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

[sasse1]

Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to shows on the Fox "News" channel.
Who can be bothered with something as irrelevant as fact and validity anyway?
I can honestly equate them with those crazy infomercials, that air when all of the sane people are asleep.
The only problem is...they run 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Even worse... they have loyal followers...scary.

[EspritDeVoltaire]

It's the preferred channel among those who can't afford cable (or can't tell the difference).

[dora rice]

I hate that skirt raising politics seller. Good writtens.When she got pregnant and her short skirt didn't do it anymore to the sexist Fox and friends males, she was history. Fox and friends is the most sexist show on TV. The woman sits in the middle of two males. She has her skirt raised to her upper thigh and tries to pull it down modestly ever so often , but it doesn't work. Then she tries to ramble of some political correct phrases and is mostly interrupted by those ugly looking males. I despise these people. A stripper is more real in my opinion then these pretenders.

[scornflakes]

Wait a second. Are you saying that E.D. Hill's maiden name is E.D. Tarbox?! The last time I heard that phrase it was when my creepy neighbor was telling me why he never had kids. "I got E.D. and the missus got the tarbox. It just wasn't meant to be, I guess."

[Rendon76]

Fox News views are idiots indeed. That network keeps the American people fighting against each other while the big rich people run off with all the money. But all networks do that really.

[Big0725]

Hardy har har. Another Fox Tart bites the dust. Hey E.D.( or should we call you Edith Ann), why don't you get some knee pads and a loofa and see if Bill-O can help get your job back.

What a waste of a journalism degree. And now you want to get a Master's in Government? Who the fu*k would vote for you?

[indypete]

Laura Ingraham... isn't she the one that makes Mussolini look like a socialist?

[applehead]

laura is ann colter's slightly less evil twin sister.

[OverCoffee]

Laura is more dangerous because she's more polished.

[akadjian]

I believe she was fired not because the comment was repulsive, but because the comment was such a stupid attempt to link Barack with terrorists that it made even Fox News look bad.

Had she been smarter and said it was a gesture frequently used in the black community, she would still have her job. However, it's hard to blame her. I'm sure she was reading off of a teleprompter.

Keep it up Fox News ... getting less believable every day!

[gbht12]

I never watch FOX because of the obvious slant it has towards the Republican party. I would not give them the ratings. The quality of their shows are ignorant and I refuse to give them my energy.

Just turn it off people and the only ones watching are the right wing nut jobs.

[CinciKid]

I am impressed that someone at Faux Noise actually got reprimanded! Maybe Sean Insanity will be next or someone will wake up Mr. Coombs and he will actually challenge his co-worker's giberish.

[GOPHater]

Anyone who watches Fox "News" is an idiot anyway. Let's get real.

[haleywins]

For real.

[JackWOrf]

Laura Ingraham is an improvement? Out of the frying pan into the fire.

[GOPHater]

Anyone who watches Fox "News" is an idiot anyway. Screw em.

[ENOUGH1]

YOUR VOICE DOES COUNT! I ALSO EMAILED FOX NEWS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT ED HILL. MAYBE NEXT TIME SHE WILL KEEP HER COMMENTS TO HERSELF.

OBAMA '08

[rhondadavis28]

I did e-mail the network, when this occurred, and was appalled that they could even allow such dirty remarks on the air during a time of celebration...history making for our country.

Thankfully, others have too, and fox did take action.

There maybe some hope that this dirty reporting is not permitted.

Some light, thank God,

Rhonda

[CinciKid]

You go girl!

[SFkid]

I also wrote Fox about the ED Hill remark. How can anyone be so....you know.

[tweedy54]

I thought this show was canceled.. It is 2:43pm and guess what the show IS STILL ON FOX!!

[njm50]

I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE HER. AS OF THURSDAY 12TH OF JUNE . SHE STILL THERE. E.D. MUST GO !

[sheikwil]

The funny thing about this is that Pat Buchanan must be a terrorist also because MSNBC showed Pat doing the fist bump, pound etc with that comedian Ali G a couple of years ago, so before Michele and Barack ever did it on TV Pat Buchanan did it first, so I guess the terrorist act wasn't invented by Senator Barack, but Pat Buchanan. Fox News are just idiots, and I guess all of the athletes must be terrorist according to Fox. What a joke they are.

[ENOUGH1]

I GUESS DIANA SAWYER AND ROBIN ARE ALSO TERRORIST BECAUSE THEY DID THE FIST BUMP ON ABC NATIONAL TV THE OTHER MORNING.

[F33bs]

Forget Buchanan!

There is an Army commercial that shows two SOLDIERS doing it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bl26sNVkEdE&feature=related

[scornflakes]

"Doing it"? So much for don't ask, don't tell.

[Dash Riprock]

When you need smears done right, you have to bring in a professional.

[Rachel36]

LOL.