Shepard Smith Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I look for those moments that are "gee whiz" moments. There's some "gee whiz" stories in our show, and they can't be written like A-1 in the Times. They have to be written more like Page 6 in the Post.

I need to keep my story count high. I'm trying to get as many stories in my hour as is humanly possible. We're telling more stories in our hour than any national newscast has in the history of this business, I think.

The exact time of death, I think, is not something that matters so much at this moment for we will be reliving John Paul's life for many days and weeks and even years and decades and centuries to come.

We don't communicate in full sentences anyway. We don't need all those words.

We have a product for sale called news, and I'm a salesman.

Trivia

Shep was arrested by Florida police in November 2000 and charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle after arguing with another reporter over a parking space (both were covering the Bush-Gore Florida vote debacle).

Shep began his journalism career at WJHG-TV (NBC) in Panama City, Florida.

Shep joined FOX News Channel (FNC) at the network’s inception in 1996.

He attended the University of Mississippi.

Shep hosts the show Studio B, which boasts on the spot reporting and live interviews with the hottest people "in the know." It airs weekdays on FNC 3:00pm EST.