Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News, has accepted a job in the White House communications shop, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

ABC reported, citing multiple sources, that Shine will join the White House as its deputy chief of staff for communications. A formal announcement is expected later this week.

Multiple outlets reported earlier Wednesday that Shine was a favorite to be hired as President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's new communications director. He reportedly met with the president in recent weeks about the position.

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The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

The communications director job has been vacant since Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksSenate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Trump shakes up White House communications team MORE left the White House in March. Hicks was part of a broader exodus among White House staffers in recent months, which included multiple people within the communications office.

Shine resigned from Fox News in May 2017 after criticism over how he handled sexual harassment allegations made by network employees against former chairman Roger Ailes.

-Updated 7:38 p.m.