Fox Shares Huge News About Peter Doocy
Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich have been promoted to senior White House correspondents, according to Fox News.
In their new roles, Doocy and Heinrich will continue to cover both domestic and international activities of the US President, along with issues affecting the administration.
Doocy has been with Fox since 2009 and has covered President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign. He is also known as the son of Steve Doocy, co-host of Fox and Friends.
In 2022, Heinrich was elected to the White House Correspondents Association board for a three-year term by the White House press corps. She started at Fox in 2018 as a general assignment reporter based in New York.
In a press release, Jay Wallace, network president and executive editor, said, “Peter’s commitment to providing viewers with hourly news and insight from the White House has remained steadfast since he started in this role straight off the 2020 campaign trail and we’re thrilled to have him continue doing so.”
Doocy expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “I am honored to continue bringing our viewers the latest on the news that impacts them the most from the White House and around the globe.”
Fox News detailed Doocy’s role, stating: “In his role as White House correspondent, Doocy has covered a variety of major news stories including the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as President Biden on the campaign trail over the last year. Throughout his tenure with the network, Doocy has covered every major political election since 2009 and reported live from major breaking news events across the country.”
“In 2024, he hosted FOX Nation’s ‘Strike Zone: The Congressional Baseball Shooting’ and previously hosted an FNC documentary entitled ‘The Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden,’ featuring the first interview with Navy Seal Rob O’Neill. Doocy also covered several extensive breaking news stories, including the manhunt for two prisoners who escaped the Clinton Correction Facility in Dannemora, NY, the 2013 deadly Navy Yard shooting in Washington, DC, the marathon bombing in Boston, and the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. He joined the network as a New York-based general assignment reporter in 2009 after graduating from Villanova University with a B.A. in political science,” the outlet added.
According to the press release, Heinrich will continue reporting on every aspect of the White House, the President’s domestic and foreign travels, and the issues affecting the administration. She will also continue co-hosting the FOX News Rundown podcast on FOX News Audio.
Wallace praised Heinrich, saying, “We’re proud to have watched Jacqui’s career flourish at FOX News. Since being named to the White House beat in 2021, she has distinguished herself with persistence, tenacity, and professionalism.”
Heinrich expressed her gratitude, stating, “I am humbled and pleased to continue serving our viewers in this role. Covering the White House has been the privilege of my career. It is my daily honor to look for solutions for the American people on the issues that most affect them, whether it is on the North Lawn, at international summits, or on the campaign trail.”
Fox News highlighted Heinrich’s contributions, noting, “Throughout her tenure reporting on the White House, Heinrich has provided live coverage on various domestic and global issues impacting the administration, including America’s border crisis, the 2023 Iran prisoner swap, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization bill, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, among others. She has traveled with President Biden to 17 countries, and her questions posed to the president, administration officials, and in the White House press briefing room regularly generate headlines and advance news stories on a wide array of topics,” the press release stated.
“In 2022, Heinrich was elected by the White House press corps to represent her peers on the White House Correspondents Association’s board for a three-year term. Heinrich joined the network as a general assignment reporter based in New York in 2018,” it added.
The release continued, “She provided live coverage from the campaign trail during the 2020 presidential election and reported on the ground from both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. In 2021, she was promoted to congressional correspondent and moved to Washington, DC, where she was later promoted to White House correspondent.”