CNBC Cancels Shepard Smith’s Nightly Newscast After 2 Years

CNBC Cancels Shepard Smith’s Nightly Newscast After 2 Years
Shepard Smith appears on The Fox News Deck before his "Shepard Smith Reporting" program in New York on Jan. 30, 2017. Richard Drew/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—CNBC is canceling Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years, with its new president saying he wanted to focus on the network’s core strength of business news.

Smith, who is leaving the network, will have his last telecast sometime later this month. He did not have any immediate comment.