WOODSTOCK, MAINE: Tucker Carlson has reportedly picked up tools to rebuild his Maine recording studio after workers from Fox News swooped in and dismantled the barn that once housed his satellite studio. The 54-year-old conservative firebrand was recently seen helping in rebuilding the remote set alongside a three-man construction crew in downtown Woodstock.
Carlson, who was fired from his prime-time show in April, was scheduled to begin filming his newly announced program from the satellite studio in a few weeks. But now it seems like he has to postpone the program's debut since the studio has to be completely rebuilt after it was left in shambles. "Fox came in last week and got all their sh*t out of there," Patrick Feeney, who is managing the construction, told Daily Mail. The manager also stated that the network’s crew showed no mercy while taking items from the studio. "They took the set and everything, all the equipment, the chairs, the desk, the fake walls, everything," he added.
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The barn-turned-satellite studio was originally built by Fox so Carlson could broadcast the show remotely. According to Feeney, the construction crew needs to do a pile of work to make the studio ready for the broadcast. "There's no hardware in place at all. There's not even an infrastructure for a TV studio for a long time,” he said. The construction manager continued by noting that Carlson who spends most of the year in Florida, had only recently returned to Woodstock, where he owns a house on a lake on the outskirts of town. "He just got back late last night after meeting with lawyers and all that stuff. As you can imagine, he's very, very busy right now," Fenny continued.
"We just came to clean it up and get it looking like something again," Feeney stated, adding "There's no imminent venture. We're just getting ready in case something does happen. There's nothing we're doing other than cleaning the place up, shoring up the walls, making it look good again."
On Thursday, May 18, a three-man construction crew was seen stretching electrical lines, chopping wood, and entering the once-and-future studio, wielding hammers in the garage. In pictures obtained by Daily Mail, Carlson was also seen grabbing an axe and drill from the trunk, along with several boxes.
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Carlson was seen sorting through the items, bringing some into the building and discarding others in a nearby dumpster. The reconstruction of the remote studio came just a few days after the ousted anchor announced that he is launching a new version of his show. He made the announcement on May 10 by sharing a three-minute video on his Twitter page. "Starting soon we'll be bringing a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter," he said in the video.
Following the announcement, Variety reported that numerous Fox anchors have contacted Carlson to express their desire to work with him when their contracts end. According to the magazine, he plans to debut the program within a month, with his former senior executive producer Justin Wells – who was fired at the same time as Carlson – on board. A tipster told Daily Mail that a number of Fox employees have already quit to join the startup news outlet.
