The speculation game is over. After an abrupt and dramatic exit from Fox News last year, veteran newsman Shepard Smith is set to join CNBC as anchor of an hourlong evening show, the network ...

Subscribe to The messaging is very clear. Shepard Smith is back. And he intends to do the news. On Thursday, the former Fox News anchor previewed his new CNBC show — set to debut in the fall.

However, Smith's face was soon back on TV when he joined the CNBC team in 2020, anchoring "The News with Shepard Smith" until 2022.