Rupert Murdoch: CNBC's On-Air Talent Not 'All That Good'

Rupert Murdoch spoke last week with TheStreet.com. In the interview the media tycoon denied interest in the New York Times, dissed Twitter, and dug into CNBC.

Question: Are you annoyed you don't own CNBC?

Murdoch: No

Question: Why not?

Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with Fox Business than we were at this stage with Fox News, and Fox News today is one of our very greatest and largest assets.

Question: Why don't you hire away all the CNBC on-air people?

Murdoch: We don't think they're all that good. There are some good ones, but that'll be up to [FNC/FBN chairman] Roger Ailes. We create or we discover previously undiscovered talent and make them into stars.

Comments

[RofWH]

Like that great newspaper, the New York Post, huh?

Of all the people to throw a stone...

[Punkynsnow]

Yes, he's made sure that he's eviscerated just about all the talent from that publication, both those in the newsroom and those in the supporting behind the scenes departments. Especially if their skin tone isn't of the lily-white variety...

[coco51]

rofwh, great, newpaper, New York Post are not words to be used in the same sentence even in jest!

[jaslyn]

By talent, does he mean narrowminded, uber religious , fear mongering, hate fuled, testosterone driven simpletons? Then yes, Fox is loaded with talent.

[Actionmac]

Blond and lovely but empty headed...

[DavidDial]

Hey! Don't forget Julie Banderas. She may not be blond but she is lovely and doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone where empty headedness is concerned.

[DrPneumann]

Fox couldn't possibly write comedy this good...

[northstar11]

hey rupert have you watched FAUX lately------me neither ---bad talent

[Firestarterfive]

Yeah, that Neil Cavuto, he's a genius.