- Jon Hein (born November 24, 1967) is an American radio personality and former webmaster. He created the website jumptheshark.com and works for The Howard Stern Show. Hein is an alumnus of the University of Michigan where he appeared in the sketch comedy troupe Comedy Company with Jon Glaser. The two also were a part of the comedy troupe Just Kidding.
- Patricia Gloria Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter and actress best known for her morning talk show Trisha, which was broadcast on a mid-morning slot on ITV before later being moved to Channel 5. She has been based in the U.S. since 2010, when she started working on Maury as a conflict resolution expert. She hosted a U.S. version of her own talk show, named The Trisha Goddard Show, from 2012 until it was cancelled in 2014.
- Ernie Manouse (born September 1, 1969, in Binghamton, New York) is an American television host, radio personality, writer and producer. He currently hosts the interview show InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, produced by HoustonPBS. His work with HoustonPBS has met critical acclaim in the southern United States, earning him numerous KATIE awards and regional Emmy Awards
- Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 – August 2, 2018) was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World."
- Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Smiley became a radio commentator in 1991 and, starting in 1996, he hosted the talk show BET Talk (later renamed BET Tonight) on Black Entertainment Television (BET). After Smiley sold an exclusive interview of Sara Jane Olson to ABC News in 2001, BET declined to renew his contract that year. Smiley then began hosting The Tavis Smiley Show on National Public Radio (NPR) (2002–04) and used to host Tavis Smiley on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on weekdays and The Tavis Smiley Show on Public Radio International (PRI). From 2010 to 2013, Smiley and Cornel West worked together to host their own radio talk show, Smiley & West. They were featured together interviewing musician Bill Withers in the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. He was the new host of Tavis Talks on BlogTalkRadio's Tavis Smiley Network.
- News reporter and anchor Deborah Norville overcame the negative press that swirled around her tenure as host of "The Today Show" (NBC, 1952- ) in the late 1980s to become one of the most popular and prolific news personalities on television with her hosting duties on the long-running "Inside Edition" (syndicated, 1989- ). Born Deborah Ann Norville in Dalton, Georgia on August 8, 1958, she was a beauty pageant winner while attending Dalton High School, and went on to represent her home state in the 1976 America's Junior Miss Pageant. While she did not capture the title, her position allowed her a glimpse of television news operations from a behind-the-scenes perspective, and journalism soon became her career goal. Norville received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, where she graduated summa cum laude in just three years' time; while attending the university, she interned at Georgia Public Television, which led to a summer internship at WAGA-TV in Atlanta. On her third day at the new job, she was given the opportunity to cover a news story due to a shortage of reporters, and was soon a weekend reporter for the station. Norville moved up to weekend anchor after graduation in 1979, which was followed in 1982 by reporter and later anchor duties for WMAQ, the NBC affiliate station in Chicago. Five years later, Norville became the first solo female anchor of a network newscast when NBC tapped her to oversee "NBC News at Sunrise" (1983-1999). The show's spike in ratings after her arrival led the network to place her as substitute anchor for its venerable "Today Show" in 1987; within two years' time, she had replaced John Palmer as its lead correspondent. When Jane Pauley announced that she was leaving "Today" in 1989, NBC gave her seat to Norville. But Pauley's departure, and Norville's rapid ascent from guest contributor to co-lead anchor drew negative criticism from the press, which accused NBC of elevating her position on the merits of physical appeal and youth; though Norville won an Emmy during her tenure as co-anchor, a precipitous decline in ratings led most viewers and observers to determine that she was the cause of the program's plunge. After the birth of her first child in 1991, Norville declined to return to "Today," and moved briefly into radio as the host of her own nationally syndicated program for ABC TalkRadio Networks. The following year, she returned to television as a correspondent for CBS News. Assignments for "48 Hours" (CBS, 1988- ) earned her a second Emmy in 1994 and the anchor's chair for "The CBS Sunday Evening News." In 1995, Norville replaced Bill O'Reilly as anchor of the syndicated news magazine "Inside Edition," and remained there for the next two decades, save for a brief stint in which she also anchored "Deborah Norville Tonight" (MSNBC, 2003-05). Norville also proved to be a popular contributor to numerous publications, as well as a prolific author. Her first book, Back on Track: How to Straighten Out Your Life When It Throws You a Curve (1997), which drew on the "Today" show scandal, was followed by two children's books and the best-selling Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work For You in 2007. She also drew on her lifetime affection for sewing - which had been her talent during her Junior Miss pageant days - and penned several knitting and crocheting books. She launched her own yarn collection in 2009, and joined the public television series, "Knit and Crochet Now!" as host in 2015.
