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David Shepard Smith Jr. is a renowned American broadcast journalist, formerly working on CNBC's The News with Shepard Smith until its cancellation in 2022.
Shepard Smith is a highly respected American journalist, most known for his role as an anchor and managing editor of the Fox News Channel show "Shepard Smith Reporting". Smith has won a vast array of awards for his reporting and is known for his tireless dedication to delivering honest, factual reporting.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1964</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Shepard Smith is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On January 14, 1964, Shepard Smith was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1985</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Graduates from University of Mississippi</div><div class='timeline-text'>Shepard Smith graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in journalism.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Begins TV Reporting Career</div><div class='timeline-text'>Smith began his career as a journalist at WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, Florida.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins Fox News Channel</div><div class='timeline-text'>Smith joined the newly launched Fox News Channel as a correspondent.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Hosts Fox Report with Shepard Smith</div><div class='timeline-text'>Smith began hosting the nightly news program, "Fox Report with Shepard Smith."</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2013</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches Shepard Smith Reporting</div><div class='timeline-text'>Smith launched his own news program, "Shepard Smith Reporting," on Fox News.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Leaves Fox News</div><div class='timeline-text'>After 23 years, Smith announced his departure from Fox News to pursue new opportunities.</div></div></div></div>
Shepard Smith, an American journalist, was born on January 14, 1964, and is currently 59 years old. He is best known as the former chief news anchor and managing editor of the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and for anchoring the newscast The Fox Report with Shepard Smith.
