Beckel can join Brian Williams in the minor leagues on MSNBC.

Via IJ Review

News leaked Thursday that Bob Beckel was leaving “The Five,” Fox News channel’s wildly successful afternoon talk show.

While initial reports indicated that Beckel’s departure was amicable, Fox News, which is said to have supported Beckel for years as he dealt with addiction issues, subsequently released a statement on why they “came to the end of the road” with the liberal host:

“We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn’t hold The Five hostage to one man’s personal issues. He took tremendous advantage of our generosity, empathy and goodwill and we simply came to the end of the road with him.

But in the same statement, Fox gave a preview of who will be on air in Beckel’s place, at least for the short term:

Juan Williams and Geraldo Rivera will be among those rotating on the show for the near future.”

So who will be Beckel’s full time replacement? While only time can tell, we imagine viewers of “The Five” are eagerly waiting.

HT: Blueburb