Lou Dobbs
American conservative political commentator (1945–2024)
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs[1] (September 24, 1945 – July 18, 2024) was an American television journalist, business writer and news anchor.[2] He was the host of the program Lou Dobbs Tonight on the Fox Business Network. The show was cancelled in February 2021.[3]
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 Dobbs at CPAC in 2015 | |
| Born | Louis Carl Dobbs September 24, 1945 Childress, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2024 (aged 78) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
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| Spouse | Debi Lee Roth-Segura |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | loudobbs |
Lou Dobbs in 2017
Dobbs was born in Childress County, Texas. He was raised in Rupert, Idaho. Dobbs studied at Harvard University.
Before Fox, Dobbs was an anchor, managing editor, an executive vice president at CNN.[4]
He won an Emmy, a Peabody Award and a Luminary Award (from the Business Journalism Review).[4]
Many personalities have accused him of racism mainly against Latin Americans, or Hispanic.[5]
Dobbs died on July 18, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 78.[6]
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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Populism in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, eds. Alexandra Kindell; Elizabeth S. Demers (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 186
- ↑ "Lou Dobbs Biography". Bio. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Fox Business suddenly cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' its highest-rated show". CNN.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "FOX Business Lands Lou Dobbs". FOX News Network, LLC. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lou Dobbs' Dubious Guest List". ipsnews.net. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Lou Dobbs Death: Donald Trump Issues Statement". Newsweek. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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