Bolling named co-host of Fox Business Network's "Happy Hour"

Eric Bolling will join Cody Willard and Rebecca Diamond as co-host of Fox Business Network’s “Happy Hour,” according to an announcement Monday.

The show airs at 5 p.m. EST for an hour and is a daily business news program set inside the Bull & Bear bar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City that provides irreverent banter on the day’s market activity in a lively open forum atmosphere.

“Eric’s knowledge of the markets and energy issues has been instrumental to us during this historic time in our nation’s economic history,” said Kevin Magee, executive vice president of Fox News, in a statement. ” I am pleased he’ll now take on a new role at FBN as co-host on ‘Happy Hour.'”

“Bolling added, “‘Happy Hour’ is a dynamic show that takes the headlines and market reactions and turns them into useful and intelligent information. I am excited to take on this new role as co-host.â€?

Since joining Fox Business in March 2008, Bolling has served as a contributor providing daily commentary to “Money for Breakfast,” “America’s Nightly Scoreboard” and “Happy Hour,” among other programming.  Bolling is also an independent trader based out of the New York Mercantile Exchange specializing in trading commodities such as crude oil, gold, and agricultural commodities.

Previously, Bolling served as a CNBC contributor for two years, where he was a panelist on “Fast Money.”