News about Shepard Smith

As the network undergoes a significant change of its leadership, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim is leaving the network after five years. Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at the New York Times, will be named as the new president of editorial for NBC News, replacing Oppenheim. Blumenstein, a long history in print and digital publishing, but lacks expertise in television news, will lead NBC News at a time of rapid change in technology and customer preferences.'

Despite launching a scheme to diversify the company's news anchors, NBCUniversal fired LGBTQ anchor Shepard Smith and black anchor Tiffany Cross, a move that directly contradicts chairman Cesar Conde's proposed diversification strategy. Conde's previous efforts have stated that the network intends to broaden the number of communities represented by their anchors, but the recent firings indicate that those efforts are no longer a priority. Smith, who was known for his long career with Fox News, left the network in 2019, but his show The News with Shepard Smith was cancelled due to a shift toward business news. On Friday, news of Cross' firing was announced, and her analyst show Cross Connection has regularly caused headaches for the network as a result of her vocal remarks. NBCUniversal's first undergraduate and community college students started the NBCUniversal Academy, a journalism education and enrichment service that provides them with valuable insights through hands-on experience with the network's journalists.

Shepard Smith's CNBC show was cancelled two years after he joined the news organization after leaving Fox News. Officials at CNBC announced that The News with Shepard Smith will halt sometime this month as the organization shifts its attention away from company gossip to business news. Smith's spot on CNBC will be taken over by a new finance show, but it's unclear who will be the host.