Chris Wallace announces he is leaving Fox News, joining CNN+

[George II]

Source: CNN

CNN Business (CNN) Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, one of the few high-profile news personalities who retained a reputation of integrity as the channel he worked for leaned hard into right-wing and conspiratorial programming, announced Sunday that he is departing the network and joining CNN+ to host a weekday show.

Wallace made the stunning announcement of his departure from Fox News at the end of "Fox News Sunday," the channel's flagship weekly program that he has moderated since 2003.

"After 18 years — this is my final 'Fox News Sunday.' It is the last time, and I say this with real sadness, we will meet like this," Wallace said.

Shortly after his announcement, CNN announced that Wallace will join CNN+, the news organization's streaming product launching in early 2022, to host a show featuring interviews with newsmakers "across politics, business, sports and culture."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/media/chris-wallace-leaving-fox-news/index.html

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Wallace's resignation has already been posted, but this is about him joining CNN+.

[tishaLA]

1. I figured Brian Williams would end up on CNN+

but this Wallace signing makes that much less likely.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. Wallace is headed to a new streaming CNN if that matters

[padah513]

2. Maybe taking Cuomo's slot?

Hoped they filled that slot with a woman, but I ain't mad about it. So long as it ain't Megan Kelly

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Why? Shouldn't it be the best possible journalist person first? If that's

a woman great. If it's a man great.

[doc03]

3. I mentioned that to my Republican neighbor today.

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He said he wasn't any good anyway. I said he must have
got tired of telling lies. I hope he doesn't bring any Fox bullshit with him.

[soldierant]

18. He was one of the very, very few there who could tell the truth

(not always, but enough to get noticed for it) and even ask awkward questions of egregious liars. So no wonder your neighbor said he wasn't any good.

He'll never be his father, but he's too good for Fox.

[question everything]

4. What is CNN+ ? Another extra charges?

[George II]

5. I wondered too. Looks like it's going to be a pay streaming service. Should be gone by summer!

[oldsoftie]

6. yep; that makes 147 pay streaming services

[question everything]

7. I refuse to pay for all these extra services

We pay enough for Comcast cable and are not going to subscribe to all these extras including Netflix Hulu and others. As it is, TCM that used to be basic cable now charge extra $10.00 (er, $9.99).

We prefer books, anyway.

[Sherman A1]

26. Agreed

I am fed up with the endless new streaming services that add more and more to the budget. Not a fan of cable noise anyway so this is an easy decision.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Stuff like this is aimed at "cord cutters"

who ditched their cable boxes/sat dishes.

It ends up becoming their own "a la cart", pay-only-for-what-they-watch thing that the cable providers don't really have.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. It's a new way to make money. But it does sound like double dipping

We pay for HBO and we're watching a series and saw the first three episodes. And then just to see the next two we had to pay extra. That's a new con too

[question everything]

22. This is really chicken s**t

As you say HBO is already a “Premium channel” so why do this trick?

I think it is worth it to go to their Facebook if you are on Facebook and express your opinion.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Nope... Quit years ago - Russian influence:). Could

Do it on Twitter tho.

[Silver Gaia]

30. You could just ditch HBO on your cable service

and subscribe to HBOMax, the streaming service, instead. It might even be cheaper that way (it was for me) and you'd have everything they offer, which is considerably more than what's on a cable subscription, plus better video and audio if those things matter to you.

We "cut the cord" a few months ago, and I do not regret it. We are saving about $150/mo. and we have more choices plus better video and audio. It was a win-win for us!

[JohnnyRingo]

8. His dad would be proud.

Maybe Mike Wallace is still around, I'm not going to look it up, but if Chris was my son I'd tell people he plays piano in a whore house.

That's not too far off of what he's been doing all these years, if you think about it.

[PatSeg]

9. Mike Wallace passed away years ago

I believe their relationship was rather strained.

[LuckyLib]

10. I always imagined Mike Wallace spinning in his grave that Chris was a member of the Faux network.

[PatSeg]

11. Oh yes, I'm quite sure

As father and son, they couldn't be any more different.

[3catwoman3]

12. That would be a step up from working for...

...Fox.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. i quit cable when they quit me and i wont pay to watch on the internet either.

congrats on him leaving a hostile environment.

[Mike Nelson]

14. I think...

... he has the stench of FOX, still. I think he's late in leaving... I've criticized him a lot, because he elevates FOX and that's part of his job. He must know that was part of his job/paycheck. I would have left during the last contract renewal. It sounds like CNN+ is something to pay for... like Disney+ to see The Beatles. I'm not paying any "+". I have hundreds of TV stations for them to put stuff on... I can't afford to start paying for each new show...

[Mr. Sparkle]

15. His hiring would turn me off getting CNN+ , not encourage it.

[Red Mountain]

16. I concur

Just because he wasn't as batshit crazy as the rest of FOX hosts isn't much of a resume.

[SouthernDem4ever]

28. Agreed!

And since he's on a pay service, I won't see him anyway. Now fux can replace him with a batshit crazy to even out their fair and balanced reporting lol

[bmichaelh]

17. CNN+ Another streaming service

If CNN+ is separate and not bundled with another service, it might be a mistake.

One can get NBC News programming with Peacock or ABC News programming with Hulu.

[cstanleytech]

24. He gave legitimacy to Fox and that makes him unredeemable imo. NT

[Knight of the Middle]

25. Duplicate

Of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142839408

[Cha]

33. It's not a "dupe" as the

OP explains in the message.

This one is about MW joining CNN After leaving faux.

[Knight of the Middle]

34. I said "Duplicate"

Realizing full well that Dupe can be construed as an insult.

[Cha]

35. OK. It's not a "duplicate".

[twodogsbarking]

29. God's will.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Actually think this is a good thing. If we can syphon off some

Fox viewers to CNN just to expose them to a different world that will be worth it.
It probably won't be many because I don't see them as being streaming services type people. But it might be some.

In addition, I'm far less dogmatic about him in general. He is absolutely the only one I know of on that side who at least tries to ask some tough questions.

[Cha]

32. I hope that's a good

thing.. and yes the last I read MW was just ".. leaving Faux to try new things"