Tucker Carlson’s father, veteran journalist Richard “Dick” Carlson, has died at 84. The former Fox News anchor announced in an X post that his father died on Monday at home in Boca Grande, Florida after battling an illness for six weeks.

Richard Carlson, a controversial fixture in West Coast TV journalism during the 1970s, died Monday at his Florida home after a long illness. Carlson's death was announced by his son Tucker, the conservative pundit and former Fox News host,

Tucker Carlson paid respect to his late father on X, detailing how his father died “with dignity and clarity” following six weeks of illness. Richard Warner Carlson, 84, died on Monday after a brief illness that was previously not made public.