Peter Doocy

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Peter Doocy
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Doocy in 2015
Born
Peter James Doocy

(1987-07-21) July 21, 1987 (age 34)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationVillanova University (BA)
OccupationWhite House Correspondent
EmployerFox News
Spouse(s)Hillary Vaughn (m. 2021)
RelativesSteve Doocy (father)

Peter Doocy (born July 21, 1987)[1] is an American journalist who is a White House correspondent for Fox News. He is the son of Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy.[2][3]

Education[]

Doocy graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2009.[4] While in college, he contributed to Fox News as a Palestra.net reporter.[5]

Career[]

Doocy in 2010

Doocy began as a general assignment reporter for Fox News in New York City in 2009. He has covered a variety of stories that include former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart transplant surgery in March 2012, the floods in the Midwest in 2011, Hurricane Sandy, and the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. He also reported on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.[citation needed]

In 2014, Doocy obtained an exclusive TV interview with the man who claims to have fired the kill shot on Osama bin Laden, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill. That special reportedly had the highest ratings of any documentary in Fox News history.[6]

Doocy reported on the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the presidential campaign of the party's nominee, Joe Biden. In January 2021, Fox News named Doocy as a White House correspondent, to cover the incoming Biden administration.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Peter Doocy at IMDb
  2. ^ Krakauer, Steve (June 9, 2009). "Peter Doocy Joins Fox News". TV Newser. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Fox News' scrappy White House correspondent grills Biden, who plays along". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Villanova Alum and Fox News Correspondent Peter Doocy Shines Light on 2020 Election for Students". www.villanovan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (May 11, 2008). "Fox News Seeks College Knowledge". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  6. ^ O'Connell, Mikey (November 12, 2014). "TV Ratings: Fox News' Sit-down With Bin Laden Shooter Hits Time Slot High, Sets Records". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Weprin, Alex (January 13, 2021). "Peter Doocy Named Fox News White House Correspondent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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