# Neil Cavuto

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**Neil Patrick Cavuto** (born September 22, 1958) is an American television news anchor, executive, commentator, and business journalist. He was the host of *[Your World with Neil Cavuto](/source/Your_World_with_Neil_Cavuto)* and *[Cavuto Live](/source/Cavuto_Live),* both on [Fox News](/source/Fox_News), and *Cavuto: Coast to Coast* on sister channel [Fox Business Network](/source/Fox_Business_Network) until he left the network on December 19, 2024.[1]

## Early life and education

Cavuto was born in [Westbury, New York](/source/Westbury,_New_York), on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island), the son of Kathleen T. (Feeley), a [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) staffer and homemaker, and Patrick "Pat" Cavuto, a can company sales executive.[2] His father was of Italian descent, while his mother was of Irish ancestry.[3] He was raised in [Danbury, Connecticut](/source/Danbury,_Connecticut), where he attended [Immaculate High School](/source/Immaculate_High_School). At 17, he became the manager of a fish and chips restaurant while attending high school.[4] He worked as a [White House](/source/White_House) intern during the [Carter Administration](/source/Carter_administration). He graduated from [St. Bonaventure University](/source/St._Bonaventure_University) in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication, and earned a [master's degree](/source/Master's_degree) from [American University](/source/American_University).[5]

## Career

Before joining Fox, Cavuto was a principal anchor and reporter for [CNBC](/source/CNBC).[6] He co-anchored CNBC's initial broadcast on April 17, 1989.[6][7] He hosted *[Power Lunch](/source/Power_Lunch)* on [CNBC](/source/CNBC), contributed to [NBC](/source/NBC)'s *[Today](/source/Today_(NBC_program))*, and worked with the [Public Broadcasting Service](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) for 15 years reporting for *[Nightly Business Report](/source/Nightly_Business_Report)*. He was also a New York City bureau chief.[8]

Cavuto joined Fox News in July 1996, and became host and managing editor of *[Your World with Neil Cavuto](/source/Your_World_with_Neil_Cavuto)* when the network launched in October.[9] He became a vice president of FOX Business News in March 2006. He served all three positions concurrently.[10] *Your World* was Fox's main business news program.[11]

He has five nominations for [Cable ACE awards](/source/Cable_ACE_awards).[12] He is the author of *More Than Money* and *Your Money or Your Life*.[13] Both books were *New York Times* best sellers.[5]

A frequent critic of President [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump), Cavuto has been labeled a "Trump skeptic" by [NPR](/source/NPR) and *[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast)*.[14][15][16] In February 2020, Trump dedicated 20 minutes of a rally in [Colorado Springs, Colorado](/source/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado), to attacking him.[17]

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.[18][19]

## Personal life

Cavuto and his wife, Mary Fulling, whom he married on October 15, 1983, have three children. They live in [Mendham Borough, New Jersey](/source/Mendham_Borough,_New_Jersey).[20][21]

Cavuto has experienced numerous health problems,[22] saying: "I don't hide that I have had a tough life in many respects. I fought back a near-life-ending [cancer](/source/Cancer), only to end up with [multiple sclerosis](/source/Multiple_sclerosis) 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 [MRIs](/source/MRI) tell me I shouldn't be walking or talking."[23] As reported on June 22, 2016, by [Charles Payne](/source/Charles_Payne_(television_personality)) on *Your World*, Cavuto had undergone, and was recovering from, recent cardiac surgery.[24] In October 2021, Cavuto tested positive for [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19). 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."[25] 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.[26]

## Authored books

- *More Than Money*. New York: HarperCollins. 2004. ISBN 0-06-009643-8.
- [*Your Money or Your Life*](https://archive.org/details/yourmoneyoryourl00cavu). New York: HarperCollins. 2005. ISBN 0-06-082617-7.

## See also

- [New Yorkers in journalism](/source/New_Yorkers_in_journalism)

## References

1. Hall, Colby (2024-12-19). ["EXCLUSIVE: Neil Cavuto Leaving Fox News"](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/exclusive-neil-cavuto-leaving-fox-news/). *Mediaite*. Retrieved 2024-12-19.

1. Horsburgh, Susan (September 9, 2002). ["Breaking the News"](http://people.com/archive/breaking-the-news-vol-58-no-11/). *People*

1. Cavuto, Neil (22 September 2009). ["Remember the Folks You Meet on the Way Up"](https://www.foxnews.com/story/remember-the-folks-you-meet-on-the-way-up). *Fox News*

1. Blau, Sybil (January 14, 2013). ["From fish fryer to Fox News anchor"](http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/From-fish-fryer-to-Fox-News-anchor-4192199.php). *NewsTimes*

1. ["Neil Cavuto"](https://www.foxbusiness.com/person/c/neil-cavuto). *Fox Business*. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

1. Steinberg, Brian (2016-01-13). ["Neil Cavuto Signs New Multi-Year Pact With Fox News, Fox Business"](https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/neil-cavuto-fox-news-1201678916/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. [*CNBC Inaugural Broadcast - April 1989*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mm4Y73krYU). YouTube.

