"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"If that is true, that would mean a small group of people who have a controlling interest in Dominion have managed to silence what is arguably the most important and conservative voice in the country..."
Carlson is expected to launch the programming within the next month, with Justin Wells -- who was also ousted from Fox News -- on board to serve as the program's executive producer.
After averaging more than 3 million viewers for each episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, the program has seen audiences of less than half of that figure since Carlson's exit.
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."