John Stossel leaving ABC, headed to Fox News
One of my favorite reporters is making a move.
John Stossel, the longtime ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of “20/20,” is leaving ABC to join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. TVNewser has learned Stossel will host a weekly, one-hour program for the 2-year-old business channel. He’s expected to signed a multi-year deal with Fox which will include regular appearances on Fox News Channel during daytime and primetime. He’ll also host four, hour-long specials on Fox News, much like the business/consumer specials he’d hosted for years on ABC.
Stossel, a libertarian, has been appearing on Fox News for years as a guest on shows including “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity & Colmes” and “The Big Story.”
Stossel joined “20/20″ in 1981 and was upped to co-anchor in 2003. TVNewser has learned there was a window in Stossel’s ABC contract which allowed him to jump to Fox.
My own wild speculation is that ABC wasn’t too upset about losing Stossel because his pro-truth bias was threatening to cloud the objectivity of incoming World News Tonight anchor Diane Sawyer.
The prospect of putting some sort of Beck/Stossel combination into primetime (possibly in the same hour) must be almost irresistable to the Fox folks at this point. Problem is, who would they shove around to make room?
Update: Having his special on health care yanked in favor of Michael Jackson coverage sure didn’t make Stossel’s decision on whether or not to stay at ABC more difficult, that’s for sure.
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was glad to hear this, stossel is great.
wouldnt want to say who should get moved, not sure if shep reads this blog lol
So long Shep…
I’m not surprised, ABC wants John out, Fox can use the talent & fan base John has built over the years. Good for all parties.
So the real question is; How long will Diane Sawyer last?
Sheppard Smith?-probably.
But realistically, I think THE guy who needs to watch out long-term is Bill O’Reilly….
I’m thinking Bret Baier does an adequate job, but definitely lacks the gravitas Hume brought. Stossel could be a fit there.
Well, Shep does have two (2) shows in the afternoon. He might enjoy giving up one of them. Ya think??
Now there’s no reason left to ever watch ABC. Good.
Cool! He’ll love working for the good guys.
Good move.
Stossel was my one hope that ABC might someday return to professional journalism. That is dead.
ABC’s loss and Fox News gain.
It’s all about what people want to watch on their idiot box. Total liberal and abscent of thought – or - news, information and a conservative perspective (about the only one that comes close on the idiot box)?
The lines in the sand are clearly drawn these days. We will wittness success vs. failure, from a business decision perspective.
Shep has two shows. They’ll axe one of ‘em to create a time sloþ for Stossel.
It’ll be good to see John Stossel on FOX. ABC is just another left-leaning, liberal trumpet for the destruction fo the US of A, and for President Obama…
Shep has two shows. They’ll axe one of ‘em to create a time slot for Stossel.
Wouldn’t mind seeing Greta shown the door either.
I agree with the earlier poster who said O’reilly better watch his back also. I am REALLY getting tired of his sucking up to the libs as of late. Maybe it’s time for a replacement. He scoffs at Beck but that would be great if he ever got his spot.
Must feel good to be leaving enemy territory to go to where friendly troops are.
He, and “A few minutes with Andy Rooney” (I know, a flaming atheist liberal, but still entertaining) were the only things worth watching at 60 minutes.
Now you done it. Here comes zeroangel.
Is he leaving because of the money or because he was tired of being the lone rational voice in the wilderness? Or both?
Did ABC let him go because they didn’t want to pay the money (a silly idea. Look at what they pay for some of their other “talent.”) or because he doesn’t interview enough celebrities?
Awesome, I can’t wait to watch the Mustache on Fox News Business (my favorite news channel to watch, much better than Fox News). No reason to watch 20/20 any more.
Geraldo would be my choice, dump him in a hurricane somewhere.
On September 10th, 2009 at 10:15 pm, Cal City Conservative said:
Wouldn’t mind seeing Greta shown the door either.
