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.
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 several nominations for Cable ACE awards.
Cavuto was raised in Buffalo, New York. He was a White Houseintern 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, the former Mary Fulling, whom he married on October 15, 1983, reside in New Jersey and have one child, a daughter Tara. Cavuto suffers from multiple sclerosis: "I don’t hide the fact I have multiple sclerosis, a degenerative nerve disease. I got the news on MS almost ten years to the day after I learned I had cancer. Doctors tell me the odds of getting both in one life are something like two million to one!"
Neil is also the author of More Than Money: True Stories of People Who Learned Life's Ultimate Lesson (ISBN 0060096438). He has also written another book, Your Money or Your Life.
Cavuto has been widely criticized by liberal media watchdog groups and pundits for Cavuto's tendency of making inflammatory, suggestive statements in the form of questions toward his guests. For example:
Cavuto has also been criticized for making contradictory statements regarding the Iraq War. Cavuto has repeatedly condemned the American media for focusing on daily insurgent attacks on American soldiers and Iraqi civilians, claiming that the media was trying to "undermine the war effort", and then, after the Haditha Massacre, claimed that the media "hasn't been covering the savage attacks on our troops by terrorists". [Cavuto: Media biased if they cover Iraqi insurgency, biased if they don't], Media Matters, June 5th, 2006
Quotes
Am I slanted and biased? You damn well bet I am! [www.imdb.com] - Archived footage from Fahrenheit 9/11
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. [Why don't ugly people have charisma?] by Neil Cavuto, TownHall.com, July 10th, 2004
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. [Why do we tolerate awful people?] by Neil Cavuto, TownHall.com, May 29th, 2004
Bin Laden is rooting for Kerry in this election, wouldn't you agree? He's all but doing that, isn't he? I thought I saw a campaign button. [Pundits spin Osama tape for Bush], Media Matters, October 30th, 2004
You were sickening then, you're sickening now [Stomping on Saddam] by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, April 9th, 2003 - Referring to anti-war protesters
Now may I suggest you take your column and shove it? [Potshots From a Hypocrite] by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, May 14th, 2003 - Response to Paul Krugman after he critized 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. [Protecting the Homeland and our Privacy] by Neil Cavuto, FoxNews.com, May 11th, 2006 - Referring to NSA phone record collecting
Trivia
Neil was verbally berated by twin shock jocks Opie & Anthony on their radio show because he had David Lee Roth on Your World With Neil Cavuto. They allege he took cheap shots at them because they refused to go on his show and took the opportunity to attack them when he had David Lee Roth as a guest.
