Neil Cavuto
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| Born: | September 22, 1958 Westbury, New York, United States |
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| Occupation: | Vice President of Business News (Fox News Channel) |
| Website: | Your World at FOXNews.com |
Neil Patrick Cavuto (born September 22, 1958) is a television host and commentator currently hosting Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business on the Fox News Channel.
Born in Westbury, New York, Neil Cavuto became the managing editor of business news and television anchor of Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News Channel in July 1996, later becoming a vice president of business news in March 2006. He serves all three positions concurrently. Your World is Fox's main business news program.
Before joining Fox, he hosted shows on CNBC and contributed to NBC's Today. He worked with the Public Broadcasting Service for 15 years. He was a New York bureau chief.
He has been awarded numerous times by his peers in the journalism industry, including recognition by the Wall Street Journal as the best interviewer in business news, best business television interviewer four consecutive years, and five nominations for Cable ACE awards.[1]
Cavuto is also the author of More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson (ISBN 0-06-009643-8) and Your Money or Your Life (ISBN 0-06-082617-7).
[edit] Personal life
Cavuto was raised in Buffalo, New York. He was a White House intern during U.S. president Jimmy Carter's administration, graduated from St. Bonaventure University, and earned a master's degree from American University. He and his wife, Mary Fulling, whom he married on October 15, 1983, reside in Chester, New Jersey and have one child, a daughter Tara. Cavuto has suffered from health problems, saying, "I don't hide that I have had a tough life in many respects. I fought back a near-life-ending cancer, only to end up with 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 tell me I shouldn't be walking or talking."[2]
He is of Irish and Italian descent.[3]
[edit] Quotes
- "It's a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time and — for my money — one of the most charismatic. And, what the hell, also one of the sexiest."[4]
- "Part of the problem with service in this country is we don't honor it like we once did. There's nothing wrong or evil about having a bad day. There's everything wrong with making others have to have it . . . with you."[5]
- "You just make me sick."[6] - Referring to those protesting the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
- "You were sickening then, you're sickening now."[7] - Referring to anti-war protesters
- "Now may I suggest you take your column and shove it?"[8] - Response to Paul Krugman after he criticized Cavuto for his comments on anti-war protesters
- "Trust me, all this fuss over freedoms would fade in a mushroom-cloud moment if there were another attack on our soil."[9] - Referring to NSA phone record collecting
- "I know I'm a money guy here, but I think the tragic events of the Southeast remind you that money is important, but living is pretty important too."[10] - Referring to the tornado hitting Enterprise High School
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1640,00.html
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169915,00.html
- ^ Beware the Short Fuse by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, May 1st, 2006
- ^ Why don't ugly people have charisma? by Neil Cavuto, TownHall.com, July 10th, 2004
- ^ Why do we tolerate awful people? by Neil Cavuto, TownHall.com, May 29th, 2004
- ^ Paying the Ultimate Price by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, April 28th, 2003
- ^ Stomping on Saddam by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, April 9th, 2003
- ^ Potshots From a Hypocrite by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, May 14th, 2003
- ^ Protecting the Homeland and our Privacy by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, May 11th, 2006
- ^ Cavuto shrugs off pressure of new biz channel By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch.com, Mar 5, 2007
