over the past 20 years of fox news, i've been extremely proud to launch and lead one of the most successful news programs in history, which has consistently informed and entertained millions of americans and contributed to building fox into the dominant network news. it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. he concluded by saying i will look back on my time at fox news with great pride and with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers, i wish only the best for fox news channel. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> bill o'reilly is a fox news original, who got his start as a local news reporter. >> happy new year, everyone. >> he later went on to report for cbs and abc news.