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Shepard Smith, Fox News Anchor, Abruptly Departs From Network
Often when a high-profile celebrity or news personality suddenly leaves under mysterious circumstances, the network's cover-your-ass department swings into action with an announcement, a hastily concocted and thinly plausible reason for their departure: They are going to devote more time to their family or they are taking this time to explore other avenues and ventures.
When Shepard Smith made his "retirement" speech yesterday to stunned viewers, Fox middle-management, the Murdoch kids and their old man were nowhere to be seen. There was nothing but a dignified Shepard Smith staring confidently into the camera, his mellifluous baritone steady with an almost serene smile of relief across his face that he longer had to endure anymore network anchor rivalry or workdays at a place that absurdly promotes itself as fair and balanced.
Often when a high-profile celebrity or news personality suddenly leaves under mysterious circumstances, the network's cover-your-ass department swings into action with an announcement, a hastily concocted and thinly plausible reason for their departure: They are going to devote more time to their family or they are taking this time to explore other avenues and ventures.
When Shepard Smith made his "retirement" speech yesterday to stunned viewers, Fox middle-management, the Murdoch kids and their old man were nowhere to be seen. There was nothing but a dignified Shepard Smith staring confidently into the camera, his mellifluous baritone steady with an almost serene smile of relief across his face that he longer had to endure anymore network anchor rivalry or workdays at a place that absurdly promotes itself as fair and balanced.