Wright Replacing Phillips On F&F Weekend (Julian off Fox & Friends)

TVNewser ^ | 7/7/06 | Brian Stelter

[frankjr]

FNC's Julian Phillips is losing his Fox & Friends Weekend anchor gig, FTVLive reports. The site says Phillips couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry with Kiran Chetry and Alisyn Camerota. D.C. correspondent Kelly Wright will replace Phillips "as soon as this weekend."

In addition, Rudi Bakhtiar is reportedly getting a higher-profile assignment in the 5pm hour. She may be used to attract more eyeballs to The Big Story; it was the lowest-rated weekday FNC program in the 25-54 demographic in the second quarter...

[frankjr]

About time!

Goodbye Julian...

Hello Kelly...

Maybe I'll watch now...plus I find Kiran Chetry easy on the eyes.

[Darkwolf377]

couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry with Kiran Chetry

What male couldn't? Other than, you know, Barney Frank types...

[Darkwolf377]

I find Kiran Chetry easy on the eyes.

So why'd you post two pics of him and none of her??? ;)

[brytlea]

Oh, drat. More eye candy for the guys. Julian was the only adult on any of the morning shows. Double darn.
susie

[jigsaw]

Julian was the only adult on any of the morning shows.

You're being generous, IMHO.

[bert]

Ta Ra Ra Boom de a, Ta Ra Ra Boom de a

Julian is off the weekend F&F. (he went to Princeton you know)

He was a wimp who let a girl destroy him at basketball.

Kelly is there this morning.

[Tiny]

Is this the start of the liberal purge at Fox? I hope so.

This move was way overdue.

[Bahbah]

Kelly Wright will replace Phillips "as soon as this weekend."

So it would seem since I have F&F on and there is Kelly Wright.

[babaloo]

Julian went to Purdue--the other "P" school. Don't forget he has all the accolades to prove it. I guess Ailes' predicted purge has begun.

[cripplecreek]

Kiran on Holloween.

[monkapotamus]

"About time!"

NO KIDDING. I could never understand how he kept that job for so long.

[Coldwater Creek]

Kelly Wright is a wonderful person and deserves to have a chance show his stuff. He is a Christian and can sing.

[TomGuy]

I just don't see Kelly keeping the new gig.

Kelly seems to be a serious news person.

These morning shows tend to have a greater portion of entertainment than information, silliness than seriousness.

I just don't see Kelly being a regular in the silliness.

[Dog]

Guess who is leaving...:-)

[cripplecreek]

I only caught a glimpse of that Halloween outfit once and I never forgot it.

[rodguy911]

Weekend programming on FNC, or lack thereof, is a constant topic on the Sunday t.v. talk show thread, maybe they are listening after all.

[rodguy911]

Julian was and is a village idiot, IMHO.

[monkapotamus]

[bert]

........Julian went to Purdue--.......

Slap, slap, slap....... beating myself about the head and shoulders for such a mental lapse. It bodes badly for me to have made such a screwup.

[DB]

Julian was full of himself. He thought he was God's gift to the world...

It's about time.

[asp1]

Why are they fooling around with John Gibson's show? It's the only one I watch. I love Gibson.

[AdvisorB]

Julian, the liberal, gone? Thank God!!

[avital2]

gibson is great - wonder why they don't use megyn kendall who is also serious on Big Story. she's attractive and super smart

[WildWeasel]

Great move by Roger Ailes. I posted about a week ago that Kelly Wright should get a larger role within the Fox News Cable venture.

I never much cared for Julian Phillips, he seemed ill informed and kind of a weasel. Good bye and have a nice career, maybe MSNBC will pick you up.

[Darkwolf377]

I hope she uses those guns when she rings Keith Olberman's doorbell.

[SE Mom]

What a RELIEF! Julian needs a gig on a cooking show or something like that...I will not miss him on FOX.

Wright is terrific!

[frankjr]

Thanks! Your post was very informative...I read it several times.

[Iowa Granny]

I never much cared for Julian Phillips, he seemed ill informed and kind of a weasel. Good bye and have a nice career, maybe MSNBC will pick you up.

Well, I don't think he's totally GONE. I saw him last night on one of the news shows as a Fox News Contributor.