Actually Greta has been pretty good as of late I think all the hanging out with Sarah Palin last year rubbed off on her.
Shep does have 2 1 hr shows he could give up one of them.
Now when does Lou Dobbs bail the sinking SS CNN and paddleover to FOX?
Smart move. You can only shovel s#!t against the tide for so long.
Maybe he was miffed because they wouldn’t let him participate in the famous “Health Care Propaganda….I mean Debate”
Why have they kept him? Resident idiot for ‘balance’?
I also have been a huge supporter of John Stossel. I would love to see Beck in O’Reilly’s spot. Since O’Reilly has lost a long time ago.
John Stossel on at 7:00
Beck at 8:00
Hannity at 9:00
Greta at 10:00
O’Reilly at 5:00
I haven’t watched TV in years, but I’ve always like John Stossel. Congrats to him.
Give me a break!
And the best thing is, no matter what time they put Stossel on, he’ll have a bigger audience than NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN and PBS combined!
Good career move!
The Leprachan better watch it with all the liberal butt-kissing lately. I know he’s just trying to pack his ratings as high as possible by bringing in more left-leaning independents, but sometimes he goes too far. If I never see that idiot Lamont Hill again, I’ll be happy.
Who goes now? Hit the road, Shep! See ya!
I agree! As good as O’Reilly’s ratings are, Beck would double them in that time slot. I say put O’Reilly on in place of Greta, and move Greta to 5pm.
Yeah, Shep can move to MSNBC. He’ll feel right at home.
Not a huge surprise.
Is it just me or does it feel like sides are being chosen.
I agree with others; either move BOR or remove Shepherd smith to make room for him.
Stossel is great. I’ve admired his independence at ABC News for a long time. It’s amazing he’s lasted this long in that snake pit of liberalism. What a charming idea, teaming cool Stossel with passionate Glenn Beck. For all of his emotion, Beck hasn’t had anybody challenge his facts. Beck and O’Reilly seem to get along fine, but there is never any appearance on Hannity or mention of Beck’s name by Hannity, or vice versa. One wonders what that’s all about. Maybe Hannity sees Beck as a threat? Either way, I’m glad to see Stossel at Fox, and I’d love it if my cable company gave me Fox Business Channel.
Too bad, ABC needs his honest journalism.
He is one of the rare State run media employees who was actually objective. FOX got a number one draft pick!
I’m glad to see that someone else thinks this. I just want to slap Hill when he’s babbling his liberalism so fast that you can’t understand him. I can’t imagine him teaching anyone anything.
And the Leprachan, as you call him, is taking butt kissing to a new level. I have to turn him off 90% of the time. I like Miller and I try to watch when he has Beck on. Otherwise, he’s a waste of my time.
Get Stossel and Beck at prime time. All four who are currently on prime time are replaceable.
Stossel is a journalist who I admired for decades. He has done great work for ABC News who have treated him not too kindly after all the great work he has done.
My professor in college was a producer for 20/20 and I always declared my admiration for John Stossel and the fantastic work he has done.
Woohoo!!!
Good! Very good!
I haven’t watched ABC since the Reagan era. Now I can watch John Stossel as well as read his posts.
Can’t wait to see John on Red Eye, the only show I record. While Christopher Walken wants more cow bell, I want more Patty Ann Brown on Red Eye. Her sense of humor keeps me rolling. John Stossel could be as funny. Let’s hope.
O’Reilly doesn’t think Obama is evil. Wtfo. Obama is a Chicago thug and tells people who oppose him to shut-up, loves dictators, surrounds himself with scoundrels, and on and on. Guess that Hitler guy wasn’t evil either. O’Reilly is also a pompous a$$. He always says I’ll take care of it, blah blah blah. Why doesn’t he expose all the radical Czars–because he knows the not evil Odumbo will come after him. It must hurt sitting on that fence night after night.
