Todd Piro

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Todd Piro
Born
Todd Piro

(1978-03-28) March 28, 1978 (age 43)
Education Dartmouth College (BA)
UCLA school of law (JD)
OccupationTelevision news anchor and reporter
Years active1998present
Employer Fox News
Parent(s)Pete and Marianne Piro

Todd Piro is the lead anchor for Fox & Friends First, airing Monday to Friday from 4-6am. [1]

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Early life and career

Piro received a BA in Government from Dartmouth College in 2000.[ citation needed ] In 2003, he then graduated with a JD from the UCLA School of Law. After law school, Piro worked as an associate for Hughes Hubbard & Reed. [1]

Broadcasting career

Piro was initially an intern in 1998 at the Fox News network. He first started working as an anchor and reporter at KPSP-CD in 2008. He then anchored morning and weekend newscasts and gathered stories as a general assignment reporter there. In April 2012, Piro started anchoring and reporting at NBC Connecticut. In addition to covering stories in the morning and on the weekend, he also handled NBC Connecticut’s social media and digital strategies. Piro worked with NBC until April 2017. He was also a fill-in anchor for Early Today, First Look, and The Place for Politics between 2014 and 2017. Piro has covered major national news stories like the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Hurricane Sandy, and the record-breaking blizzard of 2013 throughout his career. [1]

In June 2017, Piro joined Fox News as a host and correspondent for Fox & Friends weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. EST and Fox & Friends Weekend from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST. [2]

When Rob Schmitt left for Newsmax in August 2020, Piro became the lead anchor of Fox & Friends First. Having tested positive for coronavirus in late November 2020, Piro took some time off, before returning later that year. [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

He currently serves as a board member at Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford and has since 2018. Piro helps generate revenue through fundraising. [6]

Beyond that, he is a board member and head of communications and marketing at Amy’s Angels Corporation. He has been a part of this organization for just over six years.[ citation needed ] [7]

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