Jedediah Louisa Bila (born January 29, 1979) is an American television host and author. She is known for her time as a co-host on the daytime talk show '' The View'' from 2016 to 2017 and an anchor on the weekend edition of the morning news and talk program ''

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'' from 2019 to 2021. She has also written two books. In June 2022 she was named the host of her own Podcast called ''Jedediah Bila LIVE'' on Valuetainment.

Life and career

Background

Bila was born and raised in Brooklyn. She is of

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descent. She is a graduate of

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, and has a

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degree from Columbia University. In 2005, she began teaching in

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. She taught creative writing, Spanish, and improvisation to middle school, high school, and college students. She has also served as an academic dean at a private school in New York City.

Television career

Bila's transition from education to politics came in 2009, when she reviewed radio host

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's book ''Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto'' on her blog. Levin later read the review on air, prompting television host

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to invite her on his

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program, ''

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''. She joined Fox News as a contributor in 2013. In April 2014, she began appearing as a panelist on the daytime talk show '' Outnumbered''. She also appeared regularly on the talk show '' The Five''. In August 2016, Bila departed Fox News to join the

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daytime talk show '' The View'' as a permanent co-host during its 20th season. While on the show, she served as the conservative voice to contrast the liberal co-hosts. In 2017, she interviewed television personality

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for the special ''Abby Tells All'' on ''

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''. That same year, Bila departed ''The View'' on September 18. She rejoined Fox News as a contributor in November 2018. In April 2019, she was named a permanent co-host of the morning news and talk program ''

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''. Bila parted ways with Fox News in May 2021. A year after her departure from Fox, Bila started her own podcast on Valuetainment entitled ''Jedediah Bila LIVE'' on June 8, 2022.

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

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. In 2018, her second book, titled ''#DONOTDISTURB: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life'', was published by

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Personal life

Bila married Jeremy Scher in February 2018. They have one child together, a son. Bila describes herself as "having libertarian political leanings".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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