Thursday, December 16, 2004
Fox News Channel Hires Democrat Sen. Zell Miller
Fox News Channel has a feisty new employee: retiring Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga.
"We will plug him in wherever we can use him," Kevin Magee, vice president of programming, told the Washington Post.
"I am excited to be joining Fox News Channel," stated Miller, 72, author of "A National Party No More" and rip-roaring keynote speaker at the GOP presidential convention.
The Post noted today: "Zell Miller's Really Big Night at the Republican convention was a watershed moment for Fox News Channel as well.
"FNC surprised many by beating ABC, CBS and NBC in head-to-head ratings competition on both nights of the televised GOP get-together. And the margin was widest on the night of Miller's keynote, followed by Vice President Cheney's speech.
"FNC was watched by an average of 5.9 million viewers between 10 and 11 that Wednesday, easily outstripping NBC's 4.5 million, ABC's 3.3 million and CBS's 2.6 million."
Note to Rupert Murdoch: Please launch a 6:30 p.m. ET news program on Fox's broadcast network to crush the former "Big Three" networks.
"We will plug him in wherever we can use him," Kevin Magee, vice president of programming, told the Washington Post.
"I am excited to be joining Fox News Channel," stated Miller, 72, author of "A National Party No More" and rip-roaring keynote speaker at the GOP presidential convention.
The Post noted today: "Zell Miller's Really Big Night at the Republican convention was a watershed moment for Fox News Channel as well.
"FNC surprised many by beating ABC, CBS and NBC in head-to-head ratings competition on both nights of the televised GOP get-together. And the margin was widest on the night of Miller's keynote, followed by Vice President Cheney's speech.
"FNC was watched by an average of 5.9 million viewers between 10 and 11 that Wednesday, easily outstripping NBC's 4.5 million, ABC's 3.3 million and CBS's 2.6 million."
Note to Rupert Murdoch: Please launch a 6:30 p.m. ET news program on Fox's broadcast network to crush the former "Big Three" networks.
