FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, according to a statement released on Monday.
“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” said Fox News in a statement.
“Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st. Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 PM/ET starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named,” said Fox News in a statement.
Tucker Carlson is an American television host, conservative political commentator, and writer. He has hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News since 2016.
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Carlson was born in San Francisco, California, in 1969. He is the son of Richard Carlson, a former journalist and diplomat, and Lisa McNear Carlson, an artist. Carlson graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1991.
Carlson began his media career as a writer for The Weekly Standard and other publications. He joined CNN in 2000 as a commentator and co-host of the network’s prime-time news debate program Crossfire. Carlson left CNN in 2005 and joined MSNBC, where he hosted the nightly program Tucker from 2005 to 2008.
Carlson joined Fox News in 2009 as a political analyst. He launched his own show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, in 2016. The show is one of the most popular on Fox News, and Carlson is one of the most influential conservative voices in the United States.
Carolson is a popular figure among many conservatives, who admire his willingness to speak his mind and challenge the status quo.
In other news: Don Lemon Out At CNN
It’s been an interesting day of media shakeups, with Fox News parting ways with ever-popular Tucker Carlson and CNN doing the same with host Don Lemon.
The left-wing host took to Twitter to announce his departure from CNN.
“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned,” he tweeted in a fiery post announcing his exit. “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have the decency to tell me directly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play. With that said, I want to thank my colleagues and the many teams I have worked with for an incredible run. They are the most talented journalists in the business, and I wish them all the best.”
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But his former network shot back Monday.
“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,” said CNN Communications on Twitter.
CNN CEO Chris Licht confirmed the news in a memo to network staffers: “CNN and Don Lemon have parted ways. Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” he wrote. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”
CNN anchor John King seemed surprised by the news during Monday’s broadcast of Inside Politics. “I don’t know the details happening while I’m sitting in the chair here, but I work here. I love this place,” King said “Certainly wish Don the best. He’s always been good to me as a colleague.”
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