TV News Review

Reports of the demise of Bill McCuddy’s career at Fox News seem to have been greatly exaggerated.

Back in June TVNewser reported that Fox News had not renewed Bill McCuddy’s contract. TVNewser followed with that McCuddy would be leaving by the end of the summer. He was to be replaced by Fox new hire Jill Dobson, who had worked at Star Magazine. This story was also picked up by InsideCableNews.

July and August came and went. McCuddy was still at Fox News.

Labor Day rolled around, the unofficial end of summer, and Bill McCuddy was still seen on Fox News reporting on celebrities. September 21st, the official end of summer, was marked off the calendar and McCuddy was still there.

On Friday, October 5th, McCuddy was on ‘The Big Story’ but he wasn’t just reporting on a story. He was there to plug his special on Britney Spears, that will air on Saturday night, and repeat on Sunday afternoon.

Maybe this is McCuddy’s never ending summer because he doesn’t look like a man going anywhere. Nor should he be. McCuddy is a good entertainment reporter with 11 years at Fox News. Maybe Fox realized it takes more than a blond hair and a short skirt to balance out experience. (After all When McCuddy came to work at Fox News 11 years ago Jill Dobson was probably still in high school.)

Bill McCuddy is Fox’s Energizer Rabbit. He just keeps going, and going, and going, and going….. Way to go Bill!

One Eyed Man