Harris Faulkner has given viewers a personal update while taking some time away from her regular daytime duties at Fox News, explaining that family commitments are behind her temporary absence.
The 60-year-old anchor, who normally leads The Faulkner Focus before joining Outnumbered, revealed that her break includes family time and helping with a move back into the college dorms.
Faulkner’s update offered reassurance about why she has been away from her usual television schedule, while also giving followers a glimpse into an important moment for her family.
“While I take a break for family and fun… And a college move back into the dorms… some summer moments to put some smiles and love into your algorithms,” she wrote.
“Joy to you!”
Faulkner shares her ‘life toolkit’ for parents
While away from her daytime show, Faulkner also shared a lighthearted video directed at fathers dealing with challenges at home.
“Hey dad, you may have tools for everything you need to repair, but what happens when something comes up for your family, you don’t know you have the right tool for?” she asked.
The Fox News anchor then introduced what she called her “life toolkit,” holding up three separate pieces of paper to reveal what she believes parents can turn to when facing difficult situations.
“You gonna need faith, you gonna need scripture and you definitely gonna need prayer,” Faulkner said before offering some encouragement: “Go dads.”
The message reflected the importance Faulkner has long placed on faith and family, two subjects she has occasionally discussed despite generally keeping her home life private.
A major chapter for the Faulkner family
Faulkner shares two daughters, Bella and Danika, with her husband, media consultant Tony Berlin. Their eldest daughter began college in the fall of 2025.
Months before that milestone, Faulkner spoke publicly about some of the concerns she had as her daughter prepared for college.
In a February 2025 interview with the Daily Mail, Faulkner discussed worries connected to both race and religion.
“Am I more worried about them standing out for their hair texture and their skin color or their faith?” she said. “I’m worried about all of it. And not just for my kids.”
Faulkner also expressed support for Jewish students facing hatred on college campuses, saying they should know that they have people standing alongside them.
Her concerns reflected the family environment in which she and Berlin raised their daughters. Faulkner is a Baptist Christian, while Berlin is Jewish, and their children have been exposed to traditions from both faiths.
Raising their daughters with different traditions
Faulkner previously discussed that aspect of family life during a 2020 interview with PEOPLE.
“We’re raising our girls predominantly Christian but they’re exposed to everything,” she explained, noting that the family also observes Passover and reads the Haggadah.
Faulkner has described her biracial daughters as an example of how people from different backgrounds can come together.
She also said she did not shield Bella and Danika from difficult conversations about events happening around them, even when they were younger.
During the same interview, Faulkner recalled her then-13-year-old daughter asking when the problems she was seeing would end.
“It will end when people decide that resilience and surviving this is more important than being right,” Faulkner recalled telling her.
Family comes first during her Fox News break
Faulkner has been a familiar presence at Fox News for more than two decades, having joined the network as a correspondent in 2005.
She currently anchors The Faulkner Focus at 11 a.m. ET before appearing as a co-host of Outnumbered at noon.
Her decision to temporarily step away comes during an important period at home as her family handles another college move.
Rather than leaving viewers wondering about her absence, Faulkner has made clear that she is taking time for “family and fun” while helping with the return to college.
And even while away from her usual Fox News chair, she has continued sharing the values she turns to in her own family life — faith, scripture and prayer.
