NOW.

GATHERING AND REPORTING THE NEWS

HAS BEEN MY LAST WORK.

33 YEARS, THE PAST 23 RIGHT

HERE, SINCE THE DAY WE LAUNCHED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL IN 1996.

THE OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED THIS

GUY FROM SMALL-TOWN MISSISSIPPI.

FOX NEWS HAS ALLOWED ME TO

TRAVEL THE WORLD GATHERING THE

FACTS OF THE DAY FOR YOU.

AT COLUMBINE, KATRINA, IRAQ,

ISRAEL, LEBANON, 9/11, AND EVERY

LIFE ALTERING EVENT ALONG THE

WAY.

I HAVE MET LEADERS, HEROES, AND

VICTIMS OF ALL STRIDES.

I'VE WITNESSED AND REPORTED ON

THE EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR

REALITY.

TOGETHER WITH MY COLLEAGUES WE

HAVE WRITTEN A FIRST DRAFT OF

HISTORY AND ENDEAVORED TO

DELIVER IT TO YOU WHILE SPEAKING

TRUTH TO POWER WITHOUT FEAR OR

FAVOR IT IN CONTEXT AND WITH

PERSPECTIVE.

I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE

OPPORTUNITY.

FOR HANDING ME THE BREAKING NEWS

RAINES IS MANAGING AT HER,

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, AND CHIEF

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOK

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWO,

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOI

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWON

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOT

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOA

NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOK

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NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOL

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HUMBLED.

I'VE WORKED WITH THE MOST

TALENTED, DEDICATED, AND FOCUS

PROFESSIONALS I'VE EVER KNOWN.

THEY HAVE SACRIFICED ENDLESSLY

AND TIRELESSLY TO GET THE NEWS

EXACTLY RIGHT AND I AM SO PROUD

OF THEM.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE ANCHORED

THEIR WORK EACH DAY.

I WILL MISS THEM AND OUR TIME

TOGETHER GREATLY AND DEEPLY.

SO RECENTLY I ASKED THE COMPANY

TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS

AFTER REQUESTING THAT I STAY

THEY OBLIGED.

UNDER OUR AGREEMENT I WON'T BE

REPORTING ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST IN

THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT I WILL BE

ABLE TO SEE MORE OF GEO AND OUR

FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEN WE

WILL SEE WHAT COMES ALONG.

THIS IS MY LAST NEWSCAST HERE.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TODAY AND

OVER THE DECADES AS I TRAVELED

TO MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES AND

ANCHORED THIS PROGRAM, STUDIO B,

AND FOX REPORT, PLUS ENDLESS

MARATHON HOURS OF BREAKING NEWS.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND MY

PLEASURE.

EVEN IN OUR CURRENTLY POLARIZED

NATION, IT'S MY HOPE THAT THE

FACTS WILL WIN THE DAY, THAT THE

TRUTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT

JOURNALISM AND JOURNALIST WILL

THRIVE.

I'M SHEPARD SMITH.