Shepard Smith on his success: 'I never said no. Not to one assignment.' (via CNBCMakeIt)
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It's an appropriate mission for Smith, 56, who says his success in journalism — and in life — has come from always seeking the truth, and working hard. He's even had to learn his own personal truth along the way.Smith's hunt for the truth started as a kid growing up in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Over breakfast, Smith's parents would get into deep debates about the Vietnam War.
Smith headed to University of Mississippi to study journalism but dropped out two credits shy of a degree to take a TV reporter job in Panama City, Florida."I didn't have legs up, aside from White privilege that I recognize," Smith saysAfter Panama City, Smith took reporting jobs in Fort Myers, Texas, Miami and Orlando, Florida, before finally landing in New York.
Smith says he would work nights and weekends, sometimes for weeks without stopping or while he was sick.
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