Fox News parts ways with morning anchor who came to work visibly sick early in the coronavirus crisis

CNN

Heather Childers, was host of Fox & Friends First -- Fox News' first live program of the day -- when she ticked off network executives by coming to work during the week of March 16, the first full week of the coronavirus shutdown, while appearing to be sick. "On March 18, she was noticeably sick both on and off camera, which caused concern among the staffers who were still coming into the building, sources said," reports CNN's Brian Stelter. "Childers visited a doctor after the show and said on Twitter that she was fine. She came back to work and hosted her hour on March 19. But Fox executives were angry that she came to work while visibly ill, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. That's why she was sidelined beginning on March 20." Childers never returned to Fox, but she has been lobbying for her job on Twitter ever since. This week, Fox News confirmed Childers is no longer with the network.