where she will host a daytime news show
and an in-depth Sunday-night program, as
well as contribute to other news and political
coverage. Kelly’s evening show, The Kelly
File, made her the second-most watched cable
news host, behind Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, and
she reportedly turned down a $20 million
a year contract from Fox to jump to NBC.
She made headlines during the presidential
campaign by sharply criticizing Donald
Trump—who, in return, often attacked her in
personal terms. Kelly also joined at least 20
women who reported inappropriate sexual
behavior by former Fox News CEO Roger
Ailes, leading to his ouster. Trump fans Sean
Hannity and O’Reilly viewed Kelly as a traitor,
sources told NYMag.com, and her decision
to leave the network is “an indication of
how unhappy she had become at Fox.’’