Maria Bartiromo exits Fox after 12 years, no reason given

Maria Bartiromo is leaving Fox News Media effective today after about 12½ years with Fox Business and Sunday Morning Futures, with no reason given publicly. Her final Mornings with Maria aired today, and the program will be rebranded as Mornings with Fox Business with a rotating anchor lineup. Bartiromo’s Wall Street program will be renamed FBN’s Wall Street and will be hosted by Cheryl Casone with rotating anchors thereafter. On Fox News Channel, Sunday Morning Futures will be hosted by Jason Chaffetz this Sunday, with a new host to be announced later. The network issued a terse statement providing no explanation for the departure and offering few details on next steps for its scheduling lineup. Media coverage has noted speculation about potential political roles or moves post-departure.