Lawrence Jones is named as Tucker Carlson's
next rotating replacement - as a rival
channel pulls out all the stops to woo
fired Fox News anchor and 'will give him
total programing control'
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Keith Griffith
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
4/29/2023 7:43:57 PM
Rising Fox News star Lawrence Jones has been tapped as the next rotating replacement for fired anchor Tucker Carlson's 8pm weekday spot.
Jones, 30, will take over as the next temporary host of the rebranded 'Fox News Tonight' starting on Monday, following Brian Kilmeade's weeklong stint as Carlson's replacement, a network spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Saturday.
Since January 2022, Jones has hosted a weekend primetime show on the network, 'Lawrence Jones Cross Country', making him the youngest black solo host of a cable news show in history.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Ketchuplover 4/29/2023 7:55:54 PM (No. 1459405)
So let me get this straight.......Fox fired Tucker because he was too much of an independent thinker and spoke his own mind, even if it meant challenging the corporate media's narrative. But that characteristic of Tucker is what gave him the huge following. So now Fox brings in an up and coming Black man to be Tucker's replacement, and we're all supposed to fall in line and rush back to Fox because they're demonstrating such admirable equity. How totally out of touch with your viewers can you be? I'm surprised that they're not introducing Tucker's replacement as being "articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
stablemoney 4/29/2023 8:17:04 PM (No. 1459413)
Fox must be aiming for the Saturday morning cartoon audience.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/29/2023 8:19:22 PM (No. 1459414)
Lawrence Jones is a clean-cut guy whom I believe started at Fox when he was still in colldege. (From memory so could be very wrong.)
He is a conservative. He will never be Tucker.
When they try to install Martha McCallum, I will throw my shoe through the TV.
23 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
TJ54 4/29/2023 8:26:13 PM (No. 1459417)
Fox is dead. They have decided to follow Homosexual Paul Ryan and the Murdoch's libtard chidren into oblivion.
36 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
mariboo72 4/29/2023 8:47:52 PM (No. 1459429)
So now when Tucker viewers don't return, the left will say, "See. We knew the Fox/Tucker audience was racist" There is method to Fox"s madness.
I have nothing against Lawrence Jones. I've appreciated his reporting before, but I won't be returning to Fox.
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Lawrence Jones........ WHO?! I don't know that name.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Newtsche 4/29/2023 9:50:08 PM (No. 1459443)
Tyrus must have said no.
16 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
M Stuart 4/29/2023 9:54:27 PM (No. 1459446)
We love Lawrence Jones, but everyone is tired of being jerked around and unappreciated by Fox News.
27 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 4/29/2023 9:57:54 PM (No. 1459447)
Lawrence Jones seems like a smart, capable person, but he could never replace Tucker. I can’t see Fox ever getting their audience back in that time slot.
25 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 4/29/2023 10:45:28 PM (No. 1459450)
Tucker hasn't been fired. He's still under contract. He has been benched. He can't do his work. He can't go to another net or on his own without the contract settlement. Fox will drag that settlement out for ages. They don't want him to compete. Fortunately Tucker has hired a go for the juggler lawyer to get him out of his contract for bookoo $$$. Tucker has learned. He wont be harnessed by another net. He will ultimately create his own net and do his own thing. Meanwhile, Fox circles the cable drain just like CNN and MSNBC. Gutfeld is the only show left worth watching.
16 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 4/29/2023 10:50:56 PM (No. 1459452)
Lawrence Jones - - possibly the most boring cable news personality. They should call the show, The Lawrence Jones Snooze Hour.
Pasadena.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/29/2023 11:08:20 PM (No. 1459454)
Re my #3, he bills himself as a Liberrtarian.
Re #10, it is all over for Tucker and Fox. The lawyers are ironing out the settlement details. He is free to entertain new deals.
For some time Fox has obviously cut back on the outside guests who made their programs more interesting. Instead it’s now Jason Chaffetz (ugh) and Jack Kean. Their bench is Hegseth and Kilmeade and Duffy…thin gruel.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 4/29/2023 11:08:46 PM (No. 1459455)
Nope.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/29/2023 11:12:00 PM (No. 1459457)
Re #12, and Will Cain and Hemmer. Yawn.
5 people like this.
#11 - Thank you. Likable guy but not made for TV. It's as if Fox brought him on as a token.
10 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 4/29/2023 11:49:10 PM (No. 1459465)
If according to the Daily Mail Mr. Jones is a rising star, how come so few have heard of him? Tucker Carlson is often imitated, never equaled. Fox will kiss a lot of frogs, looking for another prince.
12 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
avital2 4/30/2023 2:20:03 AM (No. 1459480)
fox is just rotating peole in and out for now. jones is not tucker's replacement.
8 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Rinktum 4/30/2023 6:07:23 AM (No. 1459508)
Nope. Nothing against Mr. Jones as an interim host but he is being asked to do an impossible task. People have had enough. There are other sources for news and if they do not already find them, they will. It is pointless to watch an untrustworthy news program and Fox has lost all credibility. If Gutfeld had any courage, he would speak up. However, when push comes to shove, he will knuckle under just like the rest of them. They are there just to get a paycheck.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
tcwmd 4/30/2023 7:47:53 AM (No. 1459555)
I recommend Fox hire Kaitlyn Jenner to anchor the slot... Murdoch's would be loved in the cocktail circuit again
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
3XALADY 4/30/2023 8:21:14 AM (No. 1459565)
As far as Jones is concerned, I think he has a face for radio. He could be the best reporter around, but I can't get past his huge mouth and teeth to listen to anything he says. Keep trying, Fox.
1 person likes this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 4/30/2023 9:57:51 AM (No. 1459640)
I've never seen Jones do anything but fluff pieces - doing "man on the street" interviews over breakfast, at CPAC, and similar venues. That's a long way from in-depth analysis of the issues of the day.
2 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 4/30/2023 10:52:54 AM (No. 1459701)
Who?
I'm permanently done with Fox. My wife used to record Carlson and watch it when I wasn't home. That's gone now. Fox News used to be the default channel in our home for 25+ years. It is NEVER on now.
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