SANDRA SMITH: I walked into Fox News 19 years ago. The people and viewers changed my life

SO APPARENTLY, AND I AM STILL PROCESSING, SANDRA SMITH JUST HIT NINETEEN YEARS AT FOX NEWS. EVERYBODY KEEPS ACTING LIKE IT IS JUST A WORK ANNIVERSARY BUT SHE HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR EVERYTHING FROM THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS THAT TOTALLY CHANGED HOW THIS COUNTRY RUNS. SHE STARTED AT 1211 NINETEEN YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN MODERATING DEBATES, CHATTING WITH SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, AND HANGING OUT IN THE VICE PRESIDENT’S CEREMONIAL OFFICE. SHE HELPED LAUNCH BIG SHOWS LIKE "OUTNUMBERED" AND "AMERICA REPORTS" WHICH APPARENTLY ARE THE REASON THEY ARE NUMBER ONE IN DAYTIME RATINGS NOW. IT IS WILD THAT SHE HAS SEEN THE TRADING FLOORS IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CHANGE THAT MUCH OVER NEARLY TWO DECADES. ANYWAY SOMEBODY HAS TO ANSWER FOR THAT.

I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS ALL DAY BECAUSE SANDRA SMITH IS CELEBRATING NINETEEN YEARS AT FOX NEWS AND IT IS HONESTLY A MASSIVE CAREER RUN. SHE WALKS IN THERE AND STARTS TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE HAS BEEN COVERING THE BIGGEST STORIES EVER SINCE THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS. SHE HAS INTERVIEWED PRESIDENTS AND WALL STREET CEOS AND MILITARY LEADERS WHICH IS A LOT TO DO IN LESS THAN TWO DECADES. SHE LITERALLY HELPED BUILD "AMERICA’S NEWSROOM" AND "OUTNUMBERED" INTO THE RATINGS GIANTS THEY ARE TODAY. THE FACT THAT SHE IS ATTRIBUTING THE NETWORK'S DAYTIME SUCCESS TO THOSE TEAMS SHOWING UP EVERY SINGLE DAY TO FIGHT FOR THE STORY IS PRETTY WILD. NINETEEN YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THAT NEWS. OK I AM GETTING ANOTHER ROUND, THINK ABOUT IT.

Sandra Smith is celebrating her 19th anniversary at Fox News, having covered major events like the 2008 financial crisis and presidential elections while helping launch key daytime programs.

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