Janice Dean joined Fox News as a meteorologist in 2004. However, she reported on more than just the weather. She covered the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, and even former Governor Mario Cuomo’s resignation in 2021. The beloved Fox & Friends anchor said a heartbreaking goodbye that left viewers in tears. Keep reading for more details on the sad situation.
Fox & Friends Janice Dean Says Heartbreaking Goodbye
Janice Dean has been with Fox News for over two decades. Viewers have enjoyed not just her weather reports, but her reporting on other topics, including some of the biggest sporting events. She shared heartbreaking news with her co-hosts and viewers on Friday, July 10.
Janice Dean, 56, couldn’t fight back the tears on Fox News on Friday. She revealed that it would be her last day on the air. She announced in June that she would be leaving Fox & Friends due to her health struggles. As much as she told herself she wouldn’t cry, she couldn’t stop the tears.
“When you leave a career, a job, there is a grieving period because this has been part of my life. You guys have been my second family,” she said. “I want to say to the audience, I have loved every moment you have invited me into your living rooms every single morning. It has been an honor of my life, and I feel really blessed to have done this job.”
Janice Dean previously took a step back from Fox News in November 2025 amid her growing health issues. The meteorologist went public in 2008 with her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis.
She Admitted She Stayed Too Long
Janice Dean is one of several television news anchors who were forced to leave their jobs amid health struggles. ABC’s Bill Ritter retired after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The Fox & Friends anchor was first diagnosed with MS in 2005 but kept it a secret for three years because she wasn’t sure how the public would react.
However, Fox News viewers embraced her and she’s been advocating for a cure ever since. But she admitted in her farewell address that she stayed on the news for too long. “Living with an illness, we don’t talk about this on TV, but getting up at 2:30 in the morning is a really tough thing. It’s tough on your body. I did it for a long time, and I probably shouldn’t have done it as long as I did, but I think I caught it at a time where I can repair myself a little bit.”
Janice Dean promised herself that she wouldn’t cry during her emotional goodbye. But the tears wouldn’t stop flowing when the show aired a montage of some of her greatest moments. She wiped back tears as she struggled to regain her composure. She will be missed by her co-workers and viewers.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
