Eric Bolling, a former co-host for the popular Fox News roundtable show “The Five” who was ousted following a report of inappropriate conduct toward former female colleagues, has joined the network’s upstart competitor Newsmax. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based channel announced Monday that Bolling, 58, will start as a fill-in host immediately and get his own program lineup in July. Bolling set up a foundation in his son’s name to educate parents on the opioid crisis. Newsmax currently has former “Fox & Friends” weekend co-host Rob Schmitt and Greg Kelly, a one-time correspondent at the channel, as part of its lineup of hosts. Newsmax ratings have come off the highs set last year.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2021 18:24 UTC