The Independents (talk show)

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The Independents
Genre Talk show
News program
Presented by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Matt Welch
Kmele Foster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationNew York
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network Fox Business Network
Original releaseDecember 9, 2013 (2013-12-09) 
January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09)

The Independentsis an American television libertarian-focused talk show on the Fox Business Network (FBN). It was broadcast on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between December 2013 and January 2015. The hosts of the show were Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, America's Future Foundation's Kmele Foster, and Reason magazine's Matt Welch.

The show featured roundtable discussions on the news of the day with a special emphasis on the protection of economic and civil liberties. [1]

FBN cancelled the show on January 15, 2015. [2]

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References

  1. Matt Welch, "Kennedy, Matt Welch, Kmele Foster to Launch New Nightly Fox Business Show Called The Independents", Hit & Run Blog, reason.com (December 3, 2013)
  2. Chariton, Jordan (15 January 2015). "Fox Business Canceling 'The Independents' Hosted by 'Kennedy' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved January 17, 2015.