FOX News' Shepard Smith is the host of The Fox Report with Shepard Smith and the weekday show Studio B with Shepard Smith.
On April 22, 2009, during a heated discussion about CIA's secret torture memo, Smith shouted, "We are America! I don't give a rat's a-- if it helps! We are America, we do not f-----g torture!"Gawker: Shep Smith Loses It, Drops F-Bomb - Shepard Smith (April 22, 2009)
FOX News Anchor
Since joining FOX News channel in 1996, Shepard Smith has worked as a general assignment reporter, senior correspondent and host of FOX News programs. During his time with FOX, Smith has covered major world events including, 9/11, the Middle East conflicts, wars, and the presidential elections.FOXNews.com: On Air: Shepard Smith
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Holly Spring, Mississippi
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Host of The FOX Report with Shepard Smith and Studio B with Shepard Smith
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Renewed his contract with FOX News in 2007FOXNews.com: On Air: Shepard Smith
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Before FOX, he was a correspondent for a Los Angeles Fox News affiliate
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Was a local news reporter for WSBN-TV, WCPX-TV, WBBH-TV and WJHG-TV in Florida
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According to the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, Smith has a reputation for sometimes "getting himself into trouble"WashingtonPost.com: Shepard Smith, An Anchor Who Is Never Heavy (June 20, 2005)
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2002, Smith mixed up his words during a report on Jennifer Lopez; accidentally uttered a street phrase for oral sex, rather than "block party"WashingtonPost.com: Shepard Smith, An Anchor Who Is Never Heavy (June 20, 2005)
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Was arrested in 2000 on a battery charge in an incident where he allegedly hit another reporter with his car
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Dropped the 'f-bomb' in an on-air rant about torture on April 22, 2009