Kick Shep to the curb and move the fence sitter O’Reilly to either Shep or Glenn’s time slot. Glenn needs prime time!
I don’t know if there is much room for Stossel, as Fox did just pick up Tucker Carlson not too long ago. Unless FNC decides to cut out some of their rebroadcasts for fresh shows.
Let me be the first to say (in this thread, anyway) that Michelle should have her own TV show. Holdren would be gone in a week!
At least FNC should move up Redeye to a better time. The humor Miller brings to O’Reilly’s program shows how desperately it is needed in these days.
I’m actually disappointed.
I think Stossel is great – but once he’s on FOX he’ll have less influence on the mindless people who believe FOX is just a conservative mouthpiece.
At least on ABC, there was a chance that some right leaning lefties would have an epiphany once in a while and realize they are destroying this country…there’s little chance they’ll follow him to FOX.
Stossel is good, now we need Ingraham.
Give Hernando Revolver a rusty saxophone and ship him back to Puerto Rico.
We enjoyed John Stossel’s speech at the annual NRA convention banquet in Phoenix as did the 26,000 other dining attendees He didn’t expect to talk about guns to us in as far as their history,use,power but rather a well done piece on the forces that want to rip them out of the hands of the unwashed masses and all those “Rubes” in fly over country. His presentation added documented fuel to our fires in our battle with the Gun Fearing Weenies. I just hope that Shep Smith turns out to be collateral damage and gets cast to one of those hollyweird rumor shows where he belongs
Regardless of who moves around to make room I just hope they take Bob Beckel with them …
DUMP Sheppard Smith. That guy lost me with his drama queen reporting from New Orleans. He was unable to blame anyone but Bush and Michael Brown. He NEVER questioned N.O. mayor Ray Nagin and the stupid idiots who CHOSE to stay in town during a MANDATORY EVACUATION. He never acknowledged the Coast Guard and military members engaged in the rescues of these idiots. Also, Shepard spent one of his news hours reading a couple of emails that weren’t so flattering of Communist Leader Obama. His senior thesis paper for that day was Right Wing Extremism and their leanings toward assassination of Obama. Yea, okay Mr Smith, you keep spreading the propaganda with another news organization that supports your personal beliefs.
I have been a huge fan of John Stossel since I was a little kid. His 20/20 reports and the way he was able to tell those stories caught my ears when I was a kid in the 80’s. I always looked forward to his “scary” findings on any subject he investigated. Outstanding addition to the Fox News team.
One person I have always wondered about… Dr Bob Arnot. Why hasn’t Fox News picked him up???
Geraldo would be my choice,allso would like to see Michelle pick up one of Shep’s two hours.
Stossel joined “20/20″ in 1981 and was upped to co-anchor in 2003. TVNewser has learned there was a window in Stossel’s ABC contract which allowed him to jump to Fox.
I would imagine that once there was a window in his contract or from his office he would be done with ABC whether by pen or by repelling down the side of the building. One can only imagine the stories that he could’ve written if it wasn’t for the lefty kool aid that the editors chugged.Now we can watch the viewership dwindle even more on the fifth column media outlets while FOX’s numbers increase-Good luck John
TigerLady and ThunderHawkk would get along togther!
We’ve got these people figure out!
And another one that could get less air time and be fine with me is Jerry Rivers. I’ve had enough of him. He was okay supporting the war, but what is his love affair with ILLEGAL immigration?
I agree with others, Get rid of Bill O’Reilly or move him somewhere after Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld. Or just make O’ a permanent guest with Greg.
The love affair with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is pathetic. Yes you sometimes need to bring in a liberal to show incompetence. But if Hill can receive a PhD, anyone can receive a PhD. That man makes absolutely NO SENSE when he speaks. It’s all psycho babble, no facts. Just like a professor lol.
exactly, beckel is a worthless turd.
he drank the moonshine version of the Odopey Kool-Aid. biggest idiot fox has as a contributor and that temple dillweed isn’t any better.
