Fox News, Tucker Carlson part ways

In a surprising announcement this morning, Fox News announced that they were parting ways with Tucker Carlson. The announcement was made by Harris Faulkner during her program, which is named the Faulkner Focus. According to the announcement, "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, the network announced on Monday. 'We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,' a FOX News Media spokesperson said in a statement. An interim program, 'Fox News Tonight,' will air at 8 p.m. ET until a permanent replacement for Carlson is named. 'Fox News Tonight' will be hosted by a rotation of various Fox News personalities."

While most of the articles covering Carlson's departure describe this as a huge loss for FNC, it'd be foolish not to mention that Carlson had some mighty big shoes to fill when he replaced Bill O'Reilly. The O'Reilly Factor was the top-rated show on cable news for 10+ years. That isn't to say that Carlson will be easily replace or that FNC will continue without missing a beat. That's living in La-La Land.

This is Faulkner's announcement:

If I had to guess, I'm betting on Lawrence Jones eventually succeeding Carlson. That's purely speculation on my part but it makes tons of sense. First, LJ is a rising star at FNC. They've been grooming him for something bigger since giving him his own show on Saturday nights. Next, he's a talented diversity hire, something that can't be said about Don Lemon. Lemon's appeal is limited at best. LJ's appeal is farther-reaching. Third, he has the talent to pull in a diverse audience. He's covered everything from crime, the Southern border, Chicago's downfall, various trials and other breaking news events.

It isn't a stretch to think this went into FNC's decision. Unlike liberals, FNC dooesn't jump without first having a back-up plan. LJ's promotion fits nicely, too, with FNC's new plan to promote talented minorities. Harris Faulkner was first. She's turned into a rock star. If LJ is the next minority hire, it'll be on the merits, not identity politics considerations. Meritocracy should always defeat identity politics.

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