Neil Cavuto wasn’t just a beloved Fox News anchor — he helped me in one of my darkest moments.
Around 15 years ago, I was a reporter at CNBC when I got an offer to work for the still-fledging Fox Business Network, and appear on TV with Neil Cavuto.
I couldn’t pass it up.
Cavuto, of course, is an icon of television journalism.
He reported the 1987 stock market crash, wars and IPOs.
He interviewed movie stars and presidents.
I got to work with him closely, breaking news on his Fox Business and Fox News shows and learning what fair and balanced journalism is all about.
He was the ultimate straight shooter.
Yes, he will let you know when you did something he thought was out of line, as I can fully attest.
So can Donald Trump, who often took umbrage at Neil calling balls and strikes on his sometimes-volatile governing style.
After 28 years at Fox, Neil did his last show on Thursday.
He’s 66 and has been battling health issues, though through it all, he worked all day and even on weekends.
My guess is he’s not done with our profession — and that’s a very good thing.
A few years back, I remember sharing with Neil that I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Neil is a cancer survivor as well.
He encouraged me to approach the situation as he has with his health issues over the years, as a journalist, explaining to viewers and the readers of my Post column the need for early detection, the treatments available and how all of that saved my life.
So that’s exactly what I did.
People still thank me for having helped them survive similar circumstances.
I tell them to thank Neil Cavuto.
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