Maria Bartiromo Exits Fox News Media After 12 Years
Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media, the network confirmed on 3 September 2026. "Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media," the company said in a statement. "We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 1/2 years and wish her all the best on her next chapter" (Deadline).
Bartiromo was last on air on 9 August 2026, appearing on both Fox Business and Fox News. Deadline reported, citing sources, that her departure was not related to a move to another network or a White House job. The same report noted speculation that Bartiromo could be tapped as Trump's press secretary — a rumour, not a confirmed appointment (Deadline).
Her exit leaves a gap in the Fox Business morning lineup. "Mornings with Maria," her three-hour weekday programme, has been renamed "Morning with Fox Business" and will feature rotating hosts over the coming weeks (Deadline).
Bartiromo, widely known as the "Money Honey" from her years reporting live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, joined Fox in 2014 after two decades at CNBC. Her CNBC contract ended on 24 November 2013, closing a 20-year run at the financial news network before she crossed to the rival Fox Business Network (Reuters; Christian Science Monitor).
At Fox, she anchored two programmes that performed strongly in their slots. "Mornings with Maria," airing 6–9 AM Eastern on Fox Business, drew 120,000 viewers across its three hours and had beaten CNBC's rival "Squawk Box" for 13 consecutive months (Fox Corporation). Her Sunday programme, "Sunday Morning Futures," was the top-rated show in its 10 AM timeslot, pulling 2.2 million viewers and 248,000 in the 25–54 demographic — the age group advertisers most target (Fox Corporation).
For viewers who tuned in each morning and each Sunday, the change is immediate: a familiar anchor is gone, and a rotating cast will hold the slot until Fox names a permanent replacement.
