Maria Bartiromo, host of Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria, and Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, was honored with the 2026 Horatio Alger award Friday night in Washington, D.C. This distinguished award recognizes people who have achieved notable professional success while overcoming substantial obstacles.

Bartiromo grew up in an Italian American family, working in her father’s restaurant in New York. Her family’s hard work helped chart her future, according to a press release.