Jedediah Bila

Jedediah Bila
Bila in 2016
Born
Jedediah Louisa Bila

(1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 45)
New York City, U.S.
EducationWagner College (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Occupation(s)Television host, podcaster, author
Spouse
Jeremy Scher
​
(m. 2018)​
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

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 she departed in May 2023 for unspecified reasons.

Life and career

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.
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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bila, Jedediah [@jedediahbila] (June 2, 2013). "Louisa. RT @middlenamegame: @JedediahBila what is your middle name?" (Tweet). Retrieved November 30, 2013 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "AM-Prep-Today in Entertainment History". Associated Press. January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Jedediah Bila, https://www.jedediahbila.com/bio#:~:text=A%20two%2Dtime%20Emmy%2Dnominated%20TV%20host%20and%20author%2C,dad%2C%20and%20cat%2C%20Scungilli.
  4. ^ Bila, Jedediah [@jedediahbila] (November 7, 2013). "Yes, tweeps. I'm Italian. 100%. Sicily/Naples. I have the temper – and the appetite – to prove it. Also, the accent (when cranky)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 30, 2018 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b c Steinberg, Brian (November 29, 2018). "Former 'View' Host Jedediah Bila to Join Fox News as Contributor". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "FPR Interviews – Jedediah Bila". Fordham Political Review. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ^ De Pasquale, Lisa (July 16, 2011). "Lisa De Pasquale Channeling Wonder Woman with Jedediah Bila". Human Events. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c de Moraes, Lisa (November 29, 2018). "Jedediah Bila Returns To Fox News Channel As Contributor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (April 28, 2014). "Fox News's 'Outnumbered' debuts, and the joke is on liberals". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 28, 2014). "Fox News Hopes 'Outnumbered,' With Four Women and One Man, Offers Both Sparks and News". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Roshanian, Arya (September 23, 2016). "Whoopi Goldberg 'Probably' Leaving 'The View' After This Season". Variety. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  12. ^ Wilstein, Matt (September 13, 2017). "'The View' Presses Hillary Clinton: Why Focus on 'The Past'?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  13. ^ Moniuszko, Sara M. (July 25, 2017). "Abby Lee Miller shares her prison fears on 'Lifetime' tell-all special". USA Today. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Barr, Jeremy (September 18, 2017). "'The View' Conservative Co-Host Jedediah Bila Exits Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (April 24, 2019). "Jedediah Bila named co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  16. ^ Weprin, Alex (May 21, 2021). "'Fox and Friends' Weekend Anchor Jedediah Bila Exits Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "Two-Time Emmy Nominated Television Host and Author Jedediah Bila to Host Live Podcast with Florida-Based Valuetainment". June 4, 2022.
  18. ^ Bila, Jedediah (2011). Outnumbered: Chronicles of a Manhattan Conservative. Jedediah Bila. ISBN 978-0983576808.
  19. ^ "Book excerpt: Jedediah Bila's '#DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life'". ABC News. October 17, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  20. ^ Feldman, Kate (February 18, 2018). "'View' alum Jedediah Bila marries Jeremy Scher". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  21. ^ Bjornson, Greta; Leon, Anya (November 18, 2019). "It's a Boy! Fox & Friends' Jedediah Bila Welcomes Son Hartley Luca: 'So Filled with Love'". People. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  22. ^ Evans, Greg (March 22, 2017). "2017 Daytime Emmy Nominations: CBS Leads Networks With 70 Noms, 'Young & Restless' Tops With 25". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  23. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (March 21, 2018). "2018 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees for 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Gold Derby. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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Preceded by The View co-host
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