'Megyn Kelly Today,' featuring the tough journalist, aims for 'more inspirational'
by By Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times
Sep 22, 2017
4 minutes
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly is shown shaking hands and hugging regular folks in the promotional spots for her new NBC morning show that debuts Monday. She looks like a candidate running for office, and in a way, she is.
Kelly was part of a politically charged atmosphere during her 12 years at Fox News, surrounded by conservative commentators on the network's prime-time schedule. By moving across the street to NBC, she wants to leave behind the often bitter partisan debate that is driving cable news ratings up to record levels in the age of President Donal Trump.
But she will have to convince viewers that she can make the transformation from steely, sharp-elbowed, provocative
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