FOX News Channel Names Jedediah Bila Co-Host of FOX & Friends Weekend
April 24 2019 - 1:32PM
Business Wire
FOX News Channel (FNC) has named Jedediah Bila co-host of FOX
& Friends Weekend (Saturdays & Sundays 6-10AM/ET),
announced Lauren Petterson, Senior Vice President of Morning
Programming & Talent Development for the network. Bila, who has
filled in on the program as a guest co-host, will make her official
debut as a permanent co-host on Saturday, April 27th.
In making the announcement, Petterson said, “Jedediah’s
thoughtful analysis and endearing personality have cultivated a
connection with our audience that has grown exponentially over
time. We are confident that she will make an excellent addition to
the FOX & Friends family.”
Bila added, “The opportunity to co-host a program within the FOX
& Friends franchise is truly an incredible milestone in my
career. I am really excited to build an even stronger relationship
with FNC’s loyal viewers and to spend weekends doing great work
with an amazing team.”
In her new role, Bila will join co-host Pete Hegseth and a
rotating third co-host to helm the weekend version of the number
one rated morning show in cable news. Bila first joined FNC as
a contributor in 2013, appearing regularly on FNC’s top-rated
ensemble shows Outnumbered (weekdays 12-1PM/ET)
and The Five (weekdays 5-6PM/ET), where she provided
analysis on the top news stories, controversies and issues of the
day.
Prior to re-joining FNC as a contributor in 2018, Bila served as
co-host of ABC’s The View, for the 2017-2018 season where she
interviewed many influential figures across politics and culture,
including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President
Joe Biden, reality television star Kim Kardashian and Senator
Bernie Sanders. In July 2017, Bila secured an exclusive interview
with embattled Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller ahead of
her 366-day prison sentence for a Lifetime special
entitled, Abby Tells All.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most
watched television news channel for 17 consecutive years. According
to a Suffolk University/USA Today survey, Fox News is the most
trusted source for television news or commentary in the country and
a 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey found that among Americans
who could name an objective news source, Fox News is the top-cited
outlet. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90
million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely
notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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