Studio B
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Studio B with Shepard Smith is an American news
/talk
television program on the Fox News Channel
, hosted by Shepard Smith
.
Monday through Friday, the program continues coverage of stories followed during prior hours of Fox News programs. Named after the studio from which it formerly broadcast, Studio B often takes a swifter pace compared to the network's other programming, making a larger focus of the program on breaking-news
events with live
correspondents. The coverage includes correspondents on location, in studio, in addition to analysis from pundits or experts.
Prior to the program's relaunch on April 23, 2007, and to a larger extent summer 2007, Studio B was commonly seen as more laid-back, including a short segment of smalltalk after the bottom-of-the-hour headlines between Smith and Jane Skinner
commonly about soft news or irrelevant stories of the day. The segment was known as "Skinnerville."
, which was started in February 2006.
Studio B replaced the 3-4pm hour of Fox News Live
(also hosted by Smith) in 2002, and the weekend hour of Fox News Live in 2005. The weekend editions were discontinued in May 2007, when the 3-4pm hour was replaced by reruns of War Stories with Oliver North
, or other taped programming.
Also in 2007, Smith revealed that Studio B will soon get a more expansive overhaul, which may include name and format changes. This is partly because FNC's physical Studio B is no longer available for the network's use. On December 14, 2008, Studio B moved to Studio 12H, the set used by the Fox Report
due to its move to the high definition Election Night set used by the Fox Broadcasting Company.
On January 9, 2009, Studio B moved to a new set in Studio 12H. Despite the actual studio name, Shepard Smith stated that this studio will be the new Studio B, "because that is the name of the program". While Studio B moved to the aforementioned HD set, it continued to broadcast in 4:3 with the Fox News HD wing at the side, until March 23, 2009, when the show launched in full 16:9.
During the week of September 26-October 2, 2011, The Fox Report moved into its former studios, Studio E, which was used from September 2007 to December 2008 at the same time, Studio B moved into the newsroom and Shepard Smith announced on the September 28th broadcast that the Fox Report and Studio B will move into a new set starting Monday, October 10, 2011.
On October 10th, 2011, Studio B and the Fox Report
introduced a new look and graphics featuring the new lower-thirds graphics for the show as seen on other Fox shows, The Five and Happening Now
. Shepard Smith presented the show from a modified Studio 12H featuring more monitors and retaining "The Cube" but the overhead platform and accompanying staircase, which had been part of the set since 2008 had been removed.
News
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/talk
Talk show
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television program on the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, hosted by Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith
David Shepard Smith, Jr. , known better as Shepard Smith, is an American television news anchor. He is host of Fox Report with Shepard Smith and Studio B weekdays on Fox News Channel. In addition, he anchors the 5:00 p.m...
.
About the show
Broadcast live at 3:00pm ETNorth American Eastern Time Zone
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Monday through Friday, the program continues coverage of stories followed during prior hours of Fox News programs. Named after the studio from which it formerly broadcast, Studio B often takes a swifter pace compared to the network's other programming, making a larger focus of the program on breaking-news
Breaking news
Breaking news, also known as a special report or news bulletin, is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details. Many times, breaking news is used after the news network has already reported on this story...
events with live
Live television
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correspondents. The coverage includes correspondents on location, in studio, in addition to analysis from pundits or experts.
Prior to the program's relaunch on April 23, 2007, and to a larger extent summer 2007, Studio B was commonly seen as more laid-back, including a short segment of smalltalk after the bottom-of-the-hour headlines between Smith and Jane Skinner
Jane Skinner
Jane Skinner is a former daytime news anchor who worked for Fox News Channel, co-hosting Happening Now with Jon Scott from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET...
commonly about soft news or irrelevant stories of the day. The segment was known as "Skinnerville."
History
The program's relaunch created a new focus on urgency, with the music used for the program being faster-paced and more of a drum-driven style, in addition to the graphics becoming flashier and more attention-grabbing than previous editions. The event also included the conclusion of the weekend edition of Studio B, hosted by Trace GallagherTrace Gallagher
Trace Gallagher is an American television news anchor for Fox News Channel.-Background:Born Tracy G. Gallagher, he grew up in the ski resort of Mammoth Lakes, California, where he was the quarterback for the Mammoth Huskie football team before he graduated from high school in 1979...
, which was started in February 2006.
Studio B replaced the 3-4pm hour of Fox News Live
Fox News Live
Fox News Live was an American news/talk television program, the hard-news daytime programming of the Fox News Channel. In addition, it also referred to the short headline segments of nearly every hour daily.-About:...
(also hosted by Smith) in 2002, and the weekend hour of Fox News Live in 2005. The weekend editions were discontinued in May 2007, when the 3-4pm hour was replaced by reruns of War Stories with Oliver North
War Stories with Oliver North
War Stories is a military history program on the Fox News Channel. Hosted by Oliver North , the program covers a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in...
, or other taped programming.
Also in 2007, Smith revealed that Studio B will soon get a more expansive overhaul, which may include name and format changes. This is partly because FNC's physical Studio B is no longer available for the network's use. On December 14, 2008, Studio B moved to Studio 12H, the set used by the Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
due to its move to the high definition Election Night set used by the Fox Broadcasting Company.
On January 9, 2009, Studio B moved to a new set in Studio 12H. Despite the actual studio name, Shepard Smith stated that this studio will be the new Studio B, "because that is the name of the program". While Studio B moved to the aforementioned HD set, it continued to broadcast in 4:3 with the Fox News HD wing at the side, until March 23, 2009, when the show launched in full 16:9.
During the week of September 26-October 2, 2011, The Fox Report moved into its former studios, Studio E, which was used from September 2007 to December 2008 at the same time, Studio B moved into the newsroom and Shepard Smith announced on the September 28th broadcast that the Fox Report and Studio B will move into a new set starting Monday, October 10, 2011.
On October 10th, 2011, Studio B and the Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
introduced a new look and graphics featuring the new lower-thirds graphics for the show as seen on other Fox shows, The Five and Happening Now
Happening Now
Happening Now is a news program broadcast on the Fox News Channel weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.-About the show:The show is hosted by Jon Scott and Jenna Lee with breaking news updates from Harris Faulkner and Rick Folbaum. Happening Now replaced the 11am-1pm ET block of Fox News Live in 2007...
. Shepard Smith presented the show from a modified Studio 12H featuring more monitors and retaining "The Cube" but the overhead platform and accompanying staircase, which had been part of the set since 2008 had been removed.