Janice Dean offers a tearful final farewell after bringing sunshine to Fox News for over two decades
After more than two decades bringing sunshine into millions of living rooms, Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean officially signed off the air in an emotional goodbye on Friday.
Sitting on the "Fox & Friends" curvy couch, Dean used her final moments on air to thank the audience, whom she called "friends," and reflect on the milestones she achieved during her time on the show.
"I want to say to the audience, I have loved every moment you have invited me into your living rooms every single morning," a tearful Dean said.
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"I've met some of you on the plaza. I've done the weather with some of the children. It has been an honor of my life. And I feel really blessed to have done this job," she added.
Dean, who has been with Fox News for over 22 years, announced her departure in a video posted to X last month. She explained her struggles living with multiple sclerosis and said the early morning work schedule was affecting her health.
"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, right? 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," she said.
"But I think I caught it at a time where I can repair myself a little bit. And part of that is, unfortunately, getting away from a job that was very stressful in a lot of ways, even though I loved it so much," Dean added.
She noted that throughout her time on the show, she shared many major milestones on television, including her engagement, welcoming her two children and speaking about the difficult deaths of her in-laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, Dean said she is looking forward to spending more time with her family and her two teenage sons. She also expressed gratitude to her husband, who took on the "lion's share of all those mornings" so she could pursue her career.
Dean described her time being off the air as a "grieving period" and said she felt it was important to return for a final farewell with the audience to lighten some of the heaviness she’s felt.
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"When you leave a career [or] a job, there is a grieving period because this has been part of my life. You guys have been my second family, and this, I think, will help me with that grieving period, because turning the page on this chapter has been really heavy," she said. "And maybe the pages will get lighter after this."
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system. There is currently no cure for the chronic illness.