Megyn Kelly To Leave Fox News For NBC
- Dirk Sege
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min read
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has decided to leave Fox News to take a position at NBC, NBC News announced Tuesday.
Kelly has been with Fox News for 12 years, most recently as the host of The Kelly Files, but was offered a big new role at NBC News, where she will host an hour-long daytime news show Monday through Friday and a Sunday night news show, and participate in the network’s special programs, such as major event coverage.
Kelly was Fox News' second-most watched host after Bill O'Reilly, and her departure will leave a hole in the network's prime-time lineup just months after chairman Roger Ailes was ousted following sexual harassment allegations.
In going to NBC, Kelly turns down $20 million offered to her by Fox to stay on after her current contract expires this summer. Her pay at NBC is undisclosed, but the network had "made it clear that they could not match that money from Fox,"
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