Gvanni Graziano is the gay partner of Shepard Smh, the former breakg news anchor on FOX News and a producer at FOX Bs Network
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- CNBC'S SHEPARD SMH ON BEG GAY AT WORK: DON'T SETTLE FOR BEG A 'TOKEN'
- ‘I’VE GOT NOTHG TO HI’: FOX NEWS’S SHEPARD SMH TALKS ABOUT BEG GAY
- IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS
- WHO IS SHEPARD SMH’S GAY PARTNER GVANNI GRAZIANO?
- GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN, 'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY."{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;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019/7:48 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2396PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) JANE SKNER VISS "SHEPARD SMH REPORTG" AT FOX NEWS CHANNEL STUDS ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019 / 7:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}THIS IS SHEPARD SMH, SIGNG {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, WHO STARTED WORKG AT FOX NEWS WHEN LNCHED 1996, HAS STEPPED DOWN AS ANCHOR OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG, AS WELL AS OM HIS ROLE AS CHIEF NEWS ANCHOR AND MANAGG EDOR OF THE NSERVATIVE BLE WORK'S BREAKG 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;}DPE EXTENDG HIS FOX NEWS NTRACT, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY REACHED $15 LN A YEAR, MARCH 2018, SMH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY DURG THE AFTERNOON EDN OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG THAT WOULD BE HIS FAL {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;}"THE OPPORTUNI AFFORD THIS GUY OM SMALL-TOWN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN MANY," SMH SAID ON-AIR. "RECENTLY I ASKED THE PANY TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS. AFTER REQUTG THAT I STAY, THEY OBLIGED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}"UNR OUR AGREEMENT, I WON’T BE REPORTG ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST THE NEAR FUTURE," HE EXPLAED, ADDG THAT HE WOULD STEAD SPEND MORE TIME WH HIS PARTNER, GVANNI GRAZIANO, AND THEIR DOG. "BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MORE OF G AND LUCIA AND OUR IENDS AND FAY, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT ALONG. THIS IS MY LAST NEWSST HERE."{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;}"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN," HE NCLUD, "'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY, THAT THE TTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS WILL THRIVE."{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'S ABPT PARTURE, WHICH VISIBLY SHOCKED SOME OF HIS LLEAGU, FOLLOWS REPORTED FIGHTG BETWEEN THE WORK’S NEWS AND OPN DIVISNS, EXACERBATED BY THE THREAT OF IMPEACHMENT RPONSE TO PRINT TMP ASKG UKRAE PRINT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TO VTIGATE POLIL RIVAL JOE BIN. SMH'S REPORTG, WHICH WAS IMPARTIAL OR CRIL OF THE TMP ADMISTRATN, HAD CREASGLY PUT HIM AT ODDS WH MORE RIGHT-WG AND PRO-TMP FOX NEWS PUNDS LIKE TUCKER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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’S RIGNATN ALSO DAYS AFTER A MEETG HELD BETWEEN BILL BARR, TMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND FOX NEWS OWNER RUPERT MURDOCH. TMP NAMED SMH THIS WEEK A TWEET PLAG THAT THE WORK WAS “MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ED TO BE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.”{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;}“SHEP IS ONE OF THE PREMIER NEWSSTERS OF HIS GENERATN AND HIS EXTRAORDARY BODY OF WORK IS AMONG THE FT JOURNALISM THE DTRY," FOX NEWS PRINT JAY WALLACE SAID A STATEMENT. "HIS TEGRY AND OUTSTANDG REPORTG OM THE FIELD HELPED PUT FOX NEWS ON THE MAP AND THERE IS SIMPLY NO BETTER BREAKG NEWS ANCHOR WHO HAS THE ABILY TO TRANSPORT A VIEWER TO A PLACE OF NFLICT, TRAGEDY, SPAIR OR ELATN THROUGH HIS MASTERFUL LIVERY.”