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.
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
editBackground
editBila 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
editBila'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
editBila 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
editBila 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Bila, Jedediah [@jedediahbila] (June 2, 2013). "Louisa. RT @middlenamegame: @JedediahBila what is your middle name?" (Tweet). Retrieved November 30, 2013 – via Twitter.
- ^ "AM-Prep-Today in Entertainment History". Associated Press. January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Jedediah Bila, https://www.jedediahbila.com/bio#:~:text=A%20two%2Dtime%20Emmy%2Dnominated%20TV%20host%20and%20author%2C,dad%2C%20and%20cat%2C%20Scungilli.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Steinberg, Brian (November 29, 2018). "Former 'View' Host Jedediah Bila to Join Fox News as Contributor". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "FPR Interviews – Jedediah Bila". Fordham Political Review. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c de Moraes, Lisa (November 29, 2018). "Jedediah Bila Returns To Fox News Channel As Contributor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wilstein, Matt (September 13, 2017). "'The View' Presses Hillary Clinton: Why Focus on 'The Past'?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Moniuszko, Sara M. (July 25, 2017). "Abby Lee Miller shares her prison fears on 'Lifetime' tell-all special". USA Today. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (May 21, 2021). "'Fox and Friends' Weekend Anchor Jedediah Bila Exits Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Two-Time Emmy Nominated Television Host and Author Jedediah Bila to Host Live Podcast with Florida-Based Valuetainment". June 4, 2022.
- ^ Bila, Jedediah (2011). Outnumbered: Chronicles of a Manhattan Conservative. Jedediah Bila. ISBN 978-0983576808.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Feldman, Kate (February 18, 2018). "'View' alum Jedediah Bila marries Jeremy Scher". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.