Lauren Simonetti: “Hi, James! That is correct!” That was the reply that the lovely FBN:AM co-host Lauren Simonetti had to the author this morning when he inquired, “Lauren, is @cherylcasone your new co-host on @FoxBusinessAM?” Sadly, the leggy lovely Greek goddess Nicole Petallides will no longer arouse her fans to the very early morn on FBN:AM.
Unfortunately, the author missed the Memorial Day edition because of a loss of electricity: Ergo, he missed any suggestion or remark that Nicole was departing from the show. However, his interest was piqued Monday evening when Nicole simply Tweeted, “
@SimonettiLauren & this team. thanks for watching #foxbusiness @FoxBusiness.” But, the author took even more note of the fact that on Tuesday, Nicole Tweeted, “I’M ALL BUSINESS @NYSE starting TODAY! Catch me Daytime&Primetime #foxbusiness @FoxBusiness #foxnews @FoxNews @foxandfriends #yourmoney.” When Cheryl Casone opened Tuesday’s show saying, “Well, good morning, everybody: I’m Cheryl Casone,” and thereafter has not mentioned that she was filling in for Nicole for these last three shows, the author made the aforementioned inquiry of Lauren. Subsequently, Lauren informed Carpe Diem of the new change.
Nicole will be surely missed, especially, by her male admirers who appreciate her smarts, savvy, and fabulously gorgeous gams. Speaking of which, FBN:AM producers have sadly given in to political correctness and changed the set from the two co-hosts informing their viewers on the latest news while giving them a liberal view of their feminine pulchritude from head to toe as they sat atop their high stools. Yesterday, they brought in a glass table obscuring the sexy stems of their morning sirens.
Nicole, your fans bid you a fond farewell. FBN:AM will never be the same without you!
[Author’s aside: Lauren’s kind Tweet to the author was deleted shortly after it was made: But, of course, nothing is ever really deleted.]
Tags: Carpe Diem, Cheryl Casone, FBN:AM, Fox News, Lauren Simonetti, Nicole Petallides
Carpe Diem 
June 3, 2017 at 7:03 am
I would think Heather Childers is first in line for Jenna Lee’s job on Happening Now. Then Jackie Ibanez could take over on F&FF.
June 3, 2017 at 9:39 pm
Actually Julie Banderas is cohosting on Happening Now all this week.
June 4, 2017 at 8:17 am
Heather subbed for Jenna last week and is her main sub.
June 4, 2017 at 8:22 am
I still don’t know if Shannon Bream is going to be Martha MacCallum’s permanent replacement. Although Shannon is doing a good job, I think she wants to continue living in DC and covering the Supreme Court.
Kristen Fisher and Elizabeth Prann have done well filling in occasionally on F&FF, but I think both choose to stay close to DC for personal reasons. I do like Jackie Ibanez, and she seems to like the early morning hours, where she can arrange her schedule around her family. Julia Banderas seems to like the weekend hours, like Elizabeth Prann, which allows more time to stay home with their families during the week, and that should be commended. I think Jenna Lee made that decision too, as did Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and those decisions need to be respected.
Jillian Mele is a welcomed addition as the news reader on Fox and Friends. I guess she will get used to the early morning hours.
June 4, 2017 at 9:06 am
There’s a poster of Shannon with Hemmer outside the Fox News building so I’d say she’s set at 9 a.m.
June 4, 2017 at 11:55 am
As it turns out, Julie has pink eye so she won’t be hosting this week.
July 5, 2017 at 11:06 pm
This is the most ignorant thing FBN could have done. I won’t watch the program anymore. I hope their ratings go done the tube.
August 5, 2017 at 7:35 am
I haven’t watched the show since she left.
October 10, 2017 at 7:55 pm
Over three months gone and I still haven’t watched it. I can only hope they at least give Nicole her own program instead of the floor of the NYSE. It seems like they are giving everyone else their own program and Nicole has been there longer than any of them. Until that happens I will sleep an hour longer in the morning. FBN get a life and come to your senses and bring Nicole back and get her off that floor.
October 18, 2017 at 7:59 pm
Greek beauty Nicole was definitely a reason to arise in the early morn. :-) Her departure from FBN:AM was unfortunate–at best.
November 14, 2017 at 6:17 am
I agree
November 15, 2017 at 7:41 pm
If this is an indication of the public response to taking Nicole off the program I hope I am getting my wish that their ratings go down the tubes.
April 10, 2018 at 11:11 pm
I think I have completely had it with FBN. I am still fuming about about them taking Nicole off FBN AM. I would watch FBN at certain times during the day. One time was right before noon when they would at least show a shot of her standing on the floor of the NYSE. It looks like now they are showing a whole lot of stock market things and a small picture of her in the corner. They have the most gorgeous lady on cable news TV and that’s all they can show of her. I can’t express how bleep I am at these idiots I hope their ratings are going down the drain fast.
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November 30, 2018 at 3:42 pm
I agree with Lynn Krill
December 1, 2018 at 3:45 am
FOX HAS BECOME MSNBC SOUTH, MANY OF THE HOSTS ARE HOSTILE TO TRUMP AND EVEN MORE MANY MORE ARE SNAREY ABOUT HIM, AND ALL SHOWS HAVE THESE LIBERAL PANEL PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO COMMON SENSE AT ALL AND ARE ANNOYING AS HELL, IF INDEED WE WANTED TO HEAR THEM WE WOULD WATCH MSNBC OR CNN, I NOW ONLY WATCH F&F, LOU, STU AND HANNITY. IF INDEED THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE PRO TRUMP. SAD THAT FOX FALLSINTO THIS PC CRAP, MAYBE IT THOSE IDIOT KIDS THAT TOOK OVER MURDOCH
December 11, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Now that Nicole is gone I am completely finished with FBN. They are idiots. They had the prettiest lady of all the cable news programs. She knew the stock market and with all that they couldn’t give her her own program. They teased us by putting her on the 5AM show and then took her off of that and back on the floor of the NYSE. Go get them Nicole.You deserved better and I hope you found it. Thanks for all you did. I wish you all the very best. You are one very gorgeous, intelligent and talented lady.
January 23, 2019 at 8:24 am
Who the hell took Nicole off FBN? I don’t dislike Gertie, but Nicole was a Greek goddess.
March 6, 2019 at 2:49 pm
You can see the writing on the wall fox is leaning left and has been for a long time now. I used to be a loyal viewer but not anymore. The top dogs running fox now hate Trump, they hate Republicans and they hate conservatives. Fox will go full blown liberal in the near the future their goal is to be exactly like CNN. Now newsmax is picking up steam and I’m sure in time they will start to pick up some folks from fox once hannity goes and Tucker and Laura leave then new fox will have achieved it’s ultimate goal and that’s fine, it’s pretty simple we just change the channel see ya fox good luck.
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