{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 PUBLICLY ADDRSED HIS SEXUALY FOR THE FIRST TIME 2016, BEG FOX NEWS' ONLY OUT GAY ANCHOR. HE NIED THAT FOX NEWS EXECS LIKE OTED CEO ROGER AIL HAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 DIDN’T THK I WAS ," SMH LATER SAID OF HIS SEXUALY DURG A 2017 TALK AT THE UNIVERSY OF MISSISSIPPI’S MEEK SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA. "IT’S NOT A THG. I GO TO WORK. I MANAGE A LOT OF PEOPLE. I VER THE NEWS. I AL WH HOLY HELL AROUND ME. I GO HOME TO THE MAN I’M LOVE WH."{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 WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN OM 1987 TO 1993. PRR TO 2016, SMH'S SEXUALY WAS TREATED AS AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT CLUD HIM S POWER 50 LIST AND HE EVEN ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN {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 SMH FAMOLY ASKED ANTI-LGBTQ POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO HAD 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;}ROTATG ANCHORS WILL REPLACE SMH ON FOX NEWS HIS AFTERNOON TIME SLOT UNTIL A NEW PROGRAM IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
- SHEP SMH COM OUT AS GAY
- CNBC AX GAY NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH’S NIGHTLY NEWSST AFTER TWO YEARS
CNBC'S SHEPARD SMH ON BEG GAY AT WORK: DON'T SETTLE FOR BEG A 'TOKEN'
Followg Shepard Smh's divorce om ex-wife Virgia, the former Fox News host announced he was gay and has a long-time partner — but are they married? * shephard smith gay *
CNBC Host Shepard Smh Isn't Married, but He Do Have a Longtime PartnerFollowg Shepard Smh's divorce om ex-wife Virgia, the former Fox News host announced he was gay and has a long-time partner — but are they married? Fox News anchor Shepard Smh, ually tight-lipped about his personal life, recently discsed his experience of growg up gay the nservative South and the effect had on his reer wh stunts at the Universy of Mississippi’s Meek School of spoke at his alma mater for about 45 mut last month, but his ments began to spread natnally this week.
‘I’VE GOT NOTHG TO HI’: FOX NEWS’S SHEPARD SMH TALKS ABOUT BEG GAY
Shepard Smh is gay and has been a relatnship wh Gvanni Graziano sce 2012. The journalist joed Fox News Channel at s ceptn and worked there for 23 years * shephard smith gay *
“I’ve never really stood ont of a crowd and talked to them about ‘the gay, '” he said. And then I met Gee Weberg” — the psychologist who ed the term “homophobia” — “and he helped me figure out.
Shepard Smh is gay and has been a relatnship wh Gvanni Graziano sce 2012. Is Shepard Smh Gay?
IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS
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Very few knew much about the man behd the journalist, so April 2017, when Smh publicly disclosed he was gay a speech at the Universy of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism, was a ltle surprisg to many. Who is His Gay Partner? The former Fox News star journalist has been a relatnship wh his gay partner for more than seven years.
Though Shepard Smh sists he never “hid” his sexualy, not many knew he was gay. However, we now know that he is currently a homosexual relatnship wh, Gvanni Graziano, who is also the media dtry.
Gvanni Graziano is the gay partner of Shepard Smh, the former breakg news anchor on FOX News and a producer at FOX Bs Network. Sexual Orientatn: Homosexual.
WHO IS SHEPARD SMH’S GAY PARTNER GVANNI GRAZIANO?
After several years of ignorg mors, Shepard Smh fally me open about beg gay April 2017 when he was givg a talk at the Universy of Mississippi, his alma mater, even though he did not reveal who his partner was at the time.
The fact that Shepard and Gvanni were a gay relatnship may have e as a surprise to many, seeg that Shepard Smh was prevly regard as a straight man. ”Smh publicly addrsed his sexualy for the first time 2016, beg Fox News' only out gay anchor.
GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN, 'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY."{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;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019/7:48 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2396PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) JANE SKNER VISS "SHEPARD SMH REPORTG" AT FOX NEWS CHANNEL STUDS ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019 / 7:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}THIS IS SHEPARD SMH, SIGNG {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, WHO STARTED WORKG AT FOX NEWS WHEN LNCHED 1996, HAS STEPPED DOWN AS ANCHOR OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG, AS WELL AS OM HIS ROLE AS CHIEF NEWS ANCHOR AND MANAGG EDOR OF THE NSERVATIVE BLE WORK'S BREAKG 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;}DPE EXTENDG HIS FOX NEWS NTRACT, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY REACHED $15 LN A YEAR, MARCH 2018, SMH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY DURG THE AFTERNOON EDN OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG THAT WOULD BE HIS FAL {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;}"THE OPPORTUNI AFFORD THIS GUY OM SMALL-TOWN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN MANY," SMH SAID ON-AIR. "RECENTLY I ASKED THE PANY TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS. AFTER REQUTG THAT I STAY, THEY OBLIGED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}"UNR OUR AGREEMENT, I WON’T BE REPORTG ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST THE NEAR FUTURE," HE EXPLAED, ADDG THAT HE WOULD STEAD SPEND MORE TIME WH HIS PARTNER, GVANNI GRAZIANO, AND THEIR DOG. "BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MORE OF G AND LUCIA AND OUR IENDS AND FAY, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT ALONG. THIS IS MY LAST NEWSST HERE."{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;}"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN," HE NCLUD, "'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY, THAT THE TTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS WILL THRIVE."{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'S ABPT PARTURE, WHICH VISIBLY SHOCKED SOME OF HIS LLEAGU, FOLLOWS REPORTED FIGHTG BETWEEN THE WORK’S NEWS AND OPN DIVISNS, EXACERBATED BY THE THREAT OF IMPEACHMENT RPONSE TO PRINT TMP ASKG UKRAE PRINT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TO VTIGATE POLIL RIVAL JOE BIN. SMH'S REPORTG, WHICH WAS IMPARTIAL OR CRIL OF THE TMP ADMISTRATN, HAD CREASGLY PUT HIM AT ODDS WH MORE RIGHT-WG AND PRO-TMP FOX NEWS PUNDS LIKE TUCKER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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’S RIGNATN ALSO DAYS AFTER A MEETG HELD BETWEEN BILL BARR, TMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND FOX NEWS OWNER RUPERT MURDOCH. TMP NAMED SMH THIS WEEK A TWEET PLAG THAT THE WORK WAS “MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ED TO BE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.”{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;}“SHEP IS ONE OF THE PREMIER NEWSSTERS OF HIS GENERATN AND HIS EXTRAORDARY BODY OF WORK IS AMONG THE FT JOURNALISM THE DTRY," FOX NEWS PRINT JAY WALLACE SAID A STATEMENT. "HIS TEGRY AND OUTSTANDG REPORTG OM THE FIELD HELPED PUT FOX NEWS ON THE MAP AND THERE IS SIMPLY NO BETTER BREAKG NEWS ANCHOR WHO HAS THE ABILY TO TRANSPORT A VIEWER TO A PLACE OF NFLICT, TRAGEDY, SPAIR OR ELATN THROUGH HIS MASTERFUL LIVERY.”{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 PUBLICLY ADDRSED HIS SEXUALY FOR THE FIRST TIME 2016, BEG FOX NEWS' ONLY OUT GAY ANCHOR. HE NIED THAT FOX NEWS EXECS LIKE OTED CEO ROGER AIL HAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 DIDN’T THK I WAS ," SMH LATER SAID OF HIS SEXUALY DURG A 2017 TALK AT THE UNIVERSY OF MISSISSIPPI’S MEEK SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA. "IT’S NOT A THG. I GO TO WORK. I MANAGE A LOT OF PEOPLE. I VER THE NEWS. I AL WH HOLY HELL AROUND ME. I GO HOME TO THE MAN I’M LOVE WH."{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 WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN OM 1987 TO 1993. PRR TO 2016, SMH'S SEXUALY WAS TREATED AS AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT CLUD HIM S POWER 50 LIST AND HE EVEN ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN {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 SMH FAMOLY ASKED ANTI-LGBTQ POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO HAD 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;}ROTATG ANCHORS WILL REPLACE SMH ON FOX NEWS HIS AFTERNOON TIME SLOT UNTIL A NEW PROGRAM IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
Prr to 2016, Smh's sexualy was treated as an open secret by the media: Out clud him s Power 50 list and he even attend the Natnal Lbian and Gay Journalists Associatn 2012 Smh famoly asked anti-LGBTQ polician Rick Santom, who had 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?
Media reporters have long speculated on Smh’s sexualy, and several years ago Gawker reported that Fox News executiv allegedly prevented Smh om g out as homosexual—a charge that was nied. Asked by the Huffgton Post if recently posed Fox chief Roger Ail ever ed homophobic slurs around him—a gay man—Smh said, “No, never.
SHEP SMH COM OUT AS GAY
The gay news anchor who me out 2017 land at CNBC after abptly leavg Fox News Channel 2019, tablishg a general tert news show that aired at 7 p.
Gay?
CNBC AX GAY NEWS ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH’S NIGHTLY NEWSST AFTER TWO YEARS
Movg on to his personal life, he is said to be a gay.