TVNewser is reporting that "20/20" co-anchor John Stossel is leaving ABC News to join the 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.
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Welcome to the light
September 10, 2009 - 12:39 ET by expatriotIt will be interesting to see how many more jump ship when the opportunity presents itself.
Good for John. I hope he
September 10, 2009 - 12:42 ET by HockeyKidGood for John. I hope he made a big bundle o' bucks on the deal. We need many more folks with "Give Me a Break" attitudes in the media.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
"Give Me a Break" attitudes in the media.
September 10, 2009 - 13:12 ET by MaximusBraveheartLOL. Yes I love his honesty in that statement! Good for him. M-B
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THE controversy over gender row champion runner Caster Semenya deepened today —
after reports claimed sex swap tests have shown she is a HERMAPHRODITE.
South African gold-medallist Semenya, 18, has both male and female organs, it
was claimed.
*jumps up and down*
September 10, 2009 - 12:44 ET by katainkentYES YES YES! He was utterly wasted and unappreciated there.
Bring Tapper with you!
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
bring em all
September 10, 2009 - 12:49 ET by candanceLet's get Tapper and Santorelli. Anyone who believes in telling it like it is. The networks might as well syndicate The Daily Show to serve as news.
I wonder
September 10, 2009 - 13:06 ET by katainkentif they can redo the healthcare special that ABC didn't run.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
Well now ABC has no credibility
September 10, 2009 - 12:44 ET by Conservative VoiceStossel was the only thing that kept ABC honest.
Absolutely! A great day for
September 10, 2009 - 12:57 ET by pwozAbsolutely! A great day for Fox!
Can their ratings get any better? LOL!
A great day for FOX, maybe,
September 10, 2009 - 13:31 ET by mattmA great day for FOX, maybe, but a bad day for the non-cable TV viewers. Stossel was one of the very few credible people in the MSM.
FOX needs to get onto over-the-air TV.
Lets hope John focuses on
September 10, 2009 - 12:44 ET by nicksmith112Lets hope John focuses on government waste and corruption.
I always looked forward to his segments on fox!
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
Excellent! More bad news for the NBC/MSNBC Allstars's ratings
September 10, 2009 - 12:47 ET by SickofLibsNobody methodically dissects a story like Stossel.
One thing I definitely
September 10, 2009 - 13:00 ET by black47211One thing I definitely admire about Mr. Stossel is that he won't say anything about any topic until he has fully researched it. I remember on one of his visits to Glenn Beck that he was asked his opinion about something, but consistently deferred making a statement until he had better knowledge of that subject. Character like that doesn't come along very often.
His desision to come to FOX probably has Olbermann and Maddow and the gang at MSNBC wetting their panties. Awesome.
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~Speaking of character
September 10, 2009 - 13:16 ET by choselife3xWhy aren't you using your dborschjr68 account, pelicanmarsh?
That high-pitched scream you hear is the Kos plant under my heel.
Stossel's stories make the complex very simple to understand
September 10, 2009 - 13:49 ET by LSBeeneI love watching John Stossel because, IMO, he makes complex issues very simple - and he give examples and asks good questions.
And best of all, no matter WHO he is questioning, if he agrees with them or does not, he plays devil's advocate - that's a great thing.
Good for him and good for Fox.
Steven
Great Addition
September 10, 2009 - 12:49 ET by Airforce_5_OJohn will do will at Fox
Liberalism: The haunting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
WoooooHooooo! Me likeee!
September 10, 2009 - 12:53 ET by sic721Fox is the "NY Yankees of the media", snapping up all the best talent out there. Now if they could only sign Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Jeri Thompson, maybe Jake Tapper, etc., we'd be rolling!
"Life's tough.....It's even tougher if you're stupid"-John Wayne
I wish they'd sign Dobbs, too...
September 10, 2009 - 13:04 ET by SickofLibs..if for nothing more than to give Olbermann a heart attack.
I have mixed feelilngs about this.
September 10, 2009 - 12:58 ET by cjbreischI have mixed feelings about this. Good for Stossel. I'm sure he'll get more respect from his coworkers there.
But, bad for us. Stossel's one of the few good guys remaining in the MSM.
I have mixed feelings as well.
