More on Hemmer…
TV Guide’s Stephen Battaglio caught up with FOX’s Bill Hemmer…
TVGuide.com: You weren’t supposed to show up on Fox News Channel until Monday, but you were on Sunday night. When did you find out that you were going on?
Bill Hemmer: I got a call early Sunday morning to move up the debut by a day. I was more than happy to. Stories like these are what we do.
TVGuide.com: When you were working at CNN, what did you think of Fox News?
Hemmer: I always felt Fox was trying to push the product forward…. The graphics, the production, the presentation, have always been things they’ve wanted to improve, to make different. I’ve already found that out in the short time I’ve been here. They are still pushing. They encourage new ideas. The attitude is, “All right, we’ll give that a shot. We’ll try that.” We have to be adults here, too, and if it’s not working, we back away from it. The approach I’ve found is the first answer is yes and not no.
After looking at those hurricane numbers, you’ve got to give it up for the luckiest man in cable news, Bill Hemmer, for actually landing at fox and getting in their daily lineup. He will be seen by more people than ever before.
Comment by JMW — August 31, 2005 @ 10:06 am
And lucky us, who get to watch him. Whoa!
Comment by Cara — August 31, 2005 @ 12:46 pm
Come on Bill be honest. I think you’re holding back on us on what you actually thought.
Comment by AA — August 31, 2005 @ 4:04 pm
Come on Bill be honest. I think you’re holding back on us on what you actually thought.
Comment by AA — August 31, 2005 @ 4:04 pm
For more commentary on Hemmer and other Fox Folks, see “Hen in the Foxhouse” at http://foxhouse.abailard.com.
Comment by Renaldo Dylan — August 31, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
For more commentary on Hemmer and other Fox Folks, see Hen in the Foxhouse at the above url.
Comment by Renaldo Dylan — August 31, 2005 @ 4:31 pm
I checked out the blog referenced above. Among the things I learned that I never knew before: Bill Hemmer replaced “John” Asman, and before she went on leave Linda Vester hosted “Fox News Live”. Otherwise it was kind of entertaining reading, but it doesn’t help when you get basic facts wrong.
Comment by johnny dollar — August 31, 2005 @ 5:35 pm