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

[emmaspeaks]

Ingraham is just hot air and noise. Remember when she said she'd campaign for Hillary if McCain became the Nominee. Then she took that back saying "Hillary is fine on her own." She'll say anything to show her dismay. Fox needs an overhaul.

[conniedogs]

Ingraham..­.......wha­t a replacement! From level four evil to level nine.

[granamica]

Well said, What is the color code on that one again?

[Marrob]

Yeah that's "Change We Can Believe In." One right wing hack for another right wing hack..

[rodnacious]

Faux News... they can't get it right ever. E.D. Hill is just another in the long line of prevaricators that roam the halls of that devil's dungeon. Good riddance to bad garbage!

[idealist615]

I'm wondering what exactly Faux News will do once Obama is elected? They've spent the last 8 years defending and supporting the Bush Administration. However, they spent the 8 years BEFORE that berating and accusing the Clinton Administration of things they now defend Bush on! It's a merry-go-round of hypocrisy. I hope they will fade out of the MSM come January 2009. We can no longer afford to have their brand of newsmaking in this country. We can no longer tolerate the fear-mongering and belittling attacks on people just because they happen to have different views. I can no longer stand by and watch the Faux News "reporters" use a simple hand gesture and turn it into a terrorist act. It's time, Rupert. Think long and hard about what you want your legacy to be.

[Choicelady]

Be assured they will weigh in on Obama as they did Bill - they shill for the neo-cons and the religious ultra-right, so what other choice would they have? Only for this would it have been fun to have Hillary - she'd made a pact with the Devil himself in Rupert. What then? It would have been funny to see BillO resign in protest over NOT being able to trash a Clinton!

[Janus]

This is the Fox Newstwister Cesspool's notion of change?

It's replacing a diamond back rattlesnake with a king cobra.

[Wanod]

Get rid of O'Reilly, and Olberman, they're both sickning..­.

[emmaspeaks]

Not Keith. He speaks the truth...pa­ssionate, but truth.

[jrdenn]

Olbermann's head is so big he can't fit into his old baseball caps! His histrionics & theatrics have gotten over the top in his "Special-Ed Comments" lately.

I used to love KO but now he's just another gasbag.

[sissy2004]

Keith is the best and he is honest. Sometimes the truth hurts..

[irishgawdess]

Good. Next step, get rid of Ingraham, too. Six of one, half dozen of the other.

[gloriar8]

I like Cafferty and Olbermann, because they push back. They're not in lock step with the mass msm. I like that, that's courage. This year if the msm tries any of that old divisiveness and poorly thought out comments. We will show our dissatisfaction. And by the way I am a proud Obama supporter.

E.D. or Laura Ingraham, makes no difference not this year, baby, not this year. You will be held accountable.

[Gronamox]

She is the first of many on that network who will lose their jobs and disappear. The fanaticism doesn't work anymore. Those who watch will also be marginalized unless they smarten up. It's not about prejudice and hate anymore. Better start loving your neighbor.

[cubalibre]

Really?" It's not about prejudice and hate anymore"? Well tell that to Olbermann. He has
been spewing a lot of that lately. Or do you mean it's not about voicing an opinion that's
different from your own?

[applespider]

It's not about voicing outright lies that serve to divide Americans into polarized groups.

Opinion is one thing. Hate is another, and don't try to pass off the traitorous screed on Fox News Channel as anything but deceptive and thinly-veiled attacks on fellow Americans.

[emmaspeaks]

Olberman talks back and sites quotes and data. He does not use derogatory and divisive remarks. He says what I would like to say and doesn't let people get away with their tactics. Can Fox news say that?

[fitconnection]

There's a big difference between attacking using true facts and data (Olbermann) and attacking using smear campaigns (Choose any Fox personality).

[sissy2004]

The truth and hate is two different things. Again, the truth hurts so it may seem like hate but if you listen it's only the truth. Keep going Keith you are doing a great job.

[flatus]

I have always loved E.D.'s cute little bulldog underbite. Hey, got to give.her credit for making space between herself and the two cretins on Fux and Friends.

[FloaterBall]

Great news! Now maybe they'll put Laura's smiling face in front of a loooong microphone back on the billboard over "Pleasures" porno palace here in Denver!

[rosal]

Fix News rating are going down the drain. I hope they change their propaganda format soon, otherwise they'll go down to a few hundred hard core robot viewers

[JayDDrew]

If Democrats and independents would stop going on their shows and giving them credibilty an ounce at a time, Fox would either straighten up or do us a favor and disappear.
I no longer have their channels keyed in my satellite TV remotes. I'm not into fiction.

[americanalien]

Fox news is a nursery bed for extremists in America. They are a Terrorist network.

[peterdangit]

The TV station everyone seems to interpret differentl­y...