WATCH: Fox’s Bret Baier Opens Up About the ‘Lowest of Lows’ His Family Experienced in Emotional Acceptance Video for Major Award

Fox News anchor Bret Baier gave an emotional acceptance for a major award he received — in which he recalled both the “highest of highs” and the “lowest of lows” his family experienced during his career.

On Friday, the network’s chief political anchor was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans — which honors a variety of business, civic and cultural leaders.

During the festivities, a video was playing in which recalled his childhood and early career before taking the reins of Fox’s flagship news program.

The anchor also discussed overcoming challenges with family — including when his oldest son, Paul, was diagnosed with congenital heart defects at birth:

My success is really a blessing, but we went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. When my son Paul was born, it was our first child and the cardiologist came and talked to us and said that he had five serious congenital heart defects. And if he didn’t have open heart surgery in the next few days, he would die. And that moment changes your life. The small bickering up on Capitol Hill that you cover day to day goes away because there are much bigger things that people have to deal with.

Everybody has something. This was our something. And getting through that, over that open heart surgery and three others, ten angioplasties — it was a big, big challenge. Today his heart is pumping just like anybody else’s, so we’re really blessed.

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