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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 showThe Viewfrom 2016 to 2017 and as an anchor on the weekend edition of the morning news and talk programFox & Friendsfrom 2019 to 2021. She has also written two books. In June 2022, she was named the host of a podcast calledJedediah Bila LIVEon Valuetainment.

Life and career[edit]

Background[edit]

Bila was born and raised inStaten Island.[3]She is ofItaliandescent.[4]She is a graduate ofWagner College,and has aMaster of Artsdegree fromColumbia University.[5]In 2005, she began teaching inNew 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[edit]

Bila's transition from education to politics came in 2009, when she reviewed radio hostMark Levin's bookLiberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifestoon her blog. Levin later read the review on air, prompting television hostSean Hannityto invite her on hisFox Newsprogram,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 showOutnumbered.[9][10]She also appeared regularly on the talk showThe Five.[8]

In August 2016, Bila departed Fox News to join theABCdaytime talk showThe Viewas 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 personalityAbby Lee Millerfor the specialAbby Tells AllonLifetime.[13]That same year, Bila departedThe Viewon 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 programFox & 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 entitledJedediah Bila LIVEon June 8, 2022.[17]

Books[edit]

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 the2008 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 byHarperCollins.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Bila married Jeremy Scher in February 2018.[20]They have one child together, a son.[21]

Bila describes herself as "havinglibertarianpolitical leanings ".[5]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared withJoy Behar,Candace Cameron Bure,Paula Faris,Whoopi Goldberg,Sara Haines,Sunny Hostin,andRaven-Symoné) 		Nominated [22]
2018 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, andMeghan McCain) 		Nominated [23]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Bila, Jedediah [@jedediahbila] (June 2, 2013)."Louisa. RT @middlenamegame: @JedediahBila what is your middle name?"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember 30,2013– viaTwitter.
  2. ^"AM-Prep-Today in Entertainment History".Associated Press.January 29, 2019.RetrievedAugust 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).RetrievedAugust 30,2018– viaTwitter.
  5. ^abcSteinberg, Brian (November 29, 2018)."Former 'View' Host Jedediah Bila to Join Fox News as Contributor".Variety.RetrievedAugust 19,2020.
  6. ^ab"FPR Interviews – Jedediah Bila".Fordham Political Review.October 26, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2020.RetrievedJune 11,2018.
  7. ^De Pasquale, Lisa (July 16, 2011)."Lisa De Pasquale Channeling Wonder Woman with Jedediah Bila".Human Events.Archived fromthe originalon July 20, 2011.RetrievedMarch 6,2022.
  8. ^abcde Moraes, Lisa(November 29, 2018)."Jedediah Bila Returns To Fox News Channel As Contributor".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedAugust 19,2020.
  9. ^Rosenberg, Alyssa (April 28, 2014)."Fox News's 'Outnumbered' debuts, and the joke is on liberals".The Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.RetrievedJune 11,2018.
  10. ^Steinberg, Brian (April 28, 2014)."Fox News Hopes 'Outnumbered,' With Four Women and One Man, Offers Both Sparks and News".Variety.RetrievedAugust 19,2020.
  11. ^Roshanian, Arya (September 23, 2016)."Whoopi Goldberg 'Probably' Leaving 'The View' After This Season".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on January 16, 2018.RetrievedAugust 30,2017.
  12. ^Wilstein, Matt (September 13, 2017)."'The View' Presses Hillary Clinton: Why Focus on 'The Past'? ".The Daily Beast.RetrievedJune 11,2018.
  13. ^Moniuszko, Sara M. (July 25, 2017)."Abby Lee Miller shares her prison fears on 'Lifetime' tell-all special".USA Today.RetrievedAugust 19,2020.
  14. ^Barr, Jeremy (September 18, 2017)."'The View' Conservative Co-Host Jedediah Bila Exits Show ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on January 28, 2018.RetrievedJuly 19,2020.
  15. ^de Moraes, Lisa(April 24, 2019)."Jedediah Bila named co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedApril 29,2019.
  16. ^Weprin, Alex (May 21, 2021)."'Fox and Friends' Weekend Anchor Jedediah Bila Exits Channel ".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedMay 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.ISBN978-0983576808.
  19. ^"Book excerpt: Jedediah Bila's '#DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life'".ABC News.October 17, 2018.RetrievedAugust 19,2020.
  20. ^Feldman, Kate (February 18, 2018)."'View' alum Jedediah Bila marries Jeremy Scher ".New York Daily News.RetrievedAugust 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.RetrievedNovember 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.RetrievedMarch 24,2017.
  23. ^Montgomery, Daniel (March 21, 2018)."2018 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees for 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards".Gold Derby.RetrievedMarch 22,2018.

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