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The article focuses on Fox News anchor Dana Perino's personal story and career journey, highlighting her fortuitous meeting with her husband Peter McMahon on a plane over 28 years ago. It details Perino's early aspirations in journalism, influenced by her sister’s encouragement, and her significant professional milestones including her work under President George W. Bush. The piece also touches briefly on her current role at Fox News and her views on balancing optimism with pragmatism in her career.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Fox News anchor Dana Perino credits a chance encounter on an airplane for her 28-year marriage to Peter McMahon, who was previously married and impressed her with his knowledge of history. Born in Wyoming, Perino attended the University of Southern Colorado before starting her career as a waitress and hosting a campus TV show called "Capitol Journal." Her interest in journalism began when she read newspapers like the Denver Post, inspired by her sister's encouragement to pursue any goal she set her mind to. This led to significant opportunities, including meeting Karl Rove and riding in Marine One with then-President George W. Bush, which solidified her career path in Washington despite initial doubts about working in television there.
Written for “Dana Perino Love Story” on 2026-10-12,
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News anchor’s walking on air
Fox TV’s Dana Perino might be Fox’s best-looking anchor.
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Years ago, there were two strangers — last to board an airplane — “We were the final passengers to get on.”
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Peter McMahon had been married previously.
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They talked.
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Married now 28 years, they’re still happily together.
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He knew history.
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Her birthplace, a state called Wyoming — wherever that is.
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As a child, she read the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.
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She said, “My sister told me, ‘You can do anything you want to do.
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From then on, I had to pick out two articles before dinner.
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“I wanted to be in news,” she said.
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That jumps to meeting Karl Rove.
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That leaps to a Marine One helicopter ride.
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She said, “I was nervous.
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I figured if I go to Washington, I will never work in television.”
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The ride produced meeting then-President George Bush.
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Dana takes ‘Five’
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All this unfolded while sitting in my home’s library during “The Five” co-host’s lunch break.
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Over a tuna sandwich, she said: “Peter had traveled.
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I had not.
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So we spent one year living in his Great Britain birthplace.
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I was bored so we moved.
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“Then came 9/11.
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We were living in San Diego.
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I was stagnating.
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My DC friends in the Justice Department worked for the younger George Bush and asked would I come back there to work.
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My husband, involved in handling medical equipment and working from home, then drove cross country with our dog to be with me.
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“We go out one night a week.
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Look, I was born Lutheran.
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I’m no politician.
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I can make no financial contributions.
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I was just a big reader who lived on a ranch and worried about the future.
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Worried would I meet somebody.
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And then came indoctrination and left-wing ideology.
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I thought about big intrusive, oppressive government being corrupt.
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Under press-ure
“Then, working as press secretary for the president, came a bad story about him.
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Pros told me, ‘It’s OK.
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I was not communicating well.
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It went away but it took about four weeks.
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“What I wanted was to be elegant.
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