Rupert Murdoch, second from left, leaves a Manhattan restaurant with Jack Abernethy, second from right, and Bill Shine, right, on April 24. Shine, a 20-year Fox News veteran, appeared to have the backing of Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch in the wake of the firing of Bill O’Reilly, Fox’s biggest star. Rupert Murdoch announced Shine’s departure in an internal memo Monday afternoon:(Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post)“Sadly, Bill Shine resigned today,” he wrote. Added Murdoch, “Fox News continues to break both viewing and revenue records, for which I thank you all. In addition to Ailes, O’Reilly and now Shine, Fox has lost Megyn Kelly and Greta Van Susteren, both of whom anchored evening programs on Fox.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 19:06 UTC