Neil Patrick Cavuto (born September 22, 1958) is an American television anchor, commentator and business journalist for Fox Broadcasting. He hosts three television programs: Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business, both on Fox News, and Cavuto: Coast to Coast on sister channel Fox Business Network. Beginning January 20, 2018, he will host Cavuto Live on Saturday mornings.
Cavuto also tapes a nightly wrap-up of business news which airs on local FOX affiliates during the late news and has a syndicated radio business news segment that airs on weekday afternoons. He is the senior vice president and managing editor of business news for the Fox Business Network, and oversees content and business coverage. He is the author of two books.
Cavuto was born in Westbury, New York, the son of Kathleen T. (Feeley), a United Nations staffer and homemaker, and Patrick "Pat" Cavuto, a can company sales executive. He was raised in Danbury, Connecticut, where he attended Immaculate High School. At 17, he became the manager of a fish and chips restaurant while attending high school. His father was of Italian descent, while his mother was of Irish ancestry. He worked as a White House intern during U.S. president Jimmy Carter's administration. He graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication, and earned a master's degree from American University.