- Red Peters (a pseudonym for Boston-area comedian Douglas Stevens) is a musician and songwriter who has made five CDs. He is the host of The Red Peters Comedy Music Hour on Sirius XM, and a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show.
- Stephanie Catherine Miller (born September 29, 1961) is an American political commentator, comedian, and host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a liberal talk radio program produced in Los Angeles, California, by WYD Media Management and syndicated nationally by Westwood One. In 2017, Talkers Magazine ranked her the 23rd most important radio talk show host in America. Miller has leveraged her talk show via various platforms including online, as well as via her Sexy Liberal Tour live comedy show.
- Cecilia Bolocco (born Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck on May 19, 1965) is a Chilean actress, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universo Chile 1987 and Miss Universe 1987. She has worked as a journalist on the Spanish language edition of CNN, on Telemundo and on various programs for Chilean Television and she acted on the soap opera Morelia. Between 2001 and 2011 she was married to former Argentine president Carlos Menem.
- Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show host, and television personality. She initially gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her then-husband Jim Bakker in 1974. Prior to founding The PTL Club, they had hosted their own puppet show series for local programming in Minnesota in the early 1970s, and Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park.Messner would garner significant publicity when Jim Bakker was indicted, convicted, and imprisoned on numerous counts of fraud and conspiracy in 1989, resulting in the dissolution of The PTL Club. After divorcing Bakker in 1992, she remarried to Roe Messner. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996, of which she suffered intermittently for over a decade before dying of the disease in 2007.Over the course of her career, Messner was noted for her eccentric and glamorous persona, as well as for her moral views that diverged from those of many mainstream Evangelists, particularly her acceptance of the LGBT community and reaching out to HIV/AIDS patients at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
- Christina Hambley Brown CBE (born 21 November 1953), is a journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of The Diana Chronicles, a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Born a British citizen, she now holds joint citizenship after she took United States citizenship in 2005, following her emigration in 1984 to edit Vanity Fair. By marriage, she is legally titled Lady Evans.Having been editor-in-chief of Tatler magazine at the age of 25, she rose to prominence in the American media industry as the editor of Vanity Fair from 1984 to 1992 and of The New Yorker from 1992 to 1998. She was founding editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast, serving from 2008 to 2013. As an editor, she has received four George Polk Awards, five Overseas Press Club awards, and ten National Magazine Awards. In 2000, she was appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to overseas journalism, and in 2007 was inducted into the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame.
- Rolonda Watts is an American actress and producer who appeared in "Days of Our Lives," "Partners in Rhyme," and "Girl 6."
- Bárbara Bermudo (born June 5, 1975) is a Puerto Rican journalist and one of the eight cover subjects of the 2007 edition of People en Español's "50 Most Beautiful People".
- Wendy Lee Walsh, Psy.D. is an entertainer, journalist, unlicensed Canadian American psychotherapist, author, actress and television commentator. Walsh's family is from Prince Edward Island, however she grew up in various places throughout Canada as a result of her father's service in the Royal Canadian Navy. Walsh moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto. She holds dual Canadian and American citizenship.
- Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, movie actor, radio and television comedian, and talk show host. He is best known for his stint as the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of him notes, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
- A pioneer of the television talk show, Phil Donahue was the host of "The Phil Donahue Show" (WLWD/syndicated, 1967-1996), which paved the way for the tide of afternoon chat programs that followed in its wake while also establishing a thoughtful, informative tone that many of them eschewed in favor of verbal fireworks. Donahue's screen persona - passionate, deeply liberal and sympathetic - made him a favorite among like-minded viewers, especially women, and a target for conservative figures. Donahue's fascination with stories from both high and low roads helped to fashion the modern talk show in all its permutations, from feel-good chats and news-driven roundtables to trashy exposes of sordid lives before the camera. In doing so, Phil Donahue was among the most important media figures of the late 20th century.
- Gabrielle Carteris was born on Jan. 1, 1961 in Scottsdale, AZ and was raised in San Francisco, CA. Carteris' teen years witnessed a blossoming love of performance arts, which she explored further at Sarah Lawrence College. Early into her acting career, Carteris landed a regular role on the hit drama series "Beverly Hills 90210" (Fox 1990-2000), on which she played the teenaged Andrea Zuckerman. During her time on the series, Carteris appeared in the Brian de Palma-directed drama film "Raising Cain" (1992). She left "Beverly Hills 90210" midway through its run to headline her own short-lived talk show, "Gabrielle" (Syndication 1995-96). Going forward, Carteris worked with regularity as a voice actor for animated series and video games. In 2012, Carteris became executive vice president of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a.k.a. SAG-AFTRA. Four years later, Carteris graduated to the presidency, first assuming the position following the death of her predecessor, and then by way of a subsequent election.
