NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - After 12 years at Fox News Channel and four decades in the news business, Washington managing editor Brit Hume will leave "Special Report" and daily journalism for a quieter life, spending time with his grandchildren and following his Christian faith (the anchor still will contribute to the network as a political analyst).
Hume, 65, talked about the demands of the job and how his succession should be handled.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME AT THE TOP-RATED CABLE NEWS CHANNEL AND NEARING THE END OF THE BIGGEST PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN RECENT YEARS. WHY LEAVE NOW?
Brit Hume: I think it's time. It's a good idea to go out when you're still doing OK rather than waiting until you're getting old and people stop listening to you. That's part of it. A big part of it is that I have a lot of other things that I want to do. To cite one example, I...
