A respected, longtime anchor and reporter at Fox News radio died at the age of 33, his spouse announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 24.
“With a heavy heart I have to share that my husband” Matt Napolitano “passed away yesterday morning,” his spouse wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“He loved his job and he loved bringing the news to your radios and televisions,” he said. “An honest journalist who truly cared about facts. You can thank him for the last minute Jets win today.”
Ricky Whitcomb said the two had only been married for seven months when Napolitano passed away.
Whitcomb added that Napolitano “had an auto immune disease that he was diagnosed with almost 20 years ago and died as the result of an infection.”
Napolitano first joined Fox News radio as a writer in 2015, and later became a sports reporter for the network.
He also contributed to many Fox Business shows, including Neil Cavuto’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast.”
He was an award-winning journalist, The Daily Caller reported.
His accolades include being honored as two-time Associated Press Journalism Award winner for Best Overall Newscast, as noted on his LinkedIn profile. He’s also noted as the 2012 winner for “Newsline.”
“Matt did everything from anchoring to writing and producing for our audio platforms and loved being able to work in the journalism field that he trained for his entire life,” Fox News CEO Susanne Scott wrote to network staff.
With a heavy heart I have to share that my husband @MattNapolitano passed away yesterday morning. He loved his job and he loved bringing the news to your radios and televisions. An honest journalist who truly cared about facts. You can thank him for the last minute Jets win today pic.twitter.com/I4fszUMAeh
— ricky (@whickywhit) December 25, 2023
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