Fox News Assigns Larry Kudlow to Anchor Maria Bartiromo’s ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ Through Midterms

Larry Kudlow, a former Trump White House official, will assume temporary hosting duties for Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program, beginning on September 27th and continuing until November 8th – the weekend following the midterm elections, according to Fox News' announcement on Friday. The duration of Kudlow's tenure is deliberately set to coincide with the critical midterm election period.

Fox News announced plans to appoint a permanent host at a later date. This interim arrangement addresses the network's need for a reliable host for one of its high-profile Sunday programs after Maria Bartiromo's abrupt departure from Fox News Media on September 3rd. Initially, Fox did not disclose the reason for Bartiromo's exit, later attributing it to a "business decision."

Kudlow's appointment follows Jason Chaffetz, who briefly hosted the program immediately following Bartiromo's exit. Following Bartiromo's departure, Fox News underwent restructuring, renaming programs such as "Mornings With Maria" to "Mornings With Fox Business" and featuring rotating anchors, and "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street" became "FBN's Wall Street."

During her tenure, Bartiromo expanded Fox News' role beyond business coverage, featuring regular interviews with Trump and his administration. Kudlow, who joined Fox Business in 2021, currently hosts the network's weekday 4 p.m. program, "Kudlow," which has consistently outperformed CNBC's "Closing Bell" in total viewers, according to Nielsen data Fox provided.

Prior to his tenure in the Trump administration, Kudlow spent 25 years at CNBC, hosting programs such as "The Kudlow Report" and appearing across the network's business programming. The temporary assignment of Kudlow to "Sunday Morning Futures" offers a longer-term interim solution for the program while the network searches for a permanent replacement.