>> Bret: A PERSONAL MOMENT
NOW.
GATHERING AND REPORTING THE NEWS
HAS BEEN MY LAST WORK.
33 YEARS, THE PAST 23 RIGHT
HERE, SINCE THE DAY WE LAUNCHED
FOX NEWS CHANNEL IN 1996.
THE OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED THIS
GUY FROM SMALL-TOWN MISSISSIPPI.
FOX NEWS HAS ALLOWED ME TO
TRAVEL THE WORLD GATHERING THE
FACTS OF THE DAY FOR YOU.
AT COLUMBINE, KATRINA, IRAQ,
ISRAEL, LEBANON, 9/11, AND EVERY
LIFE ALTERING EVENT ALONG THE
WAY.
I HAVE MET LEADERS, HEROES, AND
VICTIMS OF ALL STRIDES.
I'VE WITNESSED AND REPORTED ON
THE EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR
REALITY.
TOGETHER WITH MY COLLEAGUES WE
HAVE WRITTEN A FIRST DRAFT OF
HISTORY AND ENDEAVORED TO
DELIVER IT TO YOU WHILE SPEAKING
TRUTH TO POWER WITHOUT FEAR OR
FAVOR IT IN CONTEXT AND WITH
PERSPECTIVE.
I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
FOR HANDING ME THE BREAKING NEWS
RAINES IS MANAGING AT HER,
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, AND CHIEF
NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWOK
NEWS ANCHOR FOR THIS NEWS NETWO,
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HUMBLED.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE MOST
TALENTED, DEDICATED, AND FOCUS
PROFESSIONALS I'VE EVER KNOWN.
THEY HAVE SACRIFICED ENDLESSLY
AND TIRELESSLY TO GET THE NEWS
EXACTLY RIGHT AND I AM SO PROUD
OF THEM.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE ANCHORED
THEIR WORK EACH DAY.
I WILL MISS THEM AND OUR TIME
TOGETHER GREATLY AND DEEPLY.
SO RECENTLY I ASKED THE COMPANY
TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS
AFTER REQUESTING THAT I STAY
THEY OBLIGED.
UNDER OUR AGREEMENT I WON'T BE
REPORTING ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST IN
THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT I WILL BE
ABLE TO SEE MORE OF GEO AND OUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEN WE
WILL SEE WHAT COMES ALONG.
THIS IS MY LAST NEWSCAST HERE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TODAY AND
OVER THE DECADES AS I TRAVELED
TO MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES AND
ANCHORED THIS PROGRAM, STUDIO B,
AND FOX REPORT, PLUS ENDLESS
MARATHON HOURS OF BREAKING NEWS.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND MY
PLEASURE.
EVEN IN OUR CURRENTLY POLARIZED
NATION, IT'S MY HOPE THAT THE
FACTS WILL WIN THE DAY, THAT THE
TRUTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT
JOURNALISM AND JOURNALIST WILL
THRIVE.
I'M SHEPARD SMITH.