Atrios reports Bill Hemmer going to Faux News...

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/3273018

July 19, 2005, 4:11PM

Former CNN anchor Bill Hemmer joins Fox News
Associated Press

NEW YORK — Bill Hemmer, dumped last month by CNN as co-host of its morning show, has joined archrival Fox News Channel as a daytime anchor.

Once one of CNN's rising stars, Hemmer was called the "chad lad" following his coverage of the Florida recount in 2000. CNN paired him with Paula Zahn as American Morning co-host in 2002, before she was replaced by Soledad O'Brien.

CNN said it wanted to "improve the chemistry" in the morning when it replaced Hemmer with Miles O'Brien this spring. The New York-based Hemmer was reportedly offered a White House correspondent's job at CNN but declined.

A Cincinnati native, Hemmer began his career as a weekend sports anchor in that city.

Hemmer will be a correspondent along with anchoring daytime news coverage, Fox said Tuesday.

[NewJeffCT]

1. He'll fit right in...

another RWer.

[Rick Myers]

2. Can he please take Kyra Phillips with him????

:grr:

[WatchWhatISay]

9. And Rush's Steady

Daryn Kagan too.

[Cha]

12. And candyass

crowley?

[Lord_StarFyre]

3. Oh, what a shock

Bill Hummer, Bush Cabana Boy, going to Faux News...

Screw the little Jeff Gannonized Girlie Boy...

[rzemanfl]

4. Breaking news: Prostitutes sleep around. n/t

[roguevalley]

5. if you want to learn the back end of all this, link and read this

website: http://mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

It daily has the backside of the news and Bill Hemmer was front page for a few days. He's supposed to be exceptionally dumb and his staff has to do all his work. He didn't want to be New York Bureau Chief so this doesn't surprise me. Lots of CNN people are glad to see him go.

[thinkingwoman]

6. he's a robot

what did they expect? :eyes:

[snowbear]

7. He almost went to CBS Nightly News...

According to a recent article > http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/jul05/340237.asp

They were toying with the idea of either Bill Hemmer or John Roberts to replace interim anchor Bob Schieffer.

I think they'd be crazy if they didn't select John Roberts.. He's been with CBS forever and deserves the promotion! Kudos to them for not giving it to Hemmer.. He belongs at Fox!

[Canuckistanian]

10. I can't believe John Roberts could be a top US anchor..

I remember him when I was a teenager. He worked for a local Toronto TV station called CITY-TV. Only back then he was known as "JD" Roberts and was a sort of a pretty-boy Vee-Jay with Jeanne Beker, now a fashion guru. Didn't exactly strike me as the sort who would follow in the footsteps of Cronkite, Brokaw and Jennings (also Canadian).

[Kahuna]

8. LOL! That's a good place for him. I hope Wolf follows.

Wolf and Bill get their news from Drudge. :pukeK

[liberalfriend]

11. how do you turn down the white house beat?

I thought that was like Mecca to reporters?

[MidnightWind]

13. Now if he'd just take Wolf & Candy Crowley with him to Faux. . .

the three of them are the three biggest GOP ass kissers I've ever seen. I fired off so many angry emails to the three of them last year during the election season. Ugh. Oh well, at least I'll never have to see him again as I do NOT watch Faux!