I hope and pray that Shep Smith dies an instant death. I just hate that moron, because he hates me.
Isn’t amazing how easy it is to pick up the scent? even through a television screen.
Smith must go, he doesn’t bring in viewers.
He occupies a time slot where he can not fail.
Bill O’Reilly has served his nation and network well for a long time and deserves a quiet retirement. Anyway, The Factor has lately been more like the Guest Host Factor. Maybe it should have a different host every night of the week in some sort of rotation:
Mon – Stossel
Tue – Ingraham
Wed – Miller
Thu – Steyn
Fri – Malkin
for example.
America Attacked September 21, 2001…Never Forget
Will the last real newsperson to leave ABC please turn out the lights?
Fantastic!! Now — Get rid of Shep, O’Reilly, Hannity, and Greta in one fell swoop. Bring in Lou Dobbs, and here’s my ideal lineup:
Cavuto at 5:00
Dobbs at 6:00
Baier at 7:00
Beck at 8:00
Malkin at 9:00
Stossel at 10:00
Never watched Greta, but I can remember when I used to watch O’Reilly and Hannity.
Regardless of what your opinion is of who should go when, let us never forget that we have to be vigilant – even with those now considered our allies at Fox News – in seeing that what conservatives espouse has a voice somewhere.
There would be no Fox News without US.
As for my lineup, I’m not really sure. I’d love to see Beck a little later, but I don’t see O’Reilly going anywhere. He’s got the highest ratings in the business right now.
Still, Stossel will be moving someone aside; and it’s highly likely there will be changes. O’Reilly and Hannity will stay put. Beck will be more visible. The rest is up in the air.
RWR
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d1carter: Thank you for the link to the incredible slide show memorial, with the most appropriate background song.
I cried.
When our cokehead potus shuts down tv stations, at least conservatives will be all in one spot. It will cut down on the paperwork.
I don’t think the Fox News talent (or lack of) has anything to worry about for now. John’s great with the investigative work and I would hope Fox intends to keep him in that role. Fox seems to be the only network that still believes investigative reporters should actually investigate rather than make up or buy stories that they read off a teleprompter.
As others have said, the last reason to ever tune to ABC is now gone. It is truly now the All Bs Channel. R.I.P. and good riddance!
When Shep comes on in the afternoon, I usually tune over to NCIS reruns BUT I can handle Shep in small portions.
So, maybe Stossel could take Shep’s afternoon hour but Shep could come on every 10 minutes or so with some “Fox News Alert”.
Last night I could have thrown something at the TV when O’Reilly was talking to Ann Coulter.
My new ‘word of the day’ for him is … don’t be a BLOCKHEAD.
9/11 You all. Never forget.
Sayonara, Shep.
My wife told me she heard a rumor that Hannity might run for office this next go around. If that happens, Beck or Stossel could be very solid in filling that 9PM slot, or if they get tired of Greta, that’s an option too I guess.
I always wondered how long John Stossel would last at ABC – he was the lone rabbit in a den of wolves. John is a last look at loyalty to an employer that ABC will see for a long time.
May ABC, CBS, and NBC fade away into oblivion along with their unabashed slobbering love affair with Obama and the liberal left (to paraphrase Bernard Goldberg).
Actually I think Geraldo does belong on the liberal network. As everyone, he has the right to his own views, but I’ve watched him too many times where he is actually insulting the viewers. He’s arrogant, and self-serving and not all that smart.
He has a difficult time hiding his liberal views as hard as he tries. Lived too long in New York City no doubt.
Looks like Fox Business is expanding its prime-time line-up. He’ll probably have his own show following Dave Ramsey, instead of repeats of earlier shows.
If you have not checked out FoxBusiness, do so. It is great.
I second that!
I just noticed the other day that we had Fox Biz….THey hid it in the digital teir away from other news channels :/
It is my hope that Stossel continues to do what he does best.