September 11, 2009 - 07:17 ET by mom_roxSome people, like my mother, do not get cable channels. It's not as if ABC will replace him with another libertarian or a conservative.
~~save your tea, dump congress~~
Yippppiiiiieeeee!!!!!!!!
September 10, 2009 - 13:19 ET by legacyrepublicanI'm sorry, is my bias showing? I should show more decorum, you know, like as if the Pres was speaking to a joint session.
Well, sounds like a good move to me. I wish him luck in his new job.
P.S. Yeah, Yippie, Fantastic, Super, Great, Wonderful News, Terrific, About Time!
Good to hear...
September 10, 2009 - 13:27 ET by PrairieSkyStossel has been one of the few voices of reason at ABC for quite a long time, and I was wondering how much longer he would continue there. He's been appearing on Fox News more and more often the last year or two, and I think this is a good move for him and for Fox Business Network (which is a great channel, btw).
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Great
September 10, 2009 - 13:29 ET by charlietexasWe love John, we stoped watching 20/20 long ago. We just watch his segment then flip....good for him. He'll do great. mom
Great News! First we hear
September 10, 2009 - 13:30 ET by bigtimerGreat News!
First we hear about Imus joinng FBN...now Stossel, whom I have always had nothing but the utmost respect for...
You know the other SRM are not happy...they can pretend otherwise as they continue to sink in their own quicksand...which they're to stupid to realize they are sinking in...with no rope that will be thrown to them.
Go FOX!
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Fox News
September 10, 2009 - 13:33 ET by FeynmanFanFox News just gets better and better.
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
The purge of dissenting
September 10, 2009 - 13:54 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe purge of dissenting voices in the MSM continues...
Isolate them all onto one or two networks...
Visit The Daily Wave
Roger, It strikes me as
September 10, 2009 - 15:27 ET by Chris NormanRoger,
It strikes me as funny (bitterly so) that it wouldn't take too big of a lifeboat to hold the dissenting voices on the MSM channels. After Stossel, and maybe Santelli - who? Tapper is more honest than most, but still liberal. :)
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Stossel Rules!!
September 10, 2009 - 14:20 ET by VengeanceIsMineThank God. He hardly ever gets an air time on 20/20 anymore. Now I can stop DVR'ing 20/20 altogether and start recording his on FBN.
"You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt." Daniel Hannan
Finally, I'm glad to see
September 10, 2009 - 15:50 ET by rollinghillsFinally, I'm glad to see him going to a place where he will be appreciated for his work. He was the last reason (besides college football) for me to ever watch any of the alphabet channels.
Why does over the air Fox not have a nightly news show to compete with the 3 clown networks? That would be a great way to spread truth to the masses.
ABC is bleeding patsies.
September 10, 2009 - 16:21 ET by deerjerkydaveABC is bleeding patsies. Who's next? Tapper? George Will?
ABC will probably replace Stossel with somebody from the Obama or Clinton administrations. I hear Van Jones might be looking for a new job! I'm sure they'd love him over at ABC news.
I always knew Stossel would make this move
September 10, 2009 - 18:49 ET by R D HelmThose idiots at the All Barack Channel don't deserve a John Stossel. Congrats to John and to Fox.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
Good luck Mr. Stossel
September 10, 2009 - 20:47 ET by wearyHis perspective is always a refreshing alternative to the typical network group-think. But his departure troubles me.
To my knowledge, only ABC's Jake Tapper and Brian Ross are left to provide reporting that is not completely wedded to the liberal elite's pet causes.
In the battle for the minds of the occasional news consumers or political moderates, these other voices behind enemy lines are vital. The undecided audiences who hear the continuing downplaying of Fox and talk radio are likely to be swayed by the the liberal media's volume, the solidarity and its remnants of “credibility.”
Well, if nothing else, I like that our guys in the old media are burrs in liberal's saddles!
→ I'm verklempt
September 10, 2009 - 20:59 ET by Cool ArrowFOX is proof that a monopoly can provide excellence without even the hint of a competitor to push for greater excellence?
This should not occur in the real world, but it has.
Where is the competition?
Again we win. Stossell wins. Fox wins (mostly our respect, since FOX has no competition)
And in a sense, ABC wins. They don't have to worry about charges of fairness in reporting ever being levelled against them.
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS