Lou Dobbs
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Lou Dobbs A former CNN anchor who later worked for Fox Business channel has passed away. He was 78 years old.
““We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lou Dobbs. A gifted broadcaster with a brilliant business mind, Lou was a pioneer in building cable news into a successful and influential industry. We are grateful for his many contributions and offer our heartfelt condolences to his family,” a Fox News spokesperson said. The Hollywood Reporter On Thursday.
The cause of death of the former CNN anchor and editor-in-chief has not been released. Lou Dobbs TonightIn recent years, he has become known as a conservative television and radio commentator whose hardline populist views made him a star at Fox. After CNN, Dobbs moved to Fox Business Network, where he served as an anchor. Lou Dobbs Tonight Until the show was canceled in February 2021.
He joined Fox Business a decade ago and was a leading conservative voice for the network. Dobbs also hosted a nationally syndicated radio show. The Lou Dobbs Showfinancial news radio reports, Lou Dobbs Financial Report.
Born in Texas on September 24, 1945, Dobbs earned a degree in economics from Harvard University. In 1980, Dobbs joined CNN as its chief economics correspondent and news anchor.[1945年9月24日にテキサス州で生まれたドブスは、ハーバード大学で経済学の学位を取得しました。1980年にドブスはCNNの経済担当チーフ記者兼ニュースキャスターとして入社しました。Money Line He left CNN in 2009 after comments about immigration drew criticism from network executives.
Two years later, he joined Fox Business Network, but left the network in 2021 following his on-air commentary on the 2020 US presidential election and Smartmatic naming Dobbs in a lawsuit in which Fox named him personally.
The suit was eventually settled by Fox for $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems. As an author, Dobbs has written a series of books, including: American Exports, the War on the Middle Class and Independence Day: The Awakening of the American Spirit.
In 2005, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Dobbs an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. A year earlier, the National Television Academy had Lou Dobbs Tonight Dobbs won an Emmy Award and a George Foster Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash.
