Shepard Smh on Life After Fox and What Warms His 'Ltle Gay Heart'

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• IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS
• FOX NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH COM OUT AS GAYTHE LONGTIME ANCHOR NI OTED FOX NEWS CEO ROGER AIL MA HIM STAY THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 17, 2016/2:18 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 17, 2016 / 2:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FOX NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH COM OUT AS GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-17T18:18:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-17T18:18:22.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHEPARD SMH HAS BEEN WH FOX NEWS SCE LNCHED 20 YEARS AGO, BUT 'S ONLY NOW THAT HE IS ACKNOWLEDGG HE IS A GAY MAN AT THE UNTRY'S MOST NSERVATIVE TELEVISN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A NEW TERVIEW WH THE HUFFGTON POST, SMH NIED OTED CHAIRMAN ROGER AIL PREVENTED HIM OM G OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}'THAT'S NOT TE. HE WAS AS NICE AS HE ULD BE TO ME. I LOVED HIM LIKE A FATHER,' SAID THE 52-YEAR-OLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, HE ADDS, THE ALLEGATNS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT HAVE BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I TSTED HIM WH MY REER AND WH... I TSTED HIM AND TSTS WERE BETRAYED,' SMH SAID OF AIL. "THIS PLACE HAS S ENEMI, BUT SI, WAS VERY PERSONAL, AND VERY SRRG AND HORRIFYG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2014, GAWKER REPORTED SHEPARD WANTED TO E OUT PUBLICLY BUT AIL STOPPED HIM. "THIS ME UP DURG NTRACT NEGOTIATNS," A FOX NEWS SIR REPORTEDLY SAID. "SHEP WANTED TO AND WAS READY TO E OUT, AND ROGER JT SAID 'NO.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH NIED THE CLAIM, AS WELL AS REPORTS THAT AIL MA HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE TREATED ME WH RPECT, JT RPECT,' SAID SMH THE HUFFPO TERVIEW. "I WASN'T NEW THE BS WHEN I ME HERE—I'D BEEN DOG REPORTG FOR 12 YEARS. BUT I WASN'T OLD EHER, AND HE GAVE ME EVERY OPPORTUNY THE WORLD. AND HE NEVER ASKED ANYTHG OF ME BUT THAT WE TRY TO GET RIGHT EVERY DAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ADD THAT FOX NEWS "WAS A VERY WARM AND LOVG AND FORTABLE PLACE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2013, GAWKER REPORTED SMH WAS DATG A MALE FOX NEWS PRODUCTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE MARRIED LLEGE CLASSMATE VIRGIA DONALD 1987 BUT THE TWO DIVORCED 1993 WH NO KIDS. SCE HIS ARRIVAL ON THE NATNAL SCENE, HIS SEXUALY HAS BEEN TREATED AS SOMETHG OF AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT NAMED HIM TO S POWER 50 2011, AND HE ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN GALA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'S CHALLENGED THE STAT QUO AT THE CHANNEL ON SEVERAL TOPICS, MOST NOTABLY MARRIAGE EQUALY AND GOP PRINTIAL NDIDATE DONALD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2012, HE ASKED ANTI-LGBT POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO ONCE PARED HOMOSEXUALY TO BTIALY, “HOW LONG DO YOU THK ’LL BE UNTIL YOU TCH UP WH THE RT OF THE UNTRY AND REALIZE EVERYBODY’S OKAY?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY HE'S QUTNED DONALD TMP'S TEGRY AND VALU, LLG HIM "ALMOST FASCIST."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'D STILL LIKE TO TERVIEW TMP, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME TIME WH HIM. FOR ME, AT LEAST, WOULD BE TERTG TO GO THROUGH THE THGS HE’S SAID AND THE THGS HE’S DONE AND TRY TO GET AN EXPLANATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, S UNLIKELY SMH WILL MORPH TO RACHEL MADDOW OR BEE AN LGBT ADVOTE—AT LEAST WHILE HE'S STILL AT FOX NEWS. FOR HOWEVER LONG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• SHEPARD SMH GETS MORE VOL ABOUT BEG GAY AMID FOX NEWS TUMULT

IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS

There, the former Fox News anchor discsed gay stereotyp and the dangers of beg pigeonholed as a gay journalist. "I don't want to be the gay journalist. I want to be the journalist who is gay.