1. de Moraes, Lisa (2017-12-13). ["Neil Cavuto To Anchor Two Hour 'Cavuto Live' On Fox News Channel's Saturdays"](https://deadline.com/2017/12/neil-cavuto-anchor-saturday-morning-two-hours-fox-news-channel-1202226128/). *Deadline*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. ["Neil Cavuto Signs Contract Extension With Fox"](https://adweek.it/2xN46Gi). *adweek.it*. January 13, 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. Bauder, David & December 20 (December 20, 2017). ["Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto says Trump interview not worth the time"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/12/20/fox-news-anchor-neil-cavuto-says-trump-interview-not-worth-time/9EkY55BNiFkTOkjxELYfsN/story.html). *The Boston Globe*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. Szalai, Georg (2017-08-30). ["Fox News Stops Airing in U.K.: A Look at Ofcom Rulings Against It"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fox-news-stops-airing-uk-a-look-at-ofcom-rulings-1033789/). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. ["Neil Cavuto"](https://www.foxnews.com/story/neil-cavuto). *Fox News*. October 10, 2002. Retrieved 2011-08-07.

1. ["Neil Cavuto's page at Amazon"](https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Cavuto/e/B001HD435W/). *Amazon*. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

1. Tornoe, Rob (May 4, 2018). ["Fox News host Neil Cavuto blasts Trump for 4 straight minutes"](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/fox-news-neil-cavuto-trump-stormy-daniels-shepard-smith-20180504.html). *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

1. Tani, Maxwell (2019-12-28). ["The Year Neil Cavuto, Fox News' Affable Trump Skeptic, Got Angry"](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-year-neil-cavuto-fox-news-affable-trump-critic-got-angry). *The Daily Beast*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

1. Folkenflik, David (May 18, 2018). ["Fox's Cavuto: Trump Skeptic, Genial Workhorse"](https://www.npr.org/2018/05/18/611908440/foxs-cavuto-trump-skeptic-genial-workhorse). *NPR*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

1. Rupar, Aaron (2020-02-21). ["Trump's Colorado rally featured an extended meltdown over 30 seconds of critical Fox News coverage"](https://www.vox.com/2020/2/21/21146854/trump-colorado-springs-rally-fox-news-stoddard-cavuto). *Vox*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

1. ["Neil Cavuto Leaving Fox News After 28 Years: "I Got to do What I Love to Do" – Update"](https://deadline.com/2024/12/neil-cavuto-leaving-fox-news-1236238041/). December 19, 2024.

1. ["Neil Cavuto Exits Fox News After 28 Years"](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/neil-cavuto-exits-fox-news-1236254935/). December 19, 2024.

1. Hyman, Vicki (November 13, 2008). ["Voice of Reason"](http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2008/11/voice_of_reason.html). *Inside Jersey*. Retrieved 2011-08-06.

1. Staab, Amanda. ["Mendham: The Borough Tops Our List of NJ Towns; It’s not unusual for folks in Mendham Borough to lend their neighbors a hand. But more than the Morris County town’s strong sense of community makes it number one in New Jersey Monthly’s 2013 Top Towns survey."](https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/mendham-the-borough-tops-our-list-of-nj-towns/), *[New Jersey Monthly](/source/New_Jersey_Monthly)*, August 15, 2013. Accessed November 10, 2020. "Borough residents are a blend of blue- and white-collar workers, including New York executives and public figures such as Fox News Channel TV anchor Neil Cavuto."

1. Horsburgh, Susan (September 9, 2002). ["Breaking the News"](https://people.com/archive/breaking-the-news-vol-58-no-11/). *People*. Retrieved 2011-08-08.

1. [*U.S. News & World Report*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1O4pAQAAIAAJ&q=%22I+don't+hide+that+I+have+had+a+tough+life+in+many+respects.%22). Vol. 146, no. 1–6. U.S. News Publishing Corporation. 2009. p. 41. Retrieved 2011-08-08.

1. Ellefson, Lindsey (June 3, 2021). ["What Neil Cavuto Learned From Heart Surgery 5 Years Ago: 'Don't Be a Schmuck' (Exclusive)"](https://www.yahoo.com/now/neil-cavuto-learned-heart-surgery-194614299.html). *yahoo.com*. Yahoo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

1. Prieb, Natalie (October 19, 2021). ["Fox News's Neil Cavuto tests positive for breakthrough COVID-19 case"](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/577471-fox-news-neil-cavuto-tests-positive-for-breakthrough-covid-19-case). *The Hill*. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

1. ["Fox anchor survives second Covid case and tells detractors: 'Sorry to disappoint'"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/22/neil-cavuto-fox-news-business-covid-vaccination-death-threats). *[TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com)*. February 22, 2022.

## External links

- [Neil Cavuto's Bio on FoxBusiness.com](https://www.foxnews.com/story/neil-cavutos-bio)
- [Why More Than Money?](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,121092,00.html) – Cavuto on his first book. 2004-08-31
- [Neil Cavuto](http://www.thedailyshow.com/videos/tag/Neil%20Cavuto) on [The Daily Show](/source/The_Daily_Show)
- [Neil Cavuto](https://www.facebook.com/YourWorldCavuto) on Facebook
- [Neil Cavuto](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147197/) at IMDb

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