Tv show host and political pundit lou dobbs dies at 78

Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and TV host who was a nightly presence on the Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died. He was 78.​ His death was announced Thursday

in a post on his official X account, which called him a “fighter till the very end — fighting for what mattered to him the most: God, his family and the country. “Lou’s legacy will forever

live on as a patriot and a great American. We ask for your prayers for Lou’s wonderful wife Debi, children and grandchildren,” the post said.​ ​ He hosted _Lou Dobbs Tonigh_t on Fox Business

from 2011 to 2021, following two separate stints at CNN.​​ ​ Fox News Media said in a statement that the network was saddened by Dobbs’ passing.​ ​ “An incredible business mind with a gift

for broadcasting, Lou helped pioneer cable news into a successful and influential industry,” the statement said. “We are immensely grateful for his many contributions and send our heartfelt

condolences to his family.”​ ​ ​Dobbs was named in a lawsuit against Fox News filed by Dominion Voting Systems over lies told on the network about the 2020 presidential election. A mediator

in 2023 pushed the two sides toward a $787 million settlement, averting a trial. A mountain of evidence — some damning, some merely embarrassing — showed that many Fox executives and on-air

talent didn’t believe allegations aired mostly on shows hosted by Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro. At the time, they feared angering Donald Trump fans in the audience with the

truth.​ ​ ​When he joined Fox Business, Dobbs said he considered himself the underdog. A few years, later his show was highly rated and he had become a key figure on the right-leaning

network.​​ ​ “We’ll focus on the American people, their standard of living ... the American nation,” he said about his show in 2011. “Those are always my starting points.”​​​ Dobbs’ Fox show

was named _Lou Dobbs Tonight_, the same as the show he left in 2009 after an awkward last few years at CNN. Once the most visible television business journalist with his _Moneyline_ show in

the 1990s, Dobbs made CNN management uneasy as he grew more opinionated and drew angry protests from Latinos for his emphasis on curbing illegal immigration.​ ​ ​Dobbs dove into the complex

public policy and economic issues that drive society. He said he always wanted to be straight with his viewers about his own views on the issues.​ ​ “My audience has always expected me to

tell them where I’m coming from, and I don’t see any reason to disappoint them,” he said in 2011.​​