BREAKING: Dylan Dreyer’s husband Brian Fichera BREAKS SILENCE – OPENS UP about the Pain of Being a Father while his 3 Young Children Witness a Heartbreaking Div0rce!

Dylan Dreyer and Brian Fichera are calling it quits.

On July 18, the Today meteorologist announced her separation from Fichera on Instagram.

“For many years, I have shared my family with you all — the highs and lows, the ups and downs, and all of the blessings and beautiful memories in between,” Dreyer wrote. “I am incredibly grateful for the support and love you’ve given me through it all. For that reason, I want to share with you that a few months ago, Brian and I made the decision to separate.”

She continued, “We began as friends, and we will remain the closest of friends. Most importantly, we will continue to co-parent our three wonderful boys together with nothing but love and respect for one another.”

The pair began dating while working at the same Boston news station and married in 2012, the same year Dreyer began working as a co-anchor for Weekend Today. After making a move from Boston to New York together, they became parents to three boys: Calvin Bradley, Oliver George and Russell James.

Dreyer now serves as the co-anchor of Today‘s third hour, while Fichera is a producer and freelance cameraman for NBC News.

So, who is Dylan Dreyer’s estranged husband? Here’s everything to know about Brian Fichera and his split from the Today meteorologist.

He is a producer

Fichera grew up in Easton, Mass., about an hour outside of Boston. He works for NBC News as a producer and freelance cameraman.

Dreyer and Fichera met at work

The pair met during the morning shift at NBC’s Boston affiliate station, WHDH. At the time, Dreyer was working there as a meteorologist, and Fichera was an in-studio technician.

He proposed to Dreyer in 2011

In July 2011, Fichera popped the question on the front porch of his parents’ house in Easton. “When I saw there were roses and two glasses of champagne, I knew,’’ she told Boston.com.

After he proposed, the pair walked through the house, where their friends and family were waiting in the backyard to celebrate their engagement.

Dreyer and Fichera married in 2012

Dreyer and Fichera married at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on Oct. 6, 2012, one month after she began working as a co-anchor on Weekend Today. While the couple enjoyed their entire special day, their first dance stood out as a particularly special memory.

“At the end of our wedding the DJ asked Brian what song to play last. Brian just randomly said ‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay,” she recalled to PEOPLE.

Dreyer added, “We have no connection to the song but it was absolutely perfect. I tied up my long dress and he just spun me around the dance floor.”

He shares three children with Dreyer

On Dec. 17, 2016, Fichera and Dreyer welcomed their first son, Calvin Bradley.

After experiencing a miscarriage and secondary infertility, the couple announced in July 2019 they were expanding their family once again. Dreyer revealed the news exclusively to PEOPLE while in her second trimester and “past the point of worrying much about miscarriage” since their genetic testing “went well.”

“[The baby] continues to grow healthy and strong each day,” the star said of her little one on the way. “I’m so excited for Calvin to have a little [sibling]; he sort of understands what’s going on but when you ask him about the baby, he says he wants to pet it. So we’ll see!”

Oliver George arrived on Jan. 2, 2020. “All I do is stare at him,” the new mother of two said during her Today call-in after his arrival. “I just want to kiss him every second. And he’s got a ton of hair.”

In May 2021, she shared on an episode of Today that baby number three would be arriving that fall. Her trio of boys was complete when baby Russell James was born six weeks early on Sept. 29, 2021.

During a virtual appearance on Today after his birth, she shared that the newborn’s nickname would be Rusty and shared the special meaning behind his name — Russell is Fichera’s dad’s name, and James is her own father’s name.

“We finally worked in a family connection. Both our dads started crying when we told them,” she shared. “It’s just been really special. I can’t believe I was going to have to wait until November to meet him, and he’s here and healthy.”

Dreyer announced her split from Fichera in July 2025

After 12 years of marriage, Dreyer announced her separation from Fichera in a July 18 post on Instagram.

“Dylan and Brian remain best friends, and they are committed to coparenting and putting their three children first,” a source later told PEOPLE.