In 1980, the news changed, for better or worse.
That summer, CNN joined television as the very first 24-hour news station.
Additionally, stations need new ideas for interesting programming, as well as personalities who will garner views.
Unfortunately for them, their jobs are on display for the nation.
When they get fired, everybody knows it.
Here are some news anchors who spoke out after getting fired.
Don Lemon first joined CNN as a news anchor in 2006.
Kelly’s time at NBC was much shorter than her time at Fox News.
In 2019, she was fired from NBC after making racist remarks.
Years after her firing, Kelly took to an interview to share her thoughts on the ordeal.
“I look at my career the same way I look at my relationship history.
I had a first marriage that ended in divorce and the guy and I are still friends.
Do I think it was a mistake to marry my first husband?
It’s all part of the journey that gets you to where you are.
That’s how I see my time at NBC,” Kelly said toBusiness Insider.
Kelly now hosts the SiriusXM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
Melissa Francis learned of her firing via teleprompter
Melissa Francis has had an illustrious career in television.
In 2020, while anchoring from home amid the pandemic, Francis was fired from Fox News.
“I clipped on my mic, I checked in …
I’m about to go, and it comes up in the prompter, ‘You’ve been canceled.’
And I said, ‘What?
What’s going on?’
And all of a sudden, everything went dead,” Francis said on"The Megyn Kelly Show.
““I talked to the show staff afterward and they were like, ‘We weren’t told anything.
We have no idea what happened.’
And they were left scrambling.
Like many of his counterparts, Rose spoke out.
“I am greatly embarrassed.
I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.”
Robach was particularly set on clarifying the timeline of their romantic relationship.
“We had attorneys, mediators.
We were in the middle of divorces,” she said.
Holmes hosted local news programs in Missouri and California before hitting the stage nationally on CNN.
The two started a podcast together, and their inaugural episode shed light on their side of the story.
In 2021, both Chris and Andrew lost their jobs after Andrew was accused of sexual misconduct.
By the end of the year, Andrew had resigned as governor, and Chris was fired by CNN.
Over two years after he was fired, Chris was interviewed about the ordeal.
So, you have to deal with what comes your way.
And I had control over what I did next.
Bill O’Reilly said he was targeted
For decades, Bill O’Reilly was synonymous with conservative news.
Soon after, O’Reilly was fired.
Just as had been reported previously, O’Reilly denied any allegations of misconduct.
“In 42 years, I’ve been in this business.
I’ve worked for 12 companies.
Not anytime have I had any interaction with HR, any complaints filed against me.
Since 2001, much of Rivera’s television career has been with Fox News.
It’s not worth it to me.”
““I was the one … suspended three times.
They were canceled in the last day right before I was supposed to go on.
So, I was really ticked off.”
“[W]e reported a true story.
We didn’t do it perfectly.
We made some mistakes in the process of getting to the truth.
“Without apology or explanation, I miss CBS,” Rather said.
“I’ve missed it since the day I left there.
I gave CBS News everything I had.
