Jedediah Bila

A. Jedediah Louisa Bila (born January 29, 1979) is an American television and radio host, columnist, and author. She is a former Fox News contributor and was a panelist on Outnumbered. In 2015 and 2016, Bila appeared as a guest co-host on season 19 of ABC's The View before being named a contributor for season 20.

Bila was born in Brooklyn, New York. On Twitter, she has said she is of Italian heritage. She graduated valedictorian from Wagner College with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in Business Administration. She earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University in Spanish literature.

She is a former high-school academic dean and adviser and spent several years teaching in New York City. She has taught middle school, high school, and college students.

Bila has been a guest ombudswoman on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on Fox News, Varney & Co. on Fox Business, and Real News on The Blaze TV. She has been a regular guest on Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, and talk radio throughout the country. Her appearances on television include Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, Hannity, Fox & Friends, Jansing & Co., NOW With Alex Wagner, The Mark Levin Show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and America's Newsroom.

Bila has contributed columns to Human Events, The Daily Caller, Newsmax, Breitbart.com, The Blaze, Fox News, The Association of Mature American Citizens' online and print newsletters on topics including politics, culture, media, music, and fitness.

In 2013, Bila was hired by Fox News as a contributor. In April 2014, she became a panelist on the talk show Outnumbered.

In 2015 and 2016, Bila appeared as a guest co-host on season 19 of ABC's The View before being named a contributor for season 20.

Bila has tweeted that she is not a Democrat or a Republican, and that she has a "strong libertarian streak." She has described herself as a conservative libertarian, and stated that she is a registered Independent.

• Bila, Jedediah (2011). Outnumbered: Chronicles of a Manhattan Conservative. ISBN 0983576807