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Fox NewsandFox & FriendsWeekendco-hostJedediah Bilaare parting ways, PEOPLE can exclusively announce.
“We have mutually and amicably parted ways with Jedediah Bila and wish her all the best,” the network said in a statement on Friday. “The new co-host ofFox & FriendsWeekendwill be named soon.”
In her own statement, Bila, 42, thanked her coworkers and her viewers.
“Thank you to the Fox News reporters, anchors, contributors, and producers who have been an absolute pleasure to work with these last few years,” she said. “To the viewers who supported me throughout my journey there — I’m deeply grateful for you and hopeful you’ll join me on my next adventure. I’m really excited for what’s to come.”
Bila, who shares 1½-year-old sonHartley Lucawith husband Jeremy Scher, began her career in education, serving as a teacher and an academic dean at schools in New York City. She later transitioned to television when she was asked to offer political and cultural commentary on various news shows, including on Fox, according to herwebsite.
She joined the network as a contributor in 2013, but left three years later when she was tapped to co-hostThe Viewfor its 20th season.
After leavingThe Viewone year later, Bila rejoined Fox in April 2019 and was named a permanent co-host ofFox & Friends Weekend.
“Enough with the 3rd grade name-calling,” shewrotelast April. “Chris is doing his job. The news should not be any president’s friend, ally, or buddy. If it bothered you when Obama complained about Fox News, but you’re silent on this complete nonsense, then just stop. Seriously. Enough.”
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Later, when Trump initiallyrefused to concedethe November election to now-PresidentJoe Biden, Bila said onFox & Friendsthat it was “incumbent upon” Trump to acknowledge his loss.
“It’s going to fall on him. With great power comes great responsibility to say, ‘You know what? The process is done. This is the verdict. Let’s move on,'” she said, according toThe Wrap.
Per her website, Bila is currently working on a second book, scheduled to hit shelves this fall. Her first,#DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life, was published in 2018.
source: people.com
