{"id":1115340,"date":"2021-12-13T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115340"},"modified":"2021-12-13T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:59:21","slug":"sony-ends-the-dr-oz-show-as-host-makes-bid-for-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sony-ends-the-dr-oz-show-as-host-makes-bid-for-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Ends \u2018The Dr. Oz Show\u2019 As Host Makes Bid For Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsony-ends-the-dr-oz-show-as-host-makes-bid-for-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sony Pictures announced that it would end \u201cThe Dr. Oz Show\u201d as its host runs for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dr-oz-running-for-u-s-senate-as-a-republican-has-a-history-of-donating-to-democrats\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported, Dr. Mehmet Oz announced that he would make a bid for the seat of retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). Though he is running as a Republican, Oz has formerly donated to Democratic politicians such as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).<\/p>\n<p>His television show \u2014 presently in its thirteenth season \u2014 will end on January 14, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Lifestyle\/wireStory\/dr-oz-show-ending-month-star-runs-senate-81728589\">ABC News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p>Television stations in Philadelphia, New York City and Cleveland that are seen in Pennsylvania had already taken \u201cDr. Oz\u201d off the air, for fear that the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s \u201cequal time\u201d rules would allow rival candidates to seek similar air time.<\/p>\n<p>In many parts of the country, \u201cDr. Oz\u201d will be replaced by \u201cThe Good Dish,\u201d a combination talk-cooking show where hosts Daphne Oz, Gail Simmons and Jamika Pessoa will serve up a dish of the day. Producers boasted it would be \u201cthe most fun you can have in the kitchen without having to do the dishes.\u201d The show is an outgrowth of a weekly segment on \u201cDr. Oz,\u201d much like Oz\u2019s television career got an early boost from Oprah Winfrey. Sony said it has commitments to air \u201cThe Good Dish\u201d in stations representing 90% of the nation\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAudiences have been loving what Daphne, Gail and Jamika have been serving up during their weekly segments on \u2018The Dr. Oz Show\u2019 for years,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/13\/sony-to-end-dr-oz-show-next-month-amid-hosts-senate-run\/\">said<\/a> Sony executive Zack Hernandez. \u201cWe have long believed \u2018The Good Dish\u2019 would make an excellent stand-alone series and are delighted to be able to deliver this fresh take on the cooking genre to our station partners and their viewers across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/why-im-running-to-be-a-senator-from-pennsylvania\">The Washington Examiner<\/a>, Oz explained that his candidacy will be centered upon offering a response to COVID-19 that does not infringe upon civil liberties:<\/p>\n<p>The reality of our challenges has crystallized during the pandemic. Over 750,000 in the United States have died from the virus, a devastating toll for families and communities. Many of those deaths were preventable. COVID-19 became an excuse for the government and elite thinkers who controlled the means of communication to suspend debate. Dissenting opinions from leading scholars were ridiculed and canceled so their ideas could not be disseminated.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the government mandated policies that caused unnecessary suffering. The public was patronized and misled instead of empowered. We were told to lock down quietly and let those in charge take care of the rest. When we tested positive for the virus, we were also told to wait at home until our lips turned blue and we got sick enough to warrant hospitalization. To be clear, this is not a typical medical protocol. Elites with yards told those without yards to stay inside, where the virus was more likely to spread. And the arrogant, closed-minded people in charge closed our parks, shuttered our schools, shut down our businesses, and took away our freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Oz has also said that Oprah Winfrey encouraged him to launch the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe told me to follow my heart,\u201d Oz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jules31415\/status\/1467235306055344132\">said<\/a> during an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. \u201cShe\u2019s been a wonderful mentor to me, fairest woman I\u2019ve ever worked with, and a great, sage adviser of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want her to get involved in any way,\u201d he added. \u201cI don\u2019t want to hurt her \u2026 I don\u2019t want people to have to take bullets when I should be taking them myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Pictures announced that it would end \u201cThe Dr. Oz Show\u201d as its host runs for Senate.As The Daily Wire previously reported, Dr. Mehmet Oz announced that he would make a bid for the seat of retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). Though he is running as a Republican, Oz has formerly donated to Democratic politicians such as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).His television show \u2014 presently in its thirteenth season \u2014 will end on January 14, 2022. ABC News reported:Television stations in Philadelphia, New York City and Cleveland that are seen in Pennsylvania had already taken \u201cDr. Oz\u201d off the air, for fear that the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s \u201cequal time\u201d rules would allow rival candidates to seek similar air time.In many parts of the country, \u201cDr. Oz\u201d will be replaced by \u201cThe Good Dish,\u201d a combination talk-cooking show where hosts Daphne Oz, Gail Simmons and Jamika Pessoa will serve up a dish of the day. Producers boasted it would be \u201cthe most fun you can have in the kitchen without having to do the dishes.\u201d The show is an outgrowth of a weekly segment on \u201cDr. Oz,\u201d much like Oz\u2019s television career got an early boost from Oprah Winfrey. Sony said it has commitments to air \u201cThe Good Dish\u201d in stations representing 90% of the nation\u2019s population.\u201cAudiences have been loving what Daphne, Gail and Jamika have been serving up during their weekly segments on \u2018The Dr. Oz Show\u2019 for years,\u201d said Sony executive Zack Hernandez. \u201cWe have long believed \u2018The Good Dish\u2019 would make an excellent stand-alone series and are delighted to be able to deliver this fresh take on the cooking genre to our station partners and their viewers across the country.\u201dIn an op-ed for The Washington Examiner, Oz explained that his candidacy will be centered upon offering a response to COVID-19 that does not infringe upon civil liberties:The reality of our challenges has crystallized during the pandemic. Over 750,000 in the United States have died from the virus, a devastating toll for families and communities. Many of those deaths were preventable. COVID-19 became an excuse for the government and elite thinkers who controlled the means of communication to suspend debate. Dissenting opinions from leading scholars were ridiculed and canceled so their ideas could not be disseminated.Instead, the government mandated policies that caused unnecessary suffering. The public was patronized and misled instead of empowered. We were told to lock down quietly and let those in charge take care of the rest. When we tested positive for the virus, we were also told to wait at home until our lips turned blue and we got sick enough to warrant hospitalization. To be clear, this is not a typical medical protocol. Elites with yards told those without yards to stay inside, where the virus was more likely to spread. And the arrogant, closed-minded people in charge closed our parks, shuttered our schools, shut down our businesses, and took away our freedom.Oz has also said that Oprah Winfrey encouraged him to launch the campaign.\u201cShe told me to follow my heart,\u201d Oz said during an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. \u201cShe\u2019s been a wonderful mentor to me, fairest woman I\u2019ve ever worked with, and a great, sage adviser of mine.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t want her to get involved in any way,\u201d he added. \u201cI don\u2019t want to hurt her \u2026 I don\u2019t want people to have to take bullets when I should be taking them myself.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}