MEGAN WITH HUSBAND DOUG BRUNT . PHOTO : FACEBOOK @ MEGYNKELLY
The No . 1 thing I wanted to do was control my own editorial . To not be doing anyone else ’ s bidding …
It ’ s the chest thumping that Kelly avoids in her podcast , The Megyn Kelly Show . “ The No . 1 thing I wanted to do was control my own editorial ,” Kelly told The Journal . “ To not be doing anyone else ’ s bidding , not having the pressure of corporate overlords over me , that means one has to be entrepreneurial .”
Kelly ’ s careers , both as a lawyer and news anchor have created a strong desire to finally be able to control the discussion . Freely exploring a wide range of topics without the pressure of someone else ’ s editorial agenda is something that Kelly has long wanted to fully embrace .
“ There ’ s no way , when people sort of understand what ’ s happening in the digital world and how forward-looking it is and how much more meaningful and substantive it is , and how much more honest you can be here , that they would choose the other model [ cable news ],” Kelly told the Daily Caller , adding “ younger viewers are leaving ” traditional media “ in droves .”
As to why people should tune into her podcast , she said to Eaton , “ I think I have a unique approach to delivering the news . I understand how to do it so that it ’ s informative but also entertaining . The listener is having fun , learning and walking away knowing what ’ s happening in the country but not having to work too hard for it . I also think what ’ s different with me now versus the past several years is I ’ m unbridled . I don ’ t have to answer to anyone other than myself , my conscience , and my audience . That ’ s enabled me to go places where I otherwise couldn ’ t go . I own the show .”
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