J$P Exclusive! In the Know: our confidential source opines on the changes at Fox & Friends.

What's a blog on cable news without tipsters, insiders, and secret sources? Our anonymous informant is real, not just a rhetorical device. We asked for a reaction to the recent changes at Fox & Friends. What you read is our contact's personal opinion. It should not be interpreted as representing the viewpoint of this site, or of Fox News.

Like most major management decisions in any field, this move seems to make absolutely no sense at all from the perspective of a viewer. If they would explain it outright, it may seem a bit more clear as to what they are doing. From the change in personnel lately, to the EP reshuffle on Fox & Friends, to the new graphics for the second time in less than a year, a lot of the recent moves have left me scratching my head. The only one I really understood was Julian Phillips' departure (and I hate to say that because he's a wonderful man) but he just didn't click with the strongly conservative audience, which merited a move.

Chris Knowles is one of the most charismatic people on the roster at Fox and is sorely underused. (If you remember the David Blaine in a bubble interview segments you've seen it). Al Roker can sit down and do segments, why not him? He disappeared from F&F and as was moved to later in the day. That's fine as well.

E.D. Hill was a strong, strong female presence and was as recognizable a face to the Fox News audience in that regard as Greta during primetime. She was a true anchor for that program. The question is, is Gretchen Carlson the right person to fill that spot? Fox and Friends is a news show, yes, but it's also based around interaction and humor. E.D. was strong, but she could laugh it up too. And it's not that she's not a delightful woman, but Gretchen seems to be a bit more rigid and I don't really see this as a fit.

One person who really clicked for a morning anchor position was Rebecca Gomez. Of all the women who did the show only once or twice like Michelle Malkin, Alicia Acuna, and the like, she was the one who had the format down and excelled at it the moment she sat down in the chair. She was dead on. She was amazing. I would love to see her in a more permanent morning role.

The bottom line is, I believe the people who are making these decisions know what they're doing. They built this channel to what it is so they must have some sort of research, some sort of empirical evidence that suggests that these moves are the right moves. Time will tell if that's true.