Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy made the shocking announcement live on-air that he will be leaving the flagship show’s ‘curvy couch’ for the cushy confines of the Sunshine State.
Doocy, 68, announced Thursday morning that he was stepping back from his role after nearly 30 years and moving to Florida to be a special correspondent, admitting that hosting ‘is a great job, but the hours suck.’
‘After decades of getting up at 3:30 and driving into New York City in the dark, today is the last day I will host the show from the couch,’ Doocy said in his emotional statement, bemoaning the morning show’s early start time.
‘I am not retiring, I’m not leaving the show, I’m still a host,’ he continued. ‘But it’s time for a change.’
Doocy will now move to three days a week of off-site work – ‘mak[ing] it easier for me to report from Florida and other parts of America that don’t get a lot of network airtime,’ he explained.
‘I’ll be going form the Carolinas to the Keys, from Middle America to Mar-a-Lago.’
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Steve Doocy announces he’s stepping back (a bit) at Fox & Friends
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