- Cristina Maria Saralegui (born January 29, 1948) is a Cuban-born American journalist, television personality, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, El show de Cristina.
- Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (born December 28, 1940), better known by his stage name as Don Francisco (pronounced [doɱ fɾanˈsisko]), is a Chilean-German television host, and a popular personality on the Univision network reaching Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States. In 2016, he signed into Telemundo. He is best known for hosting the former variety shows Sábado Gigante and Don Francisco Presenta.
- Adrienne Ames was an American actress who appeared in "Harmony Lane," "You're Telling Me," and "George White's Scandals."
- Jenny Jones (born Janina Stronski; June 7, 1946) is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian, presenter, singer and talk show host. She hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2003.
- Debra Matenopoulos (born December 13, 1974) is an American television host, journalist, and lifestyle expert.
- Dreuxilla Divine (born Nelson Roldán, January 12, 1974, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican drag queen character on television. Divine has gained major popularity as a drag performer both in Puerto Rico and eastern United States cities such as New York and Miami. She is also a comedian, a pageant host and a fashion critic. Divine has been featured in various television related articles and covers of several show-biz magazines, such as: Vea, Teve Guía, Colony Magazine, and recently in a centerfold of daily newspaper Primera Hora. Until recently, Dreuxilla was the host of a daily television variety show, opposite Puerto Rican journalist Milly Cangiano, titled: "Sacando Chispas" (Extracting Sparks), created by Puerto Rican television producer Luisito Vigoreaux and broadcast by Televicentro in Puerto Rico and cable network WAPA America located in Springfield, Massachusetts throughout the United States. It was broadcast live in the afternoon, and repeated on tape, late night. It has been acknowledged by television audiences nationwide and internationally. As of December 31, 2008, Dreuxilla was unemployed. However, Divine is known to often make appearances in TV shows and interviews, as well as being the occasional host of parties, awards, and the like. From July 12–15, 2007, Dreuxilla was one of the star MC's of the yearly event Las Fiestas de la Bahía, (The Bay Parties) in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The identity of the male comedian that embodies Dreuxilla Divine is still a very well kept secret. As of 2013, she co-hosts the popular television show Pegate al Medio Dia.
- Priscilla Marie Winans Love, known professionally as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer, who has sold over 12 million records worldwide and won 12 Grammy Awards. She is the best-selling female gospel artist of all time, as of 2015.
- Bob Larson (born May 28, 1944) is an American radio and television evangelist, and a pastor of Spiritual Freedom Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Larson has authored numerous books critical of rock music and Satanism.
- Wally George (born George Walter Pearch; December 4, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American conservative radio and television commentator. Calling himself the "Father of Combat TV," he was a fixture on Southern California television for three decades (1950s-80s) as the host of Hot Seat, which began as a local show on KDOC Channel 56, a local Southern California based UHF TV station in Anaheim, Orange County, California in 1983. His other nicknames were "Mr. Conservative" and "Mr. America" in the 1960s-90s and he represented the strong conservative fan base of Orange County and the Coachella Valley of California where he was also on their local TV stations.
- Michael Jay Krasny (born September 22, 1944) is an American radio host and professor who is currently the host of Forum, a news and public affairs program on San Francisco public radio station KQED-FM covering current events, politics, and culture. Krasny has served as the host of Forum since 1993. Additionally, Krasny is currently a professor of English literature at San Francisco State University.
- Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is a former Bollywood actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and the late Protima Bedi. Pooja participated in the popular reality show, Bigg Boss in 2011.
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Jim Sears is an actor who appeared in "Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe," and "The Doctors."- Lynne Koplitz is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Koplitz was host of Telepictures' nationally syndicated dating show Change of Heart, guest host on NBC's Later, co-host of the Food Network's How to Boil Water, and co-host of Sony Pictures syndicated talk show Life and Style. Her stand-up has appeared on a number of Comedy Central specials, including Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents. She performed at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
- Christopher Patrick Myers (born March 28, 1959) is an American sportscaster. A native of Miami, FL with more than 30 years in broadcasting, he has covered the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the NCAA Final Four, The Masters and the U.S. Open (golf), the Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500.
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- Clare Grogan would have earned a place in history even if her activities in the public eye ended with her music career, but she also went on to distinguish herself with a long career acting in films and TV shows. Actually, both her music and acting careers kicked into gear around the same time. Grogan, born March 17, 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland, became the singer for Scottish band Altered Images upon their inception in 1979, but it wasn't until 1981 that they released their first album, Happy Birthday. That same year, she ended up with the title role in Scottish director Bill Forsyth