Neil Patrick Cavuto (born September 22, 1958) is an American television news anchor, executive, commentator, and business journalist. He was the host of ''

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'' and '' Cavuto Live,'' both on

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, and ''Cavuto: Coast to Coast'' on sister channel

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until he left the network on December 19, 2024.

Early life and education

Cavuto was born in

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, on

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, the son of Kathleen T. (Feeley), a

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staffer and homemaker, and Patrick "Pat" Cavuto, a can company sales executive. His father was of Italian descent, while his mother was of Irish ancestry. He was raised in

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, where he attended

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. At 17, he became the manager of a fish and chips restaurant while attending high school. He worked as a

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intern during the

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. He graduated from

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in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication, and earned a

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from

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Career

Before joining Fox, Cavuto was a principal anchor and reporter for

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. He co-anchored CNBC's initial broadcast on April 17, 1989. He hosted ''

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'' on

, contributed to

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's ''

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'', and worked with the

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for 15 years reporting for ''

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''. He was also a New York City bureau chief. Cavuto joined Fox News in July 1996, and became host and managing editor of ''

'' when the network launched in October. He became a vice president of FOX Business News in March 2006. He served all three positions concurrently. ''Your World'' was Fox's main business news program. He has five nominations for Cable ACE awards. He is the author of ''More Than Money'' and ''Your Money or Your Life''. Both books were ''New York Times'' best sellers. A frequent critic of President

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, Cavuto has been labeled a "Trump skeptic" by

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and ''

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''. In February 2020, Trump dedicated 20 minutes of a rally in

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, to attacking him. On December 19, 2024, it was announced that Cavuto would be leaving Fox News after 28 years on air after declining to accept a new contract from the network.

Personal life

Cavuto and his wife, Mary Fulling, whom he married on October 15, 1983, have three children. They live in

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. Cavuto has experienced numerous health problems, saying: "I don't hide that I have had a tough life in many respects. I fought back a near-life-ending

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, only to end up with

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years later. Doctors have since told me that the odds of contracting both diseases in the same life are something like two million to one! Yet here I am, marching on, continuing to do my job when doctors who've examined my scans and

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s tell me I shouldn't be walking or talking." As reported on June 22, 2016, by Charles Payne on ''Your World'', Cavuto had undergone, and was recovering from, recent cardiac surgery. In October 2021, Cavuto tested positive for

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. He had been vaccinated, and said: "Had I not been vaccinated, and with all my medical issues, this would be a far more dire situation. It's not, because I did and I'm surviving this because I did." He subsequently contracted the disease a second time, and was hospitalized with pneumonia. After recovering, he again praised the efficacy of vaccines and advocated their use.

Authored books

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References

External links

Neil Cavuto's Bio on FoxBusiness.com

– Cavuto on his first book. 2004-08-31
Neil Cavuto
on

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