| − | '''John Stossel''' (born 1947) is an advocacy reporter for the ABC [[television]] program ''20/20''. He has also written two books - ''Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media'' and ''Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know Is Wrong''. His books, and many of the positions that he advocates on ''20/20'', reflect Stossel's [[libertarian]] viewpoints. | + | '''John F. Stossel''' (born March 6, 1947) is an advocacy reporter, author, television host, and [[libertarian]] columnist. He worked as an investigative reporte for the ABC [[television]] program ''20/20''. He has also written two books - ''Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media'' and ''Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know Is Wrong''. His books, and many of the positions that he advocates on ''20/20'', reflect Stossel's [[libertarian]] viewpoints. |
| | In 1985, Stossel was physically assaulted by professional wrestler David Shultz after he asked Shultz if wrestling was fake. Stossel proceeded to sue the [[World Wrestling Federation]], and won the lawsuit, being awarded $425,000 in damages. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832766/bio] | | In 1985, Stossel was physically assaulted by professional wrestler David Shultz after he asked Shultz if wrestling was fake. Stossel proceeded to sue the [[World Wrestling Federation]], and won the lawsuit, being awarded $425,000 in damages. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832766/bio] |
| − | In 2009, Stossel announced he was leaving the left-leaning [[ABC]] for the more non-partisan [[Fox News Channel]]. | + | In 2009, Stossel announced he was leaving the left-leaning [[ABC]] for the more non-partisan [[Fox News Channel]]. He currently hosts ''Stossel'' on the [[Fox Business Network]]. |