Apparently NBC is Trying to be Like ‘Fox News,’ Insiders Say

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The chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, Andrew Lack, apparently wants his networks to become the “next Fox News” by taking a more conservative tone and hiring much of the same anchors that had previously left due to the Roger Ailes scandal.

Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelly are two of the cable stars that have made the transition from Fox News to NBC, the latter took a whole hour from the Today show (with a $12 million pay check).

A source told Page Six, “He believes he’s building MSNBC and NBC into the next Fox. It seems the network wants to take a more conservative tone.”

And apparently, some insiders think Megyn isn’t worth here $12 million a year contract, especially since her Fox replacement Tucker Carlson almost doubled her ratings after she left for NBC.

Also, an insider says NBC hasn’t renewed Megyn’s contract, saying she’s been working without one for almost a month. While MSNBC anchor Joy Reid is supposedly on the chopping block as well, insiders insist that NBC wants her to stay.

“The only thing Andy Lack is interested in ‘tilting toward’ is even more good journalism,” an NBC rep said to Page Six.