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Veteran broadcaster Piers Morgan will join News Corp and FOX News Media in a global deal that includes content on several platforms, including FOX Nation and the New York Post.
“Piers is the station that all channels want, but she’s too scared to hire,” said Rupert Murdoch, executive director of News Corp.
Piers Morgan will join News Corp and FOX News Media in a global agreement that includes content on multiple platforms. (Jonathan Brady / PA via AP)
“Piers is a brilliant presenter, a talented journalist and says what people are thinking and feeling,” Murdoch added. “He has a lot of passionate fans around the world and we look forward to expanding his audience in the UK, FOX Nation, Sky News Australia, The Sun and the New York Post.”
Morgan will launch a new television show in early 2022 that will air overnight in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. He will also publish two weekly columns for the New York Post and The Sun and publish a follow-up to his best-selling book, “Wake Up,” for HarperCollins.
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Morgan’s new show will air on talkTV in the UK, FOX Nation for the US audience and Sky News Australia. It will be produced and filmed at News UK Studios in London Bridge. Morgan will also present a series of documentaries about crime.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott is eager for Morgan to join the FOX Nation list.
“Piers is an exceptional talent,” Scott said. “We hope he can impact and explore opportunities with him on all of our platforms, especially FOX Nation, where our subscribers will love his new program addressing the topics everyone is talking about.”
Morgan is “delighted” to return to News Corp., where he began his media career more than 30 years ago.
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“Rupert Murdoch has been a constant and fearless advocate of free speech and we are going to build something new and very exciting together,” Morgan said in a statement.
“I want my global program to be a formidable forum for lively debates and agenda-setting interviews, and a place that celebrates the right of everyone to have an opinion and that those opinions are vigorously examined and challenged,” Morgan continued. “I’m also thrilled to be a columnist for The Sun and the New York Post, two popular and brilliantly successful newspaper brands. I’m going home and we’re going to have some fun.”
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Winnie Dunbar Nelson, who worked with Piers Morgan on CNN and “Good Morning Britain,” will be the executive producer on her next show.