Jedediah Bila
American television host From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jedediah Louisa Bila[1] (born January 29, 1979)[2] is an American podcast host and former television host. She is known for her time as a co-host on the daytime talk show The View from 2016 to 2017 and as an anchor on the weekend edition of the morning news and talk program Fox & Friends from 2019 to 2021. She has also written two books. In June 2022, she was named the host of a podcast called Jedediah Bila LIVE on Valuetainment, but departed in May 2023 for unspecified reasons.
Jedediah Bila | |
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.jpg) Bila in 2016 | |
| Born | Jedediah Louisa Bila January 29, 1979 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Wagner College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, podcaster, author |
| Spouse |
Jeremy Scher (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Life and career
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Background
Bila was born and raised in Staten Island.[3] She is of Italian descent.[4] She is a graduate of Wagner College, and has a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.[5] In 2005, she began teaching in New York.[6] She taught creative writing, Spanish, and improvisation to middle school, high school, and college students.[7] She has also served as an academic dean at a private school in New York City.[5]
Television career
Bila's transition from education to politics came in 2009, when she reviewed radio host Mark Levin's book Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto on her blog. Levin later read the review on air, prompting television host Sean Hannity to invite her on his Fox News program, Hannity.[6] She joined Fox News as a contributor in 2013.[8] In April 2014, she began appearing as a panelist on the daytime talk show Outnumbered.[9][10] She also appeared regularly on the talk show The Five.[8]
In August 2016, Bila departed Fox News to join the ABC daytime talk show The View as a permanent co-host during its 20th season.[11] While on the show, she served as the conservative voice to contrast the liberal co-hosts.[12] In 2017, she interviewed television personality Abby Lee Miller for the special Abby Tells All on Lifetime.[13] That same year, Bila departed The View on September 18.[14]
She rejoined Fox News as a contributor in November 2018.[8] In April 2019, she was named a permanent co-host of the morning news and talk program Fox & Friends Weekend.[15] Bila parted ways with Fox News in May 2021.[16]
A year after her departure from Fox, Bila started her own podcast on Valuetainment entitled Jedediah Bila LIVE on June 8, 2022.[17]
Books
Bila published her first book, Outnumbered: Chronicles of a Manhattan Conservative, in 2011. It is an autobiographical recounting of her experiences as a conservative living and teaching in Manhattan during the 2008 United States presidential election.[18] In 2018, her second book, titled #DONOTDISTURB: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life, was published by HarperCollins.[19]
Personal life
Bila married Jeremy Scher in February 2018.[20] They have one child together, a son.[21]
Bila describes herself as "having libertarian political leanings".[5]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Raven-Symoné) |
Nominated | [22] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Meghan McCain) |
Nominated | [23] | |
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