FOX NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH COM OUT AS GAYTHE LONGTIME ANCHOR NI OTED FOX NEWS CEO ROGER AIL MA HIM STAY THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 17, 2016/2:18 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 17, 2016 / 2:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FOX NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH COM OUT AS GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-17T18:18:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-17T18:18:22.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHEPARD SMH HAS BEEN WH FOX NEWS SCE LNCHED 20 YEARS AGO, BUT 'S ONLY NOW THAT HE IS ACKNOWLEDGG HE IS A GAY MAN AT THE UNTRY'S MOST NSERVATIVE TELEVISN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A NEW TERVIEW WH THE HUFFGTON POST, SMH NIED OTED CHAIRMAN ROGER AIL PREVENTED HIM OM G OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}'THAT'S NOT TE. HE WAS AS NICE AS HE ULD BE TO ME. I LOVED HIM LIKE A FATHER,' SAID THE 52-YEAR-OLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, HE ADDS, THE ALLEGATNS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT HAVE BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I TSTED HIM WH MY REER AND WH... I TSTED HIM AND TSTS WERE BETRAYED,' SMH SAID OF AIL. "THIS PLACE HAS S ENEMI, BUT SI, WAS VERY PERSONAL, AND VERY SRRG AND HORRIFYG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2014, GAWKER REPORTED SHEPARD WANTED TO E OUT PUBLICLY BUT AIL STOPPED HIM. "THIS ME UP DURG NTRACT NEGOTIATNS," A FOX NEWS SIR REPORTEDLY SAID. "SHEP WANTED TO AND WAS READY TO E OUT, AND ROGER JT SAID 'NO.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH NIED THE CLAIM, AS WELL AS REPORTS THAT AIL MA HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE TREATED ME WH RPECT, JT RPECT,' SAID SMH THE HUFFPO TERVIEW. "I WASN'T NEW THE BS WHEN I ME HERE—I'D BEEN DOG REPORTG FOR 12 YEARS. BUT I WASN'T OLD EHER, AND HE GAVE ME EVERY OPPORTUNY THE WORLD. AND HE NEVER ASKED ANYTHG OF ME BUT THAT WE TRY TO GET RIGHT EVERY DAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ADD THAT FOX NEWS "WAS A VERY WARM AND LOVG AND FORTABLE PLACE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2013, GAWKER REPORTED SMH WAS DATG A MALE FOX NEWS PRODUCTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE MARRIED LLEGE CLASSMATE VIRGIA DONALD 1987 BUT THE TWO DIVORCED 1993 WH NO KIDS. SCE HIS ARRIVAL ON THE NATNAL SCENE, HIS SEXUALY HAS BEEN TREATED AS SOMETHG OF AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT NAMED HIM TO S POWER 50 2011, AND HE ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN GALA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'S CHALLENGED THE STAT QUO AT THE CHANNEL ON SEVERAL TOPICS, MOST NOTABLY MARRIAGE EQUALY AND GOP PRINTIAL NDIDATE DONALD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2012, HE ASKED ANTI-LGBT POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO ONCE PARED HOMOSEXUALY TO BTIALY, “HOW LONG DO YOU THK ’LL BE UNTIL YOU TCH UP WH THE RT OF THE UNTRY AND REALIZE EVERYBODY’S OKAY?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY HE'S QUTNED DONALD TMP'S TEGRY AND VALU, LLG HIM "ALMOST FASCIST."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'D STILL LIKE TO TERVIEW TMP, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME TIME WH HIM. FOR ME, AT LEAST, WOULD BE TERTG TO GO THROUGH THE THGS HE’S SAID AND THE THGS HE’S DONE AND TRY TO GET AN EXPLANATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, S UNLIKELY SMH WILL MORPH TO RACHEL MADDOW OR BEE AN LGBT ADVOTE—AT LEAST WHILE HE'S STILL AT FOX NEWS. FOR HOWEVER LONG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

After he began to do that, at the NLGJA chat he revealed he had been ma the "token gay" multiple tim and advised others to avoid if warned agast acceptg suatns where an edor says, "Oh, there's a gay story. Gay guy, go ver that.

SHEPARD SMH GETS MORE VOL ABOUT BEG GAY AMID FOX NEWS TUMULT

"[iame height=349 width=560]"You know how they stereotype [gay men], " Smh said, enuragg others to rema lm and bslike.

"He add that while "that's te for dividuals, " is not te for gay men as a group. "Life is wonrful beg out and gay and proud, " he said. I'm so proud and happy to be part of this lovg gay muny.

In fact, the gay journalist was jovial and quick on his feet, not showg any nerv about his highly-anticipated new show and movg om the polarizg, sndal-prone environment of Fox News to the type-A Wall Street energy of seemed to have a weight lifted off his shoulrs now that his many years at Fox are behd him. Durg our nversatn, Smh had lots to tell about the rponsibily he felt to the public and his inty as a gay Advote: Beg on CNBC, do the show have a fancial foc?