Fox News host Brenda Buttner, 55, dies from cancer

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Brenda Buttner, 55, has died after a battle with cancer
She was the long-time host of the network's financial show 'Bulls & Bears'
She was a correspondent with Fox for 17 years, and a Rhodes scholar
Tributes have poured out from colleagues who remembered her fondly

By Anna Hopkins For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:22 EST, 20 February 2017 | Updated: 10:22 EST, 21 February 2017

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Fox News correspondent Brenda Buttner died Monday aged 55 after a cancer battle.

Tributes poured in for the long-time host of the network's financial show 'Bulls & Bears'.

Colleagues painted the picture of a modest intellectual, far more concerned with the little things in life, who inspired many with her sharp wit and caring nature.

For eight years from 1990 to 1998, she hosted CNBC's 'Money Club' before joining Fox News in 2000 where she remained for the last 17 years.

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Fox News correspondent Brenda Buttner passed away on Monday at the age of 55 after battling cancer

Colleagues painted the picture of a modest intellectual, far more concerned with the little things in life, who inspired many with her sharp wit and caring nature

The long-time host of the network's financial segment 'Bulls & Bears,' tributes began to pour in after her death was announced on Monday

Fox News' chief White House corresponded James Rosen responded to the news

The reporter graduated near the top of her class at Harvard University and spent two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in the 1980's

Buttner famously told the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel in 1997: 'Women are not afraid to simply admit they don't know about something, which men rarely do, so women realize there is no such thing as a stupid question when it comes to understanding an investment.'

Fox News host Neil Cavuto commented on the quote as he announced her passing on his show, 'Your World' on Monday evening.

He added: 'The thing is, Brenda didn't ask stupid questions.

Fox News host Neil Cavuto announced her passing on his show, 'Your World' on Monday evening

'She asked real questions, and woe to the guest who wasn't ready for them. Brenda kept scores without ever having to settle scores.

'Everyone deferred to her, everyone listened to her. Maybe because everyone respected her.'

He joked that he and Brenda's colleagues said that hers was a 'different bucket list in life' - one that made you consider your own values.

Fox News contributors Julie Roginsky and Nomiki Konst also tweeted their heartbreak at the news of Buttner's passing

Konst said Buttner was 'always warm, welcoming, open-minded and bright'

'In her sickest moments, battling an unrelenting cancer, there was Brenda, cheering you on,' he said.

'Business journalism is never going to be the same. I just don't know, now that she's gone, whether we'll ever be.'

'Brenda's captured what really mattered in life,' he said.

For Brenda, that was her daughters, animals, and her surprising love of motorcycles.

'No bravado, just brave,' Cavuto continued.

'Incredibly brave.'

Fox News contributors Julie Roginsky and Nomiki Konst also tweeted their heartbreak at the news of Buttner's passing.

The reporter graduated near the top of her class at Harvard University and spent two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in the 1980's, according to Fox News Insider.