Neil Cavuto Biography
Neil Cavuto is an American television news anchor, commentator, and business journalist working for FOX News serving as an anchor. He joined the network when it launched in 1996.
Neil Cavuto Date of Birth / Birthday
Cavuto was born on September 22, 1958, in Westbury, New York, in the United States. He is therefore 63 years old as of 2021.
Neil Cavuto Measurements/Height
Cavuto stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Neil Cavuto Partner/ Wife
Cavuto has been happily married to his beautiful wife Mary Fulling since 1983. The couple tied the knot on October 15, 1983. Together, they reside in Mendham Borough, New Jersey.
Neil Cavuto Kids/Children
The duo are blessed with three children, a daughter named Tara Cavuto and sons Bradley Cavuto and Jeremy Cavuto.
Neil Cavuto Relatives/ Family
Cavuto was born to Kathleen T. Cavuto (mother) and Patrick Cavuto (father). His mother was a United Nations staffer and housewife and his father was of Italian descent, while his mother was of Irish ancestry. He grew up in Danbury, Connecticut, where he attended Immaculate High School.
Neil Cavuto FOX News
Cavuto is a Senior Vice President, Anchor, and Managing Editor of Business News for both FOX News Channel (FNC) and FOX Business Network (FBN). He is currently the anchor of FNC’s Your World with Neil Cavuto (weekdays 4-5 PM/ET), FNC’s CAVUTO Live (Saturdays 10 AM-12 PM/ET), and FBN’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast (weekdays 12-2 PM/ET). In addition to anchoring daily programs and breaking news specials on FNC and FBN, Cavuto oversees business news content for both networks and leads special events coverage for FBN.
Covering the intersection of business and politics, Cavuto’s interviews with industry titans and key policymakers such as, billionaire businessman Mark Cuban, Home Depot founders Ken Langone and Bernard Marcus, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark, among others, regularly drive national headlines.
Cavuto recently contributed to the network’s coverage surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including a special edition of CAVUTO Live dedicated to the breaking news. Earlier in 2022, he hosted a town hall on his FBN program Cavuto: Coast to Coast entitled Inflation In America.
Neil Cavuto Profession
Prior to joining FNC for its launch in August of 1996, Cavuto anchored and hosted more than three hours of live daily programming for CNBC, including the network’s highest-rated show, Market Wrap. He also served as a contributor to NBC’s Today Show and NBC News at Sunrise. Previously, he was the New York Bureau Chief for PBS Television’s Nightly Business Report and a Washington Bureau Chief for Investment Age Magazine.
Cavuto has covered some of the most important business and political stories of our time, including the September 11, 2001 attacks, the 2008 financial meltdown, the 1987 stock market crash, and both Persian Gulf Wars. He has reported firsthand on the economic policies of American presidents since Jimmy Carter and covered major corporate scandals from Enron to Tyco. In fact, Cavuto’s live prison interview with former Tyco Chief Executive Dennis Kozlowski was a business television first.
Neil Cavuto Income
Cavuto receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Neil Cavuto Net Worth
Through Cavuto’s career as an anchor, commentator, and business journalist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million.
Neil Cavuto Illness
Cavuto has several health problems 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, he tested positive for COVID-19. 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.
Neil Cavuto Books
- More Than Money. New York: HarperCollins. (2004)
- Your Money or Your Life. New York: HarperCollins. (2005)
Neil Cavuto Facebook and Twitter
Cavuto is active on his social media accounts. He has about 228,360 followers on his Facebook Page and about 587,460 followers on his Twitter account.