Elisabeth Hasselbeck announces she's leaving 'Fox & Friends' so she can spend mornings with her children
- The 38-year-old TV personality announced the decision to leave the Fox morning show on Monday
- She will finish the year on the show, and rotating guest hosts will join Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade until a permanent replacement is found
- Hasselbeck says the decision to leave the show is in order to spend more time with her three children
- Hasselbeck is married to ex-NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. They have a 10-year-old daughter and two sons, ages eight and six
Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be leaving Fox & Friends at the end of the year in order to spend more time with her three children, she said in a statement Monday.
The 38-year-old TV personality has been a co-host on the show since 2013, when she left her job as a commentator on The View to replace Gretchen Carlson.
She and her husband, former pro-football quarterback and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, have three children together: 10-year-old Grace Elisabeth, 8-year-old Taylor Thomas and 6-year-old Isaiah Timothy.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be leaving Fox & Friends at the end of the year in order to spend more time with her three children, she said in a statement Monday
'Oftentimes, the most difficult decisions are between two great things,' Hasselbeck said in a statement.
'Throughout my 14 years working in television, I have never experienced a more positive and thoughtful atmosphere than Fox News Channel, thanks to the strong leadership of [Fox News Chairman & CEO] Roger Ailes, who has created the best working environment a woman and mother could ask for.
'His understanding, compassion, and kindness was exemplified when I shared with him that I am entering into a season where I want to start my day with my children first, and he offered his blessing to do so.
'With a heart full of gratitude and the peace that God has given me, I am confident that this personal decision is the right one for our family, and we will be joining all of you watching Fox & Friends each morning as we get ready for school together,' the statement reads.
She and her husband, former pro-football quarterback and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, have three children together: 10-year-old Grace Elisabeth, 8-year-old Taylor Thomas and 6-year-old Isaiah Timothy. Hasselbeck and her children pictured in 2011
Hasselbeck will finish the year on the show, and rotating guest hosts will join Steve Doocy, left, and Brian Kilmeade, right, until a permanent replacement is found
Hasselbeck will finish the year on Fox & Friends and a rotating group of co-hosts will join mainstays Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade until a full-time replacement is found.
Hasselbeck's decision to leave the show brings her nearly 15 years in television to a pause. She first gained national attention as a competitor on the 2001 season of Survivor and went on to spend nearly a decade as one of the ladies on the The View.
'Elisabeth and I discussed this at length over several weeks, and while I would love for her to continue here, I respect her incredibly difficult, yet deeply personal decision,' Ailes added, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 'She has been a great addition to the Fox & Friends franchise.'
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