Fox News Changes: "Terrorist Fist Jab" Anchor E.D. Hill Loses Her Show, Laura Ingraham In At 5PM

Perhaps feeling the ratings heat, Fox News is making changes to its afternoon lineup.

TVNewser reports that E.D. Hill, who hosts "America's Pulse" — and who raised many eyebrows this week after calling Barack and Michelle Obama's fist-pound a "terrorist fist jab" — has lost her show:

America's Pulse anchored by E.D. Hill goes away, but Hill stays with the network in a capacity to be determined. Hill has been with FNC since 1998. She co-anchored Fox & Friends for several years before moving to the 11amET hour, then launching America's Pulse.

TVNewser further reports that Martha MacCallum's "Live Desk" will be expanded to two hours and that she will take on a co-host, Trace Gallagher.

Further, the New York Times' Brian Stelter reports that the network will test Laura Ingraham in the 5PM hour (once occupied by John Gibson and filled of late by "America's Election HQ"):

The Fox News Channel, which has been seeking a new format for the 5 p.m. hour, will place a rotating series of personalities in the time slot beginning next week, including the conservative radio host Laura Ingraham.

Ms. Ingraham, one of the country's most popular radio hosts, frequently fills in for Bill O'Reilly, and Fox executives appear to be grooming her as a new talent for the network. Other people will also receive trial runs in the time slot.

Fox News Channel is expected to announce the changes later Tuesday. In February the cable network replaced John Gibson, the longtime host of the 5 p.m. hour, with Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, two younger anchors who also host a morning show. Mr. Hemmer and Ms. Kelly's afternoon show, "America's Election HQ," covered the primary season. But now, with the party nominees known and two months until the political conventions, there may not be quite as much election news to cover.

Comments

[jeplanet]

"Terrorist fist jab", anyone?

[hbw3]

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[gappedtoothgodwarrior]

[waynesmyer]

BEND OVER AND GRAB YOUR ANKLES, MIZ HIIL, RUPERT WANTS TO GIVE YOUR MORNING FIST JAB!
Dr. Strangelove

[robXdion]

The obvious terrorist & race smear must have been too embarrassing when even NASCAR drivers and soccer moms are giving a "terrorist fist-jab" while Bush is doing "terrorist chest bumps". I down, 8 to go.

[Wanjiru]

I have had about ENOUGH of Fox News, but this is really it for me!
E.D. Hill SHOULD BE FIRED, PERIOD.
We can no longer stomach the NONSENSE and GARBAGE that continues to be spewed out by this network.
The time has come to begin cleaning house over at FOX News, either that or the network needs to be pulled from the air COMPLETELY.
Enough insults, garbage and nonsense already.


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[dagnome27]

The problem isn't E.D. Hill - she's just a "mouthpiece".
The problem is Fox: Rupert Murdoch's drive to become "King of All Media" (apologies to Howard Stern), and ROGER AILES place in this media empire.

the BIGGER problem is stupid Americans who WATCH this crap, believe it, and tune back in to it over and over!

[Fairfloss]

Wow Wanjiru, here we go with the double standards again. Don Imus was fired after Senator Obama called for it, but did he say much about Pastor Wright, until forced to by a majority of the American people? Than there is that clown, Father Pfleger, William Ayers the home grown terrorist, former member of the Weathermen Underground, an anarchist group that actually killed some one when bombing the NYC Police station, Pentagon and the Capital building, what about them? Maybe those of us who are old enough to remember these things, did recognize a radical gesture. Can not go around shutting everyone up, firing them JUST because they disagree with Barack Obama.
Sounds like you want to look backwards and relive the race riot days. Sorry you missed it, but be careful what you wish for.