UPDATE: Megyn Kelly's NBC morning show has ended [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Megyn Kelly’s NBC morning show has ended. The network announced Friday that other Today show anchors will replace her in the 9 a.m. hour bringing an end to “Megyn Kelly Today.” The cancellation follows months of the host’s missteps, awkward moments and racially insensitive defense of blackface Halloween costumes.
Kelly, once a star at Fox News, had long nurtured ambitions of moving out of the conservative news bubble and into the top tier of mainstream broadcast personalities, with aspirations of becoming a mix of Oprah Winfrey and Charlie Rose.
She once said she wanted to “help people,” just as Oprah had. Her book title suggested she wanted to “settle for more.” She debuted her softer-edged NBC morning show “Megyn Kelly Today” by saying she was “kind of done with politics for now.” But her rocky transition to morning news showed just how difficult it is to separate one’s identity from the Fox News brand.
The end of her show was announced in a tweet by NBC News. People close to the matter said Thursday that Kelly’s lawyers and NBC brass planned to meet today to hash out the details of their relationship. NBC lured Kelly from Fox News early last year with a three-year, $69 million contract.
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By Washington Post Staff
October 26 at 1:49 PM
The network announced Friday that other “Today” show anchors will replace her in the 9 a.m. hour, bringing an end to “Megyn Kelly Today” following months of missteps, awkward moments and a racially insensitive defense of blackface Halloween costumes.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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