One less fox on Fox? Fox & Friends First meteorologist Maria Molina has been missing from her FNC early morning show for the last two days without any explanation from F&FF. Yesterday, her “First Degree” forecasts were omitted yesterday entirely. Today, they were replaced Spartanly with “Extreme Weather Center” graphics and maps without so much as a voice-over to accompany them.* Bizarrely, F&FW co-hosts Ainsley Earhardt and Patti Ann Browne gave no reason for F&FF‘s changes yesterday or today: In fact, they both failed to even mention Maria’s name.
Stranger yet, Maria did give a weather report yesterday–on Twitter. She Tweeted, “Warm, sunny day in NYC… Made it out to the Central Park Zoo earlier today, seals staying cool in the water :) http://fb.me/1V6IbRODD.” But, F&FF‘s weather beauty offered her followers not a clue as to whether she was playing hooky or whether she had been expelled.
Maria: M.I.A.? Hopefully, she’s just A.W.O.L. for awhile. Regardless, her F&FF fans are ready for her to report for duty immediately.
F&FF – 07/13/12 (@ 5:10 a.m. ET and @ 5:39 a.m. ET, respectively)
Update: Mea culpa! CD reader Motownman was right: cf. comment #1, infra. The author had incorrectly inferred from watching F&FF that Maria was the official F&FF meteorologist and that Janice Dean, “The Weather Machine,” filled in for her. When the author inquired of Maria (with links to Janice & F&FF) whether that were the case, Janice kindly responded, “Hey Jakeho! Maria does Mon-Wed FFF, and I do Thurs/Fri. I’m off for a few days. Maria is back on Sat afternoon! :)” She sweetly added, ” I know it can be confusing! :) Thank you for caring tho! We both appreciate it!”
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Carpe Diem 
July 13, 2012 at 7:53 am
Janice Dean does the weather for F&FF on Thursdays and Fridays, Maria on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It’s possible Janice is on vacation.
July 13, 2012 at 8:50 am
Motownman, you may be right.* I have always assumed that Maria was the official F&FF meteorologist and that Janice filled in for her. If you look at F&FF’s sparse website, it provides no clue: it mentions neither of them.** Nor does the Hollywood Reporter exclusive that announced the F&FF cast.***
Links:
*https://twitter.com/janicedeanfox/status/223509243595210752
**http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-friends/first
***http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-friends-fnc-ratings-296323
April 11, 2013 at 2:26 pm
[…] Sexy tattoo or beauty birthmark? Hottie FNC meteorologist Marina Molina is on a new schedule and is sporting a new look. Cosmo‘s caliente Latina announced a few weeks ago that she will be on Fox News from 5 a.m. to 12 noon E.T. Mondays through Fridays: Apparently, Maria has replaced Janice Dean on Fox & Friends First on Thursdays and Fridays. […]