
Fox News announced long-time anchor Shepard Smith will be leaving the network. Smith was most recently the chief news anchor and managing editor of the network’s breaking news unit and anchor of "Shepard Smith Reporting."
Friday's episode "Shepard Smith Reporting" is his final show. Fox News said there will be rotating anchors hosting the 3 p.m. ET time slot until a new dayside news program is announced.
“Shep is one of the premier newscasters of his generation and his extraordinary body of work is among the finest journalism in the industry. His integrity and outstanding reporting from the field helped put FOX News on the map and there is simply no better breaking news anchor who has the ability to transport a viewer to a place of conflict, tragedy, despair or elation through his masterful delivery," Jay Wallace, President & Executive Editor of FOX News Media, said in a statement.