Fox TV anchor Neil Cavuto recovering from open heart surgery
June 21, 2016 at 10:21 p.m.
| Updated June 21, 2016 at 10:30 p.m.
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Associated Press
In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo, Neil Cavuto, of the Fox Business Network, appears during a segment his program in New York. Cavuto, an anchor for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, is recovering from open heart surgery. Fox said Tuesday, June 21, 2016, that he's scheduled to return to hosting his trio of shows on the news and business channels later this year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) - Neil Cavuto, an anchor for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, is recovering from open heart surgery.
In a statement, Fox News said that Cavuto had the operation Monday at a New York City hospital and came through with "flying colors."
The journalist was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.
Cavuto has been off the air since May 31. Fox said Tuesday that he's scheduled to return to hosting his trio of shows on the news and business channels later this year.
