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Fox News To Launch Late Night Show Starring Greg Gutfeld

“The network has been planning the launch of Gutfeld’s show for quite a while. He said he was first approached by Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott who promised him that the show was going to happen.”

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Fox News launched a new show Monday hosted by Greg Gutfeld. The network is hoping that Gutfeld will bring a different twist to a late-night scene bogged down by agenda driven left-leaning hosts who seemingly feed off one another. 

The host sat down with Outkick to discuss his new opportunity, the cancel culture, and what viewers should expect from his new show.

“I’m excited about the one-on-ones,” Gutfeld said. “We are going to get people that are focused on a central, specific topic. There are so many interesting people in the podcast world that I’d like to bring on. I’d love to, actually. What I’m not interested in is bringing in some actor to talk about his new movie – that bores me.”

Gutfeld said that he wants to have “real” conversations with guests that spark intrigue and that people can relate to.

“I want to bring on people who are not on other shows,” he said. “Not the ones making the rounds. I’m going to bring on guests who take risks. We have more slots to take risks now. And we will.” 

The network has been planning the launch of Gutfeld’s show for quite a while. He said he was first approached by Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott who promised him that the show was going to happen. 

“That was the first stage,” said Gutfeld. “I heard about it, talked about it, then waited,” he said. “I had no idea when or if it actually would happen. In reality, I wasn’t sure it was going to happen, but Suzanne said she was pushing for it.” 

Gutfeld said he will use his platform to push back against the cancel culture and not run from it.

“I will say this, everyone has the potential of being canceled,” he said. “I do, you do, we all do. Cancel culture is not about the person getting cancelled – it’s about the type of person doing the canceling. It’s a very small, mobile group of people. You could probably count them, in the United States, 1,000 total, I’d say. But to corporations, they feel much bigger, have much more impact.” 

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Jesse Watters Defends Howard Stern From Criticism After ‘Woke’ Comments

“He’s not doing the same types of things, but he’s changed his way 30 years older, but he’s still pretty edgy.”

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Earlier this week, SiriusXM host Howard Stern claimed it was a compliment to be called woke. While Fox News host Jesse Watters disagrees, he did defend Stern from the criticism.

During The Five, Watters argued that he’s been a longtime listener of Stern’s, adding that despite accusations to the contrary, Stern is still not politically correct.

“I listened to his show since the 90s. I like him. I think he’s a funny guy,” said Watters. “(Stern) doesn’t understand what woke is. He’s not woke when it comes to political correctness, when it comes to gender, when it comes to race, when it comes to feminism. He’s not woke when it comes to any of that stuff.”

He added that not being politically correct has led to Stern’s continued success.

“He says ridiculous things that if this was said on this channel or on any other cable channel, he would absolutely get in huge trouble,” continued Watters. “But since he’s on satellite and he’s been very successful on satellite, he can say whatever he wants. He’s not doing the same types of things, but he’s changed his way 30 years older, but he’s still pretty edgy.”

After being accused of being a suck-up to Stern, Watters admitted that he would not be a good guest on the show.

“I would never go on that show. It’s too dangerous,” joked Jesse Watters. “Me on that show? Are you kidding me?”

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Lester Holt: It’s Important for Newsrooms to Have Different Experiences in Life

The session, moderated by Holt’s NBC News colleague Morgan Radford, discussed newsroom diversity, accessibility for aspiring journalists, and elevated reporter status.

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NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt spoke at the 37th Annual NAMIC Conference in New York as part of Diversity Week.

The session, moderated by Holt’s NBC News colleague Morgan Radford, discussed newsroom diversity, accessibility for aspiring journalists, and elevated reporter status.

“It’s so vitally important to have people in the newsroom who have different experiences in life,” Holt said during the conference. “Certainly within the organization, as well as the industry as a whole, I think there is a recognition that people want to turn on the TV and see people that kind of look like them or maybe have had experiences kind of like them. 

“I think from a storytelling purpose, which is what we do every night – we’re storytellers – it’s so vitally important to have people in the newsroom who have different experiences in life.”

Furthermore, Lester Holt noted why he feels being a reporter is a “high calling.” While he now resides behind the desk, anchoring the news, Holt revealed the joy of being out on the field and covering an ongoing situation. 

“To me, the joy in this job is being out and covering stories,” Holt continued. “Sitting at that wonderful plexiglass desk every night with all the monitors and stuff, it’s prestigious. It’s an important job. 

“But I always look back, I think, the most thrilling, interesting, fascinating moments of my career have not been in the studio. They’ve been outside the studio. Being a reporter is the highest calling, not being the anchor, but being a reporter. And so I take that to heart every day, and that’s kind of the principle I think most of us stand on.”

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New Book: Rupert Murdoch Miscalculated Potential Fox News Settlement With Dominion

In the book, Michael Wolff wrote that Murdoch believed he would pay $50 million when Dominion sued for $1.6 billion. 

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In April, Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News settled after the company filed a lawsuit against the media outlet. However, Rupert Murdoch, Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, might have miscalculated how much he’d have to pay in a settlement. 

In his new book, The Fall: The End of FOX News and the Murdoch Dynasty, Michael Wolff wrote that Murdoch believed he would pay $50 million when Dominion sued for $1.6 billion. 

Wolff writes: “Money. ‘This lawsuit could cost us fifty million dollars,’ [Murdoch] said quietly, but clearly.” Nonetheless, the two “ended up settling on $787.5 million. It is unclear what the settlement entailed. 

Tucker Carlson, formerly a Fox News host, claims that his termination was part of the agreement, which both Fox News and Dominion deny. Smartmatic, another maker of election machines, has filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News.

A Fox News spokesperson commented on the note from Wolff’s book: “The fact that this author’s books are spoofed by Saturday Night Live is really all we need to know.”

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