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<a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Peter Doocy</a> is an American <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">journalist</a> who works for Fox News as a senior White House correspondent. <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">Steve Doocy</a>, the <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">co-host</a> of Fox & Friends, is his <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">father</a>.

<h2>Background</h2>

<a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Peter Doocy</a> was born on July 21, 1987. He is the <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">son</a> of <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">Steve Doocy</a>, a <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">news anchor</a> at Fox News. His mother is Kathy Gerrity, a former model and television sports reporter. <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> attended Villanova University and worked as a contributor to "The Palestra," a partner site of Fox News during his time in college. He graduated from Villanova University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

<a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> was thrust into the limelight when he asked <a href="/biography/john-mccain">John McCain</a> a controversial question about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> and her drinking habits during the Hardball tour with <a href="/biography/chris-matthews">Chris Matthews</a>. The exact question that <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a>, still a Villanova <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">student</a> at the time, asked <a href="/biography/john-mccain">McCain</a> was whether he thought <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> "finally resorted to hitting the sauce because of unfavorable polling." That and one other question prompted his fellow host <a href="/biography/chris-matthews">Matthews</a> to joke, "We came here hoping for the best, and we got two of the most wise-ass questions." Shortly after that, his <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">father</a> congratulated him for his hard-hitting questions on "Fox & Friends." Unfortunately, the questions also prompted <a href="/biography/keith-olbermann">Keith Olbermann</a> to name him one of the "Worst People in the World." <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">Steve Doocy</a> then attacked <a href="/biography/keith-olbermann">Olbermann</a>, calling him "a guy who picks on people's children." Nevertheless, the interview would help launch <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> into a successful and fruitful career.

<h2>Relationships</h2>

<a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Peter Doocy</a> is known to keep his personal life private. He is the eldest of the three children of Fox News <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">anchor</a> <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">Steve Doocy</a> and Kathy Gerrity; his sisters are Sally and Mary.

In April 2021, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> married Fox Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn, and the couple have two children. Many websites consider <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Peter Doocy</a> to be the hottest young <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">reporter</a> on the Fox News Channel, and many fans follow his profiles on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

An interview he gave to "The Hill" media network clarified a few things about him and his preferences. He revealed that his favorite movie is "Forrest Gump." His favorite pick-up line is "Did it hurt … when you fell from heaven?" <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> also revealed that his celebrity crush is <a href="/biography/kate-upton">Kate Upton</a>. When asked what his most embarrassing or memorable moment was when he replied, "Embarrassing? Fell into a hole on live TV during Superstorm Sandy coverage. Memorable? Like five minutes later, when the picture of me falling into the hole was on every website heard from a lot of old friends."

<h2>Career</h2>

In 2009, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> joined his <a href="/biography/steve-doocy">father</a> at the Fox News network. As a reporter, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> covered various stories, including Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 presidential election, and the 2011 floods of the Midwest. <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> gave live reports on Hurricane Sandy from Rehoboth Beach. <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> also covered the story of the heart transplant surgery of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In addition, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a>'s reporting on the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut earned him praise from the public.

Among other significant events that <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> covered was the Boston Marathon bombing. In addition, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a>'s live report of Washington's lethal Navy Yard shootout is considered to be his career's best reporting. <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> is known as one of the youngest reporters of Fox News Channel. In November of 2014, he hosted a documentary titled "The Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden." The documentary featured the first televised exclusive interview with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._O'Neill">Robert O'Neill</a>, the Navy SEAL who says he fired the shots that killed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden">terrorist leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden">Osama bin Laden</a>. The documentary became the highest-rated documentary in Fox News Channel's history. One of the most memorable moments in his career was when he was caught in a sand trap during his reporting on Hurricane Sandy. During filming, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> said, "It looks like the sandy walkway out to the beach has got my foot stuck!" Fox News <a href="/biography/martha-maccallum">anchor</a> <a href="/biography/martha-maccallum">MacCallum</a> said, "Oh, Peter, take it easy out there." <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> concluded, "Not a pretty picture here in Delaware, but I'm OK."

After covering Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, <a href="/biography/peter-doocy">Doocy</a> was named a White House correspondent in January 2021 and was promoted to senior White House correspondent in June 2024. Since September 2025, he has alternated with Jacqui Heinrich as host of the Fox News Sunday program "The Sunday Briefing."

Currently, his estimated net worth is $500,000, and his salary is $100,000.

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