Ms. Kelly, the former Fox News star who jumped to NBC in early January, has not weighed
in on any of it, even as audiences for television news have skyrocketed.
Megyn Kelly’s First Show for NBC Will Debut in June -
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMAPRIL 24, 2017
A lot has happened since Megyn Kelly was last on television.
At one point, Ms. Kelly appeared deep in conversation with Andrew Lack, the NBC News chairman, who had lured her away from Fox News.
There is also curiosity about whether she can transfer her finely honed cable-news persona to the fickle waters of network news
and different formats like a newsmagazine and a morning show.
Ms. Kelly’s morning show will also test whether her harder news sensibilities can adjust to a genre
that is better known for entertainment gossip and cooking tips.
NBC said on Monday that Ms. Kelly would start her new job next month, with a Sunday evening showcase set to start in June.
Ms. Kelly, who is among the women to have accused Roger E. Ailes, Fox News’s former chairman, of sexual harassment
— he has denied all the allegations — brings a healthy dose of celebrity to her new network home.
NBC is also trying to identify a niche for Ms. Kelly within its crowded news division, which
already boasts name-brand stars like Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Lester Holt.
