Shepard Smith

Birth Name:

David Shepard Smith

Birth Place:

Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer, Editorial department

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․"
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 from the French Quarter of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approached
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

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