Tucker Carlson, a conservative analyst for Fox News, will no longer be with the network starting Monday, April 24. Last Friday was his last appearance on the news program.
It was a surprise since Fox News had reportedly been advertising Carlson's primetime program until hours before the announcement.
Career Beginnings
Carlson wrote for various mainstream and conservative magazines in the early stages of his career.
Carlson began his writing career in 1991 after graduating from Trinity College. He has contributed to both conservative and mainstream media.
His career took off as he made the transition to radio and television. Carlson had shows on CNN and MSNBC until he became a contributor for Fox News in 2009.
Here is a quick overview of his professional life, according to The New York Times.
2000 to 2005
Carlson has been with CNN since 2000 when he hosted their show The Spin Room.
In 2001, as presenter of the discussion program Crossfire, he argued with left-leaning critics and comedian Jon Stewart. In 2005, CNN severed ties with Carlson and canceled his program.
He hosted PBS' Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered for a year, which competed with CNN's Crossfire. It was an attempt by the public broadcasting network to provide a more even ideological spread.
2005 to 2008
Carlson presented Tucker on the cable news network until 2008, when it was discontinued due to poor ratings. During his tenure, MSNBC shifted to the left.
2010 to 2023
Carlson, a forerunner in the field of online conservative journalism, co-founded the conservative news site The Daily Caller in 2010. In 2020, he decided to sell his share.
In 2016, he started hosting Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News. Historically, Tucker Carlson Tonight had the highest ratings of any non-sports program on television. However, in 2022, the Fox News round table program The Five surpassed it in viewership.
In a report by Los Angeles Times, sponsors boycotted the program after Carlson made controversial statements about the Black Lives Matter movement, mass shootings, and Donald Trump, all of which were seen as right-wing views.
Other Major Occurrences
Carlson's departure from Fox follows the $787.5 million settlement the network reached with Dominion Voting Systems for hosts' fraudulent assertions about the 2020 presidential election.
Reportedly, TV producer Abby Grossberg has filed a lawsuit against Fox News and many of its employees, including Carlson, claiming that the network is a hotbed for sexism, misogyny, and abuse.
