Fox News on Monday announced the resignation of co-President Bill Shine, who had been the right-hand man to founding chairman Roger Ailes until Ailes’ departure last year. Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of parent News Corp and acting CEO of Fox News, tweeted: “Sadly, Bill Shine resigned today. I know Bill was respected and liked by everybody at Fox News. We will all miss him”
Suzanne Scott is the new president of programming, and Jay Wallace has been promoted to president of news. Both are longtime network insiders. Fox News has been in turmoil since last year. First, CEO Ailes was forced out after allegations of sexual harassment. Then prime-time host Megyn Kelly fled for NBC. READ MORE
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