I don't remember whether it was O'Really or Blabbity and Crumbs. Which ever it was, he didn't get nearly as much time as he's been getting on the weekends and it was easier to just tune him out.

[kjo]

For Pete's sake don't tell the world he's Christian! The New York Times won't stand for this.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

'Bout time, but I still miss Juliet. ;^)

[ReignOfError]

These morning shows tend to have a greater portion of entertainment than information, silliness than seriousness.

Amen. The "Big 3," Fox and CNN are all heavily laden with faux-cutesy chit-chat in the hours before 10 am. Fox and Friends is as bad as, if not worse than, any of them.

Could I just get some f'n NEWS in the morning? Is that too much to ask? I don't care about the anchors' personal lives, and I'm not tuning in for contrived "chemistry." I just want the damned headlines. I'm forced to tune to the local morning shows, because in between the latest stabbing and last night's apartment fire, at least they throw in a little traffic and weather now and then.

I'm way past ready for the BBC to launch its US news channel and my cable provider to pick it up, because whatever else they do right or wrong, at least they never giggle. I think giggling is a fireable offense at the Beeb.

[OpusatFR]

Fox Morning gives me clogged arteries. Are these morning tv people genetically predisposed to horribly relentless cheer and goodwill?

I can't listen. I'd have to throttle them before my sixth cup of coffee.

[ZULU]

Baloney.

Julian was an idiot. And also a liberal - which really means the same thing.

Kelly is an intelligent, articulate guy. He'll do fine.

[rambo316]

Paige Hopkins is another attractive host. i was glad to see Phillips gone. he was a loser. They should have brought Mike Jerrick back; he is a real funny guy and a great host. Chetry is beautiful.

[kjo]

I'm with you. I don't care about these cheezy news hosts. I don't care about their lives nor what their kids are doing.

I just want news!

I find myself using the internet more and more to keep informed.

[babaloo]

How could you have messed up? LOL! Julian fancied himself as one of Purdue's most illustrious grads and I used to get such a kick out of the co-hosts giving him the business about it.

[elcid1970]

You're right, the cutesy, chit-chatty Fox 'n Friends is that otherwise excellent network's Achilles heel.

I first noticed Julian Philips as the weekend token liberal when he flared up at any criticism of his idol, Bill Clinton.

Please, folks, a little more seriousness in the morning.

[asp1]

I like her too, and I think she adds a great deal to the show (without taking anything from Gibson, HeeHee!). I used to watch Gibson on MSNBC when he left there I stopped watching all of MSNBC. It was a good thing. :0)

[TomGuy]

I find myself using the internet more and more to keep informed.

Same here. Althought I do run the TV for background noise, but I usually have it on 'mute'.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Phillips couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry"

Being a left wing moon-bat has nothing to do with chemistry.

[Mannaggia l'America]

plus I find Kiran Chetry easy on the eyes.

Me too, especially when she puts some curls in her hair.

But I prefer Allisyn, especially when she sports her leather skirts and boots.

[Hornet19]

For all the reasons folks have listed on this thread, I, too, am glad that Phillips is gone. I'll add one other reason I'm glad he's gone...no one will have to watch that oaf masticate on screen anymore! Watching Phillips during any of their cooking segments made me ill! Goodbye and good luck!

[em2vn]

Look at the pictures again. Those are two different men.

[Ninian Dryhope]

That's very good news indeed. I could not put up with Julian and his nonsense. I have always like Kelly.

Like you, I think Kiran is a babe, but he is not quite so fresh and pretty as she was before she had her baby. I guess going through the birth process, the change in hormones, the weight loss, and the not getting enough sleep due to taking care of the baby have taken a bit of a toll on her looks. She will get her looks back soon enough, as long as the dang weatherman leaves her along and doesn't knock her up again too soon.

[SMM48]

On the bright side, Julian will have more time for golf. On the down side, he might have to sell his specially built MB SUV and his new house. I wonder if Juan is getting nervous?

[Ninian Dryhope]

You spelled moron incorrectly. Kelly is much more serious, is better looking, has a great voice, is smooth and simpatico, and I think he is also much more conservative than that jerk, Julian.

[cbkaty]

Fantastic.... I gues all of my begging emails had an impact! Thank you Fox....!!!!!!

[Ninian Dryhope]

She has the bod to be able to pull that look off.

[tiredoflaundry]

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