- Steve Doocy
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name = Steve Doocy
caption = In an interview on "Fox & Friends "
birth_date = birth date and age|1956|10|19
birth_place =Algona, Iowa , U.S.
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occupation = Co-host of "Fox & Friends "
(Fox News Channel)Commentator ,author ,journalist ,television personality .
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website =www.foxandfriends.com
footnotes =Stephen James Doocy (
October 19 ,1956 ) is a American television personality and "New York Times " best-selling author.Early life
Doocy was born in
Algona, Iowa , and was raised inKansas . He attended Kansas grade schools in Russell, Salina, and Industry. He went to junior high in Wakefield and high school inClay Center, Kansas . He graduated from theUniversity of Kansas in Lawrence, with aB.A. injournalism .Career
Currently, Doocy is the host of
Fox News Channel 's "Fox & Friends ".Prior to joining the Fox News Channel, Doocy anchored the morning newscast on
CBS-TV 's flagship stationWCBS-TV inNew York City . Previously, he was the co-host of "Wake Up America" onNBC cable, the host of NBC’s nationally syndicated program "House Party with Steve Doocy", a remake of the 1960sArt Linkletter show, and the host of "Not Just News" on Fox. For six years, Doocy was the feature story reporter for WRC, inWashington, D.C. , and the NBC Television Stations division. His early television jobs included news reporter positions inKansas City ,Wichita ,Topeka , andDes Moines .Doocy was the live
Times Square reporter on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve " on ABC-TV for four ball drops and in 2004 co-hosted Fox News Channel's "All American New Year ".In October 2006, Doocy's first book, "The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook", a book about marriage and family life, became a "
New York Times " best-seller. It was published by William Morrow, a division ofHarperCollins .Personal life
Doocy lives in
Wyckoff, New Jersey , with his wife, Kathy Gerrity, and their three children, Peter (21), a student atVillanova University , Mary (18), and Sally (15). He is a practicingRoman Catholic and is alector in his local parish. He is a member of theKnights of Columbus ofBergen County, New Jersey .References
External links
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1233,00.html Steve Doocy's Bio on foxnews.com]
* [http://www.happyhandbook.com/ Steve Doocy's book, The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook]
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