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Undid revision 235691523 by Oakshade (talk)It is still undue weight for Doocy, and I highly doubt it will be historic.
please stop removing referenced content. Crystal ball speculation as to content being "historic" is not criteria to remove referenced content. Discuss in talk.
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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 of [[HarperCollins]].
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 of [[HarperCollins]].

In August 2008, Doocy claimed that Vice-Presidential nominee [[Sarah Palin]] does indeed have foreign policy experience because "Alaska is right up there next to Russia." <ref name="CBS2">{{cite news |title=Let's Define 'foreign Policy'|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/29/politics/animal/main4399670.shtml |publisher= ''[[CBS News]]'' | |date= Aug 29, 2008 | author =Benen, Steve}}</ref> He was criticized by [[Jon Stewart]] on the ''[[The Daily Show]]'' for the remark.<ref name="MC1">{{cite news |title= Sarah Palin: God, guns and grit |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1427889.php/Sarah_Palin_God_guns_and_grit_ |publisher= ''[[Monsters and Critics]]'' | first= April|last=MacIntyre | |date= August 30, 2008,}} </ref><ref name="DAILYSHOW1">{{cite news |title= John McCain Chooses a Running Mate |url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=183521&title=john |publisher= ''[[The Daily Show]]''| author =[[John Stewart|Stewart, John]] |date= August 29, 2008}} </ref>


===Personal life===
===Personal life===

Revision as of 23:30, 1 September 2008

Steve Doocy
In an interview on Fox & Friends
Born (1956-10-19) October 19, 1956 (age 68)
United States Algona, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation(s)Co-host of Fox & Friends
(Fox News Channel) Commentator, author, journalist, television personality.

Stephen James Doocy (born October 19, 1956) is a American television personality and New York Times best-selling author.

Biography

Early life

Doocy was born in Algona, Iowa, and was raised in Kansas. He attended Kansas grade schools in Russell, Salina, and Industry. He went to junior high in Wakefield and high school in Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, with a B.A. in journalism.

Career

Currently, Doocy is the host of Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First.

Prior to joining the Fox News Channel, Doocy anchored the morning newscast on CBS-TV's flagship station WCBS-TV in New York City. Previously, he was the co-host of Wake Up America on NBC cable, the host of NBC’s nationally syndicated program House Party with Steve Doocy, a remake of the 1960s Art Linkletter show, and the host of Not Just News on Fox. For six years, Doocy was the comical story reporter for WRC, in Washington, D.C., and the NBC Television Stations division. His early television jobs included news reporter positions in Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, and Des 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 of HarperCollins.

In August 2008, Doocy claimed that Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin does indeed have foreign policy experience because "Alaska is right up there next to Russia." [1] He was criticized by Jon Stewart on the The Daily Show for the remark.[2][3]

Personal life

Doocy lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with his wife, Kathy Gerrity, and their three children, Peter (20), a student at Villanova University, Mary (18), and Sally (14). He is a practicing Roman Catholic and is a lector in his local parish. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus of Bergen County, New Jersey.

References

  1. ^ Benen, Steve (Aug 29, 2008). "Let's Define 'foreign Policy'". CBS News. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ MacIntyre, April (August 30, 2008,). "Sarah Palin: God, guns and grit". Monsters and Critics. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ Stewart, John (August 29, 2008). "John McCain Chooses a Running Mate". The Daily Show. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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