Herring has testified in litigation that he created OAN “to make money, number one.”
He seized the chance after AT&T executives told him the market could use another conservative network, he testified. Further testimony shows AT&T’s DirecTV deal with herring provided 90% of OAN’s revenue.
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How One America News Network’s founder Robert Herring Sr. morphed from entrepreneur to rightwing television boss devoting coverage to Donald Trump’s election falsehoods
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-founder