Morgan joins Murdoch launch

LONDON — British presenter Piers Morgan is to join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the United States, Britain and Australia, the company said.

News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch said Morgan, 56, is “the broadcaster every channel wants but is too afraid to hire.”

The show is billed as the primetime draw on the new channel talkTV, expected to launch in the U.K. early next year. It will also air on Fox Nation in the U.S. and on Sky News Australia. Morgan is also to become a columnist for The Sun and The New York Post.

Morgan said his new show will be a “fearless forum for lively debate and agenda-setting interviews.”

The presenter left Britain’s ITV in March after sparking a record 50,000 viewer complaints with comments about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Morgan said he did not believe Meghan’s claims about how the monarchy allegedly ignored her struggles with mental health.