By [Author Name] | [News Outlet] | May 21, 2025
It started as a quiet act of generosity — and ended in a revelation that has Fox News fans speechless.
According to exclusive sources, Greg Gutfeld recently donated $150,000 in private funds to assist a longtime Fox News security guard, known affectionately among staff as “Big Joe,” after overhearing a hallway conversation about the guard’s financial struggles with his daughter’s medical bills.
Gutfeld, moved by the man’s loyalty and silence, made the contribution through a private foundation. There was no press release. No segment. No tweet. Just a note left in Big Joe’s locker:
“For your family. No strings.”
But the story didn’t end there.
Three days later, a black SUV pulled up in front of Gutfeld’s SoHo home. Inside was Big Joe — not in uniform, but in a suit. What he said next would change the way many see the man who stood quietly at studio doors for over a decade.
“My name is Joseph Reyes III. My grandfather was a civil rights attorney. My father ran military intelligence in the Pacific. I walked away from a law career to take care of my brother’s kids. I’ve never told anyone that. Until now.”
He handed Gutfeld a sealed envelope. Inside: a photograph of a young girl in a hospital bed holding a handwritten sign:
“Tell Mr. Greg: I’m going to live.”
The moment, recounted later by Gutfeld on his show with visible emotion, left the audience stunned.
“You think you know people,” Gutfeld said. “But the truth is, some of the strongest among us wear badges, not suits.”
The revelation quickly went viral. Hashtags like #BigJoeRevealed, #GutfeldGives, and #HeroesInPlainClothes began trending across the country.
Fox News insiders say the two men have since remained in touch — and that Gutfeld has quietly launched a new initiative to support the families of Fox News staff working behind the scenes.
As for Joe?
“I never needed the money,” he said later. “I needed someone to see me. He did.”