{"id":2032489,"date":"2023-09-14T20:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T00:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-touts-youngest-black-co-host-in-cable-news-as-network-promotes-lawrence-jones\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T20:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T00:40:35","slug":"fox-news-touts-youngest-black-co-host-in-cable-news-as-network-promotes-lawrence-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-touts-youngest-black-co-host-in-cable-news-as-network-promotes-lawrence-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News promotes Lawrence Jones as the &#8216;Youngest Black Co-Host in Cable News&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-touts-youngest-black-co-host-in-cable-news-as-network-promotes-lawrence-jones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fox News Celebrates Diversity Milestone with New Co-Host<\/h2>\n<p>Fox News is proud \u200dto announce its latest addition to the hosts of \u200b&#8221;Fox &#038; Friends,&#8221; marking a major achievement in diversity for \u200cthe network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/lawrence-jones-joins-fox-friends-permanent-basis-im-so-grateful-humbled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> revealed that Lawrence Jones will join the show as one of its co-hosts starting next week. This popular morning show, which currently features Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade, airs on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/geraldo-rivera-makes-stunning-admission-fox-news-new-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox<\/a> proudly declared, &#8220;At 30\u2064 years old, Jones is the youngest black co-host in cable\u200b news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox also\u200b highlighted \u2064that when Jones started hosting\u2063 &#8220;Lawrence Jones\u200d Cross Country&#8221; last year at the age of 29, he\u2063 became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfiltered-with-dan-bongino-dominates-third-quarter-is-most-watched-saturday-show\/\" title=\"\"Unfiltered With Dan Bongino\" Dominates Third Quarter, Is Most-Watched Saturday Show\">youngest black solo host<\/a> in cable news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why \u200dis\u2063 Fox\u2062 calling out that he\u2019s black?!?\u2063 Why are they so wOkE?!!?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 MAGAs everywhere<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John \u2063Conway (@jco871) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jco871\/status\/1702312249770045588?\">September 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jones expressed his excitement about the new opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel\u2063 like when it comes to the couch, you really feel America. We have this incredible opportunity to \u200crepresent our audience every single\u200b day on the couch, and I&#8217;m so grateful,\u2062 humbled. I&#8217;m going to learn\u200b a lot from you all, and it&#8217;s going \u2062to be a fun ride,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Are you still loyal to Fox News?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal \u2063news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to\u2064 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 19%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 19% (16 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 81%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 81% (67 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + \u2064&#8221;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i \u2063 <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3470694\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>Jones expressed his gratitude towards Fox News \u2062for being an integral part of his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honored to become a part of the cable news legacy Fox News has created with \u200d&#8217;Fox &#038; Friends,&#8217; the very show where I made my first ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-touts-hiring-of-youngest-black-co-host-in-cable-news-as-network-signs-lawrence-jones\/\" title=\"Fox News hires Lawrence Jones as the youngest black co-host in cable news.\">national television appearance<\/a>. It is truly a privilege to inform our audience every day, and I can&#8217;t wait to do so each morning,&#8221; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-personalitys-brother-killed-chicago-host-goes-war-lightfoot-personally-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jones<\/a> \u2064 initially\u2063 joined Fox News in 2018 and will continue to\u2062 serve as a &#8220;Fox &#038; Friends&#8221; enterprise reporter, a role he took on in\u200c 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lawrence Jones \u2064Cross Country&#8221; will be\u2063 replaced in the 9 p.m. Saturday slot by &#8220;One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gavin\u2062 Hadden, Fox News Senior Vice President of morning programming, praised Jones, stating, &#8220;He has his finger on the \u200bpulse of what matters to \u2064communities\u200d across America, and his insight has proved invaluable to the &#8216;Fox\u2063 &#038; Friends&#8217; audience. We look forward to \u2062welcoming him to our family as he wakes up America alongside our star co-hosts each morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones \u200bhas credited Fox host Sean\u2062 Hannity for providing him with valuable\u200c advice throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hannity \u2064told me when I first \u200bgot into this business, &#8216;Just be L.J,'&#8221; Jones said last year.