Research and analyze
Look inside the story and report back what he sees
I want him to examine both sides and show what lies beneath
Unlike the left I am not afraid of self examination, I know we on the right need ourselves held up to a mirror occasionally.
I say to John welcome and get to work
John Stossel specials was the only time I ever watched ABC. I am thrilled that he will be part of Fox.
I have been a fan of Bill O’Reilly since he began, but like a lot of you, I have noticed a change in his show. Why do we have to endure Marc Lamont Hill?
How long into the O’Reilly show will we see the nudes with the block-out banners, or the bikini clad bimbo’s? Also Bill has become an apologist for Obama. My fervor for Bill has turned into frustration. I don’t know if he has gotten lazy,too secure in his position, or maybe he is a closet liberal, but I sure miss the piss and vinager that was there, and now it seems more like kool-aid.
Also I have gained some respect for Greta, I believe she is becoming a mild conservative, but God I wish she could talk!
On the subject of tv
The left again has done what it does. Gone after Becks advertisers and scared off as many as it can.
When are we going to learn?
This tactic works
I say we accept that and focus our collective energy on MSNBC and their advertisers. It is time we met the challenge and returned to them that which they continue to serve up to our side
Ann Coulter proved O’Reilly is far too gullible re Obama. Welcome John Stossel. ‘Bye Shep, Bob & Geraldo!
According to the article MM quotes, it sounds like Fox has no plans to give Stossel his own show on Fox News. I think that’s about right. Stossel is best when he’s out in the field getting stories and then presenting them on someone else’s show.
The fence-sitter O’Reilly isn’t going anywhere. His ratings are too good – he’ll be in place until he decides to leave, or until his ratings tank.
Unfortunately, Hannity probably isn’t going anywhere either. Hannity does some good work, but frankly, he’s way too strident in his presentation for me – not entertainingly “I’ll give the impression that I’m borderline crazy but I’m going to nail you with the facts” like Beck is – he’s just almost over-the-top partisan, kind of like the right’s version of Huffington. He just irritates me for some reason.
All that said, here’s the line-up I’d like to see on Fox:
6:00 Bair with the news
7:00 Lou Dobbs. Get him out of lib-land and start building the audience for . . .
8:00 Beck. Perfect time slot for maximum exposure.
9:00 Rotating hostesses: Ingraham, Malkin, MK Ham. Let them work out their schedules with each other and do the tv gig when it works best for them.
10:00 Dennis Miller. Give him a regular gig, let him bring his perspective/humor to all the day’s news.
Let Stossel come on whatever show/shows would best fit the story he would currently be working on.
Just what I’d like to see.
I feel the same way about BO. I stopped watching regularly a long time ago. Now it seems when I watch he’s a devil’s advocate for Obama. And he’s gotten worse about not letting guests talk. He doesnt hold liberals accountable like he used to do. If there’s nothing good on the Comedy Channel, I might watch Bill.
I will be curious to see how much of a ratings dip ABC shows as a result of his leaving.
IMHO, Stossel is a great addition. Shep and O’Reilly need to get canned and Julia Hutty, or Slutty whatever her name is needs to go as well.
Let’s face facts; the other networks are toast! I would hate to be a sales guy trying to sell time at NBC. Anybody worth their salt will be at FOX, period. Frankly, I’d give Sarah Palin her own show! Remind me to call Roger.
Ditto on everything you said.
Right after he gives up his mirror and comb…
Welcome. Stossel is great!
Good thing he’s not a woman, Fox would make him bleach his hair!!! HA!
Julia Bandaras (sp?) is the only brunette I can think of on Fox. Even Patty Ann has lightened her locks!
O’Reilly is the highest rated new show, he’s not going anywhere.
Stossel is a good match for Fox. It’s time he got off the sinking ship.
I wonder when Lou Dobbs will make the transition. He must be very lonely at the Commie News Network.