FOX News Channel Names Jedediah Bila Co-Host of FOX & Friends Weekend

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 27^th.

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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