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/tvnewser\/here-are-cable-news-ratings-for-august-2023\/536968\/#:~:text=According%20to%20Nielsen%20live%20plus,on%20all%20of%20basic%20cable.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AdWeek<\/a> highlighted some concerning\u200b trends for Fox News, \u2063despite its continued dominance in basic\u200c cable ratings for August.<\/p>\n<p>The report revealed that compared to August 2022, Fox News experienced a 21 percent decrease in total daytime viewers and \u200ca 32 percent\u2062 decrease in the coveted 25-54 \u2062age range for \u200badvertisers.<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year data also showed a 13 percent\u200b drop in prime \u2062time viewership and a 19 percent drop in the 25-54 age bracket for Fox News from August 2022 to \u200bAugust 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-touts-hiring-youngest-black-co-host-cable-news-network-signs-lawrence-jones\/\">Fox News Touts &#8216;Youngest Black Co-Host \u2063in Cable News&#8217; as \u200cNetwork Promotes\u2064 Lawrence Jones<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u200d Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Jones shown resilience and dedication to his \u2063career despite his personal tragedy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ot-criminals\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Jones&#8217; brother was tragically killed in\u200b Chicago \u200bon September 13, 2023<\/a>. Despite this personal tragedy, Jones has shown resilience and dedication to his \u2064career.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox \u2064News, Jones is known for\u2062 his provocative commentary and unfiltered approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-juan-williams-fired-from-the-five\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Juan Williams Fired From \u2018The Five\u2019?\">discussing current events<\/a> and political topics. With his passion for engaging discussions, Jones is sure to bring\u2063 a fresh perspective to\u200c the morning show.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone of diversity at Fox News is significant considering the network&#8217;s reputation for being conservative-leaning. Critics have often accused the network \u2064of lacking\u2064 diversity and \u200bpromoting \u200ca specific narrative. However, with the addition of Lawrence \u200bJones as a co-host on\u2064 &#8220;Fox &#038; Friends,&#8221; the network is taking a step forward in addressing those criticisms and\u200d celebrating diversity.<\/p>\n<p>While some skeptics\u2062 question the need to highlight Lawrence Jones&#8217; ethnicity in the announcement, it is important \u2062to acknowledge this milestone in representation for a historically underrepresented community.\u200d By recognizing the significance of his role as the youngest black co-host in cable news,\u200b Fox News is sending a message to its audience that it values diversity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>The response to this announcement has been mixed, with some praising\u2063 Fox News for diversifying its lineup and others expressing\u2063 skepticism or \u200dcynicism. However, it is essential\u200d to recognize progress when it happens and encourage further steps toward inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>With Lawrence Jones joining the \u2063&#8221;Fox &#038; Friends&#8221; team, viewers can\u2064 anticipate a range of perspectives and perspectives on the show. As the network\u2064 continues to evolve, \u200bit is an exciting time for Fox \u200dNews and its audience.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this milestone in\u200b diversity serves as a reminder that representation\u2064 matters. By featuring diverse voices and perspectives \u200don its \u200bplatform, Fox News is better equipped to understand and serve its diverse audience. This move not\u200b only strengthens\u200c the network but also \u2064sets an example for other media outlets to prioritize diversity in their broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 Lawrence Jones prepares to take his seat \u2064on the &#8220;Fox &#038; Friends&#8221;\u200c couch, we can expect an invigorating \u2062and \u2063informative start to our mornings. His addition serves as an important step\u2063 forward in the media\u200c landscape, reminding \u200cus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News proudly announced that Lawrence Jones will join the co-hosts of &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; on Monday, marking a significant step towards diversity. Alongside Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade, Jones will contribute to the show&#8217;s dynamic lineup. 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