Shepard Smith doesn’t have a bad word to say about Fox News. “They never interfered with what I was doing.” Is it different from when it started? “Well, I think every network has evolved since 1996.” Did you leave because you were fed up? “You know, it was time.”Mr. Smith, the former Fox News chief news anchor with an easy Mississippi lilt, abruptly left his television home of 23 years last October after clashing with one of the channel’s conservative stars and relentless taunts from President Trump, who denounced Mr. Smith for his skeptical coverage. In the end, it was Mr. Smith’s decision to step away.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2020 18:56 UTC