Chris Wallace on the set of “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace” at the FOX News DC Bureau on June 4, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Fox News spokesman Chris Wallace abruptly announced on Sunday that he is leaving the network after 18 years, effective immediately.
The “Fox News Sunday” host says he’s ready for a change.
“I wanted to try something new, going beyond politics to all things I care about. I’m ready for a new adventure,” Wallace said in a statement that aired on the show’s final show. mine. Wallace did not provide further details on his new endeavor, but said that he hopes fans will “check it out.”
The network will fill the slot with rotating servers until a new anchor is named, the company said in a statement. Press Release.
“Eighteen years ago, the bosses here at Fox promised that they would never interfere with a guest I booked or a question I asked. And they kept that promise,” Wallace said. speak.
Wallace’s sudden departure was followed by a tumultuous period in the world of cable news. MSNBC host and former managing and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” Brian Williams announced last month that he leave the net at the end of the year. Williams said he expected him to “pop up again somewhere.”
CNN too fired its first anchor Chris Cuomo earlier this month, after “new information” came to light during a review of how he helped his brother and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo respond to sexual harassment allegations. In a statement, Cuomo said he was disappointed by CNN’s decision.
