Steve Doocy is a television host, political commentator, and author from the United States. He is best known for his current role as a presenter on Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel. Steve Doocy is a man of impeccable character and charm. So much so that some consider him an idol and look up to.
Early life
Steve was born on October 19, 1956, in Iowa, USA, so he is currently 65 years old. He was born into a multiracial family to father James Edward Doocy and mother JoAnne Sharp. Steve’s father’s family has Irish ancestry, while his mother’s family has Swedish ancestry. Steve is a mixed-race American born and raised in the United States. He was raised in Abilene, Kansas, and attended schools in Russell, Salina, and Industry. Doocy attended Wakefield Junior High School and Clay Center High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
Steve Doocy career
Doocy began his television career as a reporter on television stations in Topeka, Des Moines, Wichita and Kansas City. His first break in the market came in 1990 with his first stint as a feature reporter for the WRC in Washington, DC. He was named to host NBC’s nationally syndicated show House Party with Steve Doocy, a nod to the Linkletter-type shows of the 1960s, followed by the syndicated children’s show Not Just News.”
He landed his first morning show job as co-host of Wake-Up America on NBC’s America’s Talking Channel in 1994. In 1996, Doocy hosted the morning news program on CBS’s flagship television station, WCBS-TV in New York City. Mr. Doocy and his wife, Kathy, published the Happy in a Hurry cookbook in 2020, which debuted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. It was a follow-up to her well-received 2018 Happy Cookbook: A Celebration of the Food That Makes America Smile.
social media
Steve is active on social media and has accounts on Instagram and Twitter. He has an Instagram account with 77.1K followers and 107 verified followers. Steve posts frequently and has 488 posts to date. He has a verified Twitter account with 231.9k followers and 329 followers. He tweets more frequently and has 6046 tweets so far.
Steve Doocy Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Stephen James Doocy |
| date of birth | October 19, 1956 |
| Age | 68 years |
| place of birth | Algona, Iowa, USA |
| nationality | American |
| job | TV presenter |
| religion | Roman Catholic |
| sun sign | scale |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 6′ 1” – in centimeters – 185 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 86kg – in pounds – 191 pounds |
| shoe size | 12 (USA) |
| Hair color | light brown |
| eye color | blue |
| body type | average |
Steve Doocy family | |
| father | James Edward Doocy |
| mother | Jo Anne Doocy |
| sister | Three (Jenny Doocy, Ann Walker, Cathy Curtis, Lisa Doocy) |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Wakefield Junior High, Clay Center High School |
| University | University of Kansas |
relationship status | |
| marital status | Married |
| Who is Steve Doocy’s wife? | Kathy Gerrit |
| children | Three (Peter, Sally & Mary Doocy) |
Personal life
Steve and Kathy’s love and romance can be traced back to the 1980s or later. He proposed to Kathy on February 14, 1986, on Valentine’s Day. Steve Doocy and Kathy got married on June 30, 1986, just a few months later. Steve and Kathy Doocy are parents to three children. They have two daughters, Mary Doocy and Sally Doocy, and a son, Peter Doocy.
Steve Doocy net worth
Doocy’s net worth is estimated at $11 million by Celebrity Net Worth as of 2021. The bulk of this stems from his journalism career at Fox, where he earns a salary of $4 million a year.
Facts About Steve Doocy
- Doocy won multiple Emmy Awards and gained a larger following during his six years with the WRC before joining Fox years later.
- All four books were New York Times bestsellers and were published by William Morrow and Company, a division of HarperCollins.
- In 2019, it was revealed that President Donald Trump rated the loyalty of many journalists on a scale of 1 to 10. Steve Doocy received a “12 out of 10”.
- Doocy began hosting the Fox News Channel morning show Fox & Friends in 1998 after joining the network in 1996.
- He helped launch Fox News Channel’s New Year’s Eve special All American New Year in 2004, with hosts including Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly.
- For Four Ball Drops, he was the live Times Square reporter on ABC-Dick TV’s Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.