Fox Host Makes Tearful Career Announcement
Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy revealed he is making a major career change, and he got emotional while sharing the news.
The announcement came during the May 1 episode of Fox & Friends. Doocey announced that after 30 years waking up at 3:30 every weekday morning, he was leaving the "curvy couch" in the show's New York City studio.
Doocy noted that he has hit the couch for those early mornings over 6,800 times while on Fox & Friends. He said, "It's a great job, but the hours s_ck."
"After decades of getting up at 3:30 and driving into New York City in the dark, today is the last day I will host this show from the couch."
He paused briefly, then added, "I'm not retiring, I'm not leaving the show. I'm still a host, but it's time for a change."
Doocy will no longer be in the studio in New York City, but he will still appear on Fox & Friends three days a week. However, he will be based in Florida and travel to report from different areas of the country.
He quipped, "I will be based in Florida, which means you may never see me in a necktie again." Doocy also joked he will now be the "coast-to-coast host" for the show.
The long-time Fox correspondent admitted that he missed having breakfast with his kids throughout their childhoods, due to his early work hours. "Starting tomorrow, I'm gonna have breakfast with my grandkids and my children whenever I can," he declared.
Before shifting to his new work schedule, Doocy and his wife will spend time visiting their kids and grandkids across the country.
"Gaga and Grandpa are hitting the road to spoil all of our kids and our grandkids. Not with stuff, per se, but just by being there," he shared.
Doocy choked up when he began talking about how much he was going to miss being in the studio in person.
He admitted this was "one downside" to the new arrangement, and credited "The security guys, the cafe crew, especially the hair and makeup team, because they are geniuses at what they do."
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