Who is sports broadcaster Shepard Smith and what are his ratings?
ON June 9, NBC Sports and Olympics announced the reporters covering the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July. CNBC's Shepard Smith and Memphis Grizzlies programming host Meghan Triplett will have the honor of covering the Olympic games this year. Smith is an American broadcast journalist for NBC News and CNBC. The 57-year-old serves as the anchor and host of CNBC's The News with Shepard Smith, a daily evening newscast. However, Smith is best known for his 23-years at Fox News, where he served as chief anchor and managing editor of the breaking news division. Smith hosted several programs in his tenure at Fox News, including Fox Report, Studio B and Shepard Smith Reporting. Smith left Fox News in October 2019. Smith will be a TV host for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. In 2003, The Fox Report with Shepard Smith was ranked third among the top five US cable news programs. His show was tied for second with Dan Rather and Peter Jennings as the most-trusted news anchors on both network and cable news. According to the Washington Post, since his NBC debut in September, The News with Shepard Smith has averaged a modest 280,000 viewers each weeknight at 7pm. 2 Shepard Smith will be covering the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Credit: Getty  Thats twice as many viewers as the Shark Tank reruns the show replaced; however, a fraction of the 2 million-plus viewers that CNN, Fox and MSNBC each attract at the same hour. Smith covered multiple Super Bowls and MLB All-Star Games, Playoffs, and World Series during his run on FOX and provided coverage for several Fox Sports college football telecasts. Smith has amassed an eye-popping $25million net worth, per Celebrity Net Worth.