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Report: Fox News Is Dumping Bill O’Reilly

Apr 19, 2017  •  Post A Comment

The Murdoch family, which runs the Fox News Channel, has made the decision to give the boot to Bill O’Reilly, according to a report by Gabriel Sherman in New York Magazine. As has been widely reported, O’Reilly, who is currently on vacation from “The O’Reilly Factor,” has been under pressure over allegations of sexual misconduct.

“The Murdochs have decided Bill O’Reilly’s 21-year run at Fox News will come to an end,” Sherman reports. “According to sources briefed on the discussions, network executives are preparing to announce O’Reilly’s departure before he returns from an Italian vacation on April 24. Now the big questions are how the exit will look and who will replace him.”

The report adds: “Wednesday morning, according to sources, executives are holding emergency meetings to discuss how they can sever the relationship with the country’s highest-rated cable-news host without causing collateral damage to the network. The board of Fox News’ parent company, 21st Century Fox, is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the matter.”

Sherman also reports: “Sources briefed on the discussions say O’Reilly’s exit negotiations are moving quickly. Right now, a key issue on the table is whether he would be allowed to say goodbye to his audience, perhaps the most loyal in all of cable (O’Reilly’s ratings have ticked up during the sexual-harassment allegations). Fox executives are leaning against allowing him to have a sign-off, sources say.”

Another key issue that remains on the table, of course, is money. “O’Reilly recently signed a new multiyear contract worth more than $20 million per year,” Sherman notes, adding: “When Roger Ailes left Fox News last summer, the Murdochs paid out $40 million, the remainder of his contract.”

6 Comments

  1. Sic semper conservative sex-perverts.

    • Mea culpa has no meaning here for this buffoon. The sooner he leaves,
      the fresher the air will be….
      Adios, hombre.
      Now, how do we fire Trumpy? That’s the next
      obstacle to normality in this country.

  2. GOOD BYE BILL!

    BE SMART – SELL YOUR HOUSE IN LONG ISLAND AND MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

    NO ONE WILL ENTERTAIN EVER HIRING U ACROSS ANY MEDIA PLATFORM NOT EVEN BRITEBART (sp?)

    Remember what your fate was at ABC News.

  3. One down. A network of propagandists to go….

    • Don’t you know I’m with you on that score. What a cabal of “fake news” fools!

  4. O’Reilly will be back with an internet show. He doesn’t need as many sponsors for that. Just like all the other porn sites. The left should learn a lesson from this. The way to battle things that you don’t like is to hit the source of the cash. If you really want to save the polar ice caps start boycotting Chinese and Indian goods. That is where the real pollution moving north to the ice caps is coming from. Not Canada and the US.

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