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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Wretched Excess on November 24, 2008, 10:24:32 PM
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well, damn. that was my favorite show.
Fox News' Brit Hume leaving for family, religion
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - After 12 years at Fox News Channel and four decades in the news business, Washington managing editor Brit Hume will leave "Special Report" and daily journalism for a quieter life, spending time with his grandchildren and following his Christian faith (the anchor still will contribute to the network as a political analyst).
Hume, 65, talked about the demands of the job and how his succession should be handled.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME AT THE TOP-RATED CABLE NEWS CHANNEL AND NEARING THE END OF THE BIGGEST PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN RECENT YEARS. WHY LEAVE NOW?
Brit Hume: I think it's time. It's a good idea to go out when you're still doing OK rather than waiting until you're getting old and people stop listening to you. That's part of it. A big part of it is that I have a lot of other things that I want to do. To cite one example, I have a couple of grandchildren that I'm just crazy about. With the job I have now, I really can't go to their plays or games. There's a grandparents' event they have at school. I haven't been able to go. These anchor jobs at cable channels, if you care at all about the content of your program, they're demanding. To try to do a quality program is a lot of work.
THR: YOU'VE TALKED RECENTLY ABOUT HOW YOU'VE LOST A LOT OF YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE JOB. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT IN JOURNALISM?
Hume: I think it's the indispensable ingredient in TV news, and maybe in news in general. You see someone like Mike Wallace, who went on and on and on to a very advanced age, but he was fine because he never lost his zest for this stuff. The cycles or events didn't seem to tire him out. I feel all the time when I'm covering the news that I've seen this before. That's valuable because it may give you insight into how things are going to go or what they mean. But after awhile, it makes it less interesting. And that's a bad thing. That makes me less valuable, I think.
More (http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE4A454420081105)
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Britt Hume is one of the few news anchors that is pretty decent at keeping his personal beliefs/ politics out of his broadcast.
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NOooo! :bawl:
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He announced a long time ago that he was retiring after the elections (they talked about it a bit on election night too).
I just hope they replace him with someone equally experienced.
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I would like to see Chris Wallace get the job.
Britt is to me what Walter Cronkite was to my Dad. Sorry to see him go. :(
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I've always believed that Brit Hume got screwed over at ABC when they promoted Peter Jennings over him, but what the hell do I know?
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Brit is my favorite. I "met" his daughter on a parenting site. Yes I KNOW it was really her. I've seen pictures of her daughters with Brit several times. A few others here know her as well. She gave liberals hell at this site. Just the mere sight of her screen name would send them into a tizzy. We need to get her here. Flame do you still have contact with her?
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And the DUmpmonkiees twist into ....... 3..............2.........................1............
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Brit Hume is a true class act and IMO, the Walter Kronkite of our generation. Sad to see him go. Hopefully they find an equally good replacement, but I doubt it.
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damn... there goes one of the last journalists. but he deserves his retirement.