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Shepard Smith Biography
Birth Name:David Shepard Smith
Birth Place:Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States
Profession Writer, Actor, Producer, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- His first job in his field was reporting for WJHG, an NBC affiliate in Panama City, Fla
- Quote: "I try to stake my ground not on the left of the right but on the side of truth and facts․"
- Reported from the French Quarter of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approached
- Joined the FOX News Channel at its inception in 1996
- Known for his past paced and aggressive anchoring of programs on the FOX News Channel, including "The Fox Report" and "Studio B with Shepard Smith․"
- Reported live from Moore, Okla․, after an EF5 tornado hit the area, Boston in the wake of the 2013 marathon bombing and Rome when Poe Francis was elected
- Witnessed the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, one of just two television correspondents to do so