Fox News hires Lawrence Jones as the youngest black co-host in cable news.

Fox ‌News Touts Hiring⁤ of ‘Youngest Black ⁢Co-Host​ in Cable News’ as Network Signs Lawrence Jones

Fox​ News is claiming it has achieved a ‍major diversity achievement​ in its latest ‌addition to the hosts of ⁤“Fox &⁢ Friends.”

Fox News announced on‍ Thursday that Lawrence Jones will join the ⁣show as one of ⁢its co-hosts beginning Monday. The show, which currently includes co-hosts Steve ⁣Doocy, Ainsley‍ Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade, airs from 6 a.m. ‍to⁣ 9 a.m.‍ on‌ weekdays.

In announcing the change, Fox proclaimed, “At 30 years old, Jones is the youngest black co-host in cable news.”

Fox ⁤also trumpeted that⁢ when “Lawrence Jones Cross Country” began last ‌year, Jones, who was 29 at the time,‍ “became the youngest black solo host on ⁢cable news.”

Why is Fox calling ⁤out⁤ that ⁢he’s⁣ black?!? Why ‍are they so wOkE?!!?

– MAGAs everywhere

— John ​Conway (@jco871) September 14, 2023

Jones said he was looking forward to ⁤the​ new​ gig.

“I feel like when it comes to the​ couch, you‌ really feel ​America. We ‌have this⁢ incredible⁣ opportunity to represent our audience every single ⁤day on the couch,⁣ and ‍I’m so grateful,⁤ humbled. I’m going​ to learn‍ a lot from‍ you all,‍ and it’s going ⁤to be ​a fun ride,”​ he said.

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Jones said Fox has been an integral ⁤part of his career.

“I am honored to become a part of the cable ​news legacy Fox News has created⁤ with ‘Fox &⁢ Friends,’ ‌the very ⁤show⁣ where ⁤I made my first-ever⁤ national television appearance.⁢ It​ is truly a privilege⁣ to inform our audience every day and I ⁤can’t wait‌ to ⁢do‍ so each⁣ morning,” Jones said.

Jones first ⁣connected with Fox News in⁢ 2018 and ⁢will remain a “Fox & Friends” enterprise reporter, a role‌ he assumed in 2021.

“Lawrence Jones ​Cross Country” will be replaced⁤ in the⁣ 9 p.m. Saturday slot⁣ by “One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.”

Fox News Senior​ Vice President of morning programming Gavin Hadden said‍ Jones “has ⁤his finger on the‌ pulse of what matters to​ communities across America and ‍his insight ⁣has proved invaluable‌ to the ‘Fox ‍&‌ Friends’ audience. We look forward to welcoming ​him to our family as he wakes up America⁢ alongside our star co-hosts each morning.”

Jones⁢ has said that in ‌his career, he has relied on advice from Fox host​ Sean Hannity.

“Hannity told me when ‍I‌ first got into⁢ this⁢ business, ‘Just be ‍L.J,’” Jones said last year.

A report last month from AdWeek noted that while Fox News ⁤remained on ‌top in basic cable ratings for August, it faces‌ some worrying trends.

The report said that compared with August 2022, Fox News was down 21 percent⁢ in total daytime viewers and down 32 percent in the 25-54 age range coveted ​by advertisers.

AdWeek said that year-over-year data showed that in prime time, Fox⁢ News ⁢had⁢ dropped ⁣13 percent from ​August 2022 to August 23 and ‌dropped ‍19 percent in the 25-54 age bracket.

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