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Article: Mr. Smith Goes to Election Night; Fox News Anchor Preparing for Long Haul on Broadcast Net.(News)(Shepard Smith)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- October 27, 2008
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Byline: Michele Greppi
Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith says, "Chatting about politics is not my favorite thing.'' He wearies of "the chattering classes'' that have been a staple of news coverage of the two-year presidential campaign.
He likes the Big Story, and this presidential election certainly is "one for the history books,'' no matter which party wins. So he's energetically prepping to anchor a six- or seven-hour Election Night program that will broadcast the results and the ramifications to Fox-owned and Fox-affiliated stations on Nov. 4.
"I did it four years ago on the broadcast network, and it was an amazing experience,'' Mr. ...