{"id":433618,"date":"2022-04-18T20:08:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-megyn-kelly-turned-down-a-huge-offer-from-cnn\/"},"modified":"2022-04-18T20:08:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T17:08:52","slug":"why-megyn-kelly-turned-down-a-huge-offer-from-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-megyn-kelly-turned-down-a-huge-offer-from-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Megyn Kelly turned down a &#8216;huge offer&#8217; from CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fd424ead79\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fd424ead79\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-megyn-kelly-turned-down-a-huge-offer-from-cnn\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Megyn_Kelly_turned_down_a_%E2%80%98huge_offer_from_CNN%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Megyn Kelly turned down a &#8216;huge offer&#8217; from CNN&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Megyn_Kelly_turned_down_a_%E2%80%98huge_offer_from_CNN%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Megyn Kelly turned down a &#8216;huge offer&#8217; from CNN&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Megyn Kelly said she considered moving to CNN from Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> after then-network boss Jeff Zucker made what she described as a \u201chuge offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly, who now hosts \u201cThe Megyn Kelly Show\u201d podcast, said she ultimately decided against taking the offer because she didn\u2019t think she would be able to bring her Fox News fan base over to the left-leaning network.<\/p>\n<p>She made the comment during an interview on Friday with conservative commentator Buck Sexton. The interview was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/megyn-kelly-says-jeff-zucker-made-her-a-huge-offer-to-come-to-cnn\/\">transcribed by the news site Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly recalled that when she departed Fox News in 2017, she seriously mulled jumping ship to rival CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI considered going to CNN,\u201d according to Kelly. \u201cCNN made me a huge offer. Huge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly instead opted to sign on with NBC News, where she hosted a morning talk show that ended up getting canceled due to low ratings and controversy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-62.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC star, revealed on Friday that she turned down a &quot;huge offer&quot; from CNN in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-21941495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-62.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-62.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-62.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC star, revealed on Friday that she turned down a \u201chuge offer\u201d from CNN in 2017.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-57.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kelly said she decided against going to CNN because she didn't think she could bring her audience over from Fox News.\" class=\"wp-image-21941499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kelly said she decided against going to CNN because she didn\u2019t think she could bring her audience over from Fox News.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelly said she chose not to go to CNN because she didn\u2019t think she would have a sizeable audience there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said no, Buck, because I knew: Who is my fanbase going to be over there? I knew who my fans were and I knew that my Fox viewers were not going to follow me to CNN and that the CNN viewers were going to hate my guts,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly said Chris Wallace, who departed Fox News for a show on CNN+, the fledgling streaming service that has drawn very few subscribers, is \u201csuffering from that very problem right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-58.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kelly mocked CNN and its new streaming service, CNN+, on Friday.\" class=\"wp-image-21941506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Megyn-Kelly-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kelly mocked CNN and its new streaming service, CNN+, on Friday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said she was surprised that Wallace left Fox News because he managed to earn a substantial, multimillion-dollar annual salary even though \u201che was in last place [in the ratings] every week, every year, every month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was always in last, and they still paid him,\u201d Kelly said of Wallace and her former bosses at Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly also lambasted CNN executives for conceiving of the idea of CNN+ in the first place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cnn-63.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kelly said CNN's rating are &quot;in the toilet.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21941493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cnn-63.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cnn-63.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cnn-63.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kelly said CNN\u2019s rating are \u201cin the toilet.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWho is the moron at CNN who actually thought, \u2018You know what we need with our ratings in the toilet? More of us. We need more CNN,\u2019\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>Sexton echoed the sentiment, adding: \u201cI do love all of the jokes about how while\u00a0Elon [Musk]\u00a0is offering to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> for tens of billions, there are lots of people out there right now who are willing to buy CNN+ for tens of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zucker stepped down abruptly as president of CNN earlier this year after revealing that he failed to disclose a years-long consensual relationship with a subordinate, Allison Gollust, who was his chief marketing officer.<\/p>\n<p>Gollust resigned a short time afterward.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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