Fox's Hume to Step Down

[kpete]

Fox's Hume to Step Down
Veteran Anchor to Stay as Senior Analyst

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 16, 2008; Page C07

Brit Hume, a top anchor and executive with Fox News since the channel was launched 12 years ago, plans to step down at year's end. But he won't disappear entirely.

Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65, will give up his job as Washington managing editor and anchor of "Special Report," the 6 p.m. show that has beaten the cable news competition for seven years. They say he is near a deal to continue with Fox in a senior-statesman role, not unlike that of NBC's Tom Brokaw, for roughly 100 days a year.

Hume would be a senior political analyst, anchor for special events, panelist on "Fox News Sunday" and occasional substitute for the host, Chris Wallace.

Hume was unavailable for comment; the sources describing the situation would not be identified discussing pending contract negotiations.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071501744.html?hpid=topnews

[snooper2]

1. hmmm

I guess they can find a couple tits to replace him :rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Faux has no shortage of nuts, either.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. dupe -sorry

[ProgressiveFool]

2. You should edit your title- he slithers, not steps /nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. His face reminds me of an oven-hot pizza sliding off a serving tray.

[tekisui]

6. .....after he swallowed his face.

[Mabus]

7. Not surprising

Since he's never been one to step up to the job. :evilgrin:

And what's this "senior-statesman role" stuff. :rofl: They really have reached the bottom of their barrel.

[arcadian]

8. Step down to where? He's already on the 9th plane of Hell.

Not much further down he can go. :D

[Cheap_Trick]

9. Buh Bye Shit Fume....don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya...

you might get brain damage.