Back on June 26, Bill Melugin stepped into the America’s Newsroom anchor chair and fans quickly started lobbying for him to stay there more often.

A fresh face with a familiar edge
Filling in for co-anchor Bill Hemmer, Melugin joined Dana Perino to lead the morning’s headlines. His confident delivery and polished style drew instant praise on X, with one viewer calling him “a breath of fresh air!”“Bill Melugin, you are very impressive!” one person wrote, adding that Melugin seemed to hold his own with Fox News veterans like Martha MacCallum and Dana Perino. “You definitely fit right in! You’re very wise in your comments and pushback.”

Holding his own in big-league interviews
Melugin’s guest-host stint included sitting down with Perino and political analyst Brit Hume to unpack the controversy surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s criticism of Fox News Pentagon reporter Jennifer Griffin.

Another fan urged Fox News to “give that guy a regular spot,” while others zeroed in on his looks, calling him “very handsome” and complimenting his “gorgeous head of hair.”