Laura Ingraham Joins Fox News

October 27th, 2007 4:55 PM

Laura Ingraham fans are going to be very pleased by this announcement: the conservative talk radio host has been officially hired by the Fox News Network.

As reported by Variety Thursday:

Fox News Channel has signed radio host Laura Ingraham as the primary substitute for "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Hannity & Colmes," the network said Thursday.

MediaBistro had more:

In making the announcement, [Bill Shine, Senior Vice President of Programming] said, "I have been an admirer of Laura's work for quite some time. She is a welcome addition to the FOX News family."

Ingraham added, "After years of guest appearances on FOX, I couldn't be happier about the opportunity to add my voice to FNC's stellar lineup."

Neither could we, Laura. Good luck!