBC announced that Shepard Smith will anchor a new one-hour evening news show starting in Fall 2020, called The News with Shepard Smith.

Details about the show, which will air Monday through Friday, will be released at a later date. Shepard will also serve as Executive Editor of the show, as well as become CNBC’s Chief General News Anchor and Chief Breaking General News Anchor. ORIGINAL: Shepard “Shep” Smith, 55, was a fixture at Fox News: the journalist had been on-air for 23 years, dating back to the network’s inception in 1996, and serves as the network’s Chief News Anchor.

Shepard made headlines on Oct. 11, however, when he abruptly announced he was stepping down from his role and leaving Fox News altogether.