The Midnight Toll: Trace Gallagher Opens Up About the Heavy Price of Anchoring Fox News After Dark—and the Silent Tears and Sacrifice at Home 

Trace Gallagher may be a familiar face on Fox News, confidently delivering late-night headlines, but behind the polished broadcast is a man quietly grappling with a heavy personal cost. In a rare, emotional revelation, the veteran anchor admitted that the demands of his job have chipped away at something more precious than airtime—his family life. And at times, it’s left his wife in tears.

Gallagher, now 63, has spent decades chasing breaking news across time zones and tragedy zones. He’s reported from the frontlines of war, stood in the aftermath of natural disasters, and been the steady voice in the chaos of national crises. But now, his greatest challenge comes not from the newsroom—but from his own living room.

“I go to work when the world is winding down,” Gallagher confessed. “And I come home when my family is just starting to wake up.”

That shift—from daylight dad to midnight anchor—has created a gap that no satellite feed can bridge. Gallagher lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tracy Holmes Gallagher, a respected television travel expert. Together, they have two daughters, Evy and Lila. But being present for family moments while juggling the late-night grind has become a struggle that words alone can’t capture.

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“Sometimes I miss birthdays. Dinners. Bedtime talks. Even just sitting on the couch,” he said. “It’s those everyday things you don’t realize you’re sacrificing until they’re gone.”

His wife, Tracy, has tried to stay strong, but there have been quiet moments when the weight of his absence was too much.

“She doesn’t complain. But I’ve seen her cry,” he admitted. “And it breaks me every time.”

Gallagher’s nightly commitment to Fox News @ Night, which he’s hosted since 2022, means constant adrenaline, constant pressure, and almost no room for normalcy. It’s a life lit by studio lights instead of morning sunlight. And it comes with a hidden cost that few viewers see.

He isn’t asking for sympathy. But he is being honest.

“People see the news, not the person behind it,” Gallagher said. “They don’t see what it does to your relationships, to your health, to your sense of balance.”

For over two decades, Gallagher has been one of Fox’s most trusted anchors. From 9/11 to the Boston Marathon bombing to the war in Ukraine, he has been the network’s steady presence during the worst of times. But behind the calm, there’s fatigue.

“I’ve learned to live with less sleep. But I’ve never learned to live with missing out on life,” he said.

Gallagher’s schedule has made even small things feel big—things like family dinners or watching a movie with his daughters.

“I can’t count how many times I’ve looked at a family photo and realized I wasn’t there for it,” he shared. “And they say, ‘We understand, Dad.’ But do they really? Should they have to?”

Even his own health has raised concern. In 2022, fans noticed a change in his eyes—a condition called Heterochromia. Speculation ran wild. But Gallagher stayed quiet. Maybe because the truth wasn’t about his eyes—it was about what’s behind them. The exhaustion. The emotional toll. The late nights that never end.

Now, with more than 30 years in the industry and countless major stories under his belt, Gallagher is asking hard questions. Not about ratings or coverage, but about what matters most.

“Is it worth it?” he asked quietly. “I don’t know anymore.”

His candid words pull back the curtain on the polished world of news anchors. It’s not all bright lights and breaking headlines. Sometimes, it’s a lonely commute home at 3 a.m. Sometimes, it’s an empty chair at the dinner table. Sometimes, it’s your wife wiping away tears as you walk out the door—again.

And yet, night after night, Trace Gallagher shows up on screen. Composed. Clear. Professional. Because the show must go on.

But now, the cost of that show is no longer a secret.