Maria Bartiromo’s time at Fox News and Fox Business is over.
Bartiromo is leaving after more than 12 years with the cable news giant, Fox said Thursday afternoon.
Fox did not explain why it parted ways with its star anchor.
“We thank Maria for her work over the past twelve and a half years and wish her all the best in her next chapter,” Fox said in a statement.
The company said Bartiromo’s “Mornings with Maria” program on Fox Business will be replaced by “Mornings with FOX Business,” with rotating anchors.
Bartiromo also hosted “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News, which the network said would be helmed this weekend by host and former Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz.
Before joining Fox, Bartiromo spent more than two decades at CNBC, where she earned the nickname Wall Street’s ‘Money Honey’. At CNBC, Bartiromo focused on business news and was not seen as political.
Bartiromo is now known for hair close ties to President Donald Trump.
Bartiromo’s on-air comments about the 2020 election were referenced in the defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by voting system company Dominion. Dominion alleged that Fox News allowed hosts like Bartiromo to knowingly make false claims about the company’s role in organizing the 2020 election.
Fox settled the case for $787.5 million in 2023. Fox previously said in a statement that it was “pleased to have reached a settlement” with Dominion and said that “the Court’s rulings find certain allegations about Dominion to be false.”
