Author: Lou Dobbs
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Lou Dobbs, A CNN anchor who later worked for Fox Business has died. He was 78.
““We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lou Dobbs. A great businessman with a flair for broadcasting, Lou helped to transform cable news into a successful and influential industry. We are grateful for his many contributions and extend our deepest condolences to his family,” a Fox News spokesperson said. Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.
The cause of death of the former CNN anchor and editor-in-chief was not disclosed. Lou Dobbs Tonightwho has been known in recent years as a conservative TV and radio commentator whose hard-line populist views have made him a Fox star. After CNN, Dobbs moved to Fox Business Network, where he hosted Lou Dobbs Tonight until the event was cancelled in February 2021.
He had joined Fox Business a decade earlier and had become a leading conservative voice on the network. Dobbs also hosted a nationally syndicated radio program. The Lou Dobbs Showand financial news radio reports, Lou Dobbs Financial Statements.
Born in Texas on September 24, 1945, Dobbs eventually graduated with a degree in economics from Harvard University. In 1980, Dobbs joined CNN as chief economic correspondent and anchor. Money Line program. He left CNN in 2009 after his comments on immigration drew criticism from network management.
Two years later, he joined Fox Business Network. However, he left the network in 2021 after his on-air comments about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and Dobbs were named as part of a lawsuit by Smartmatic against Fox Corp., which named him personally.
The lawsuit ultimately resulted in Fox settling out of court for $787.5 million with Dominion Voting Systems. As an author, Dobbs has written a series of books, including Exporting America, War on the Middle Class And Independence Day: Rekindling the American Spirit.
In 2005, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences gave Dobbs an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. The year before, the National Television Academy gave Dobbs an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. Lou Dobbs Tonight Emmy, and Dobbs received the George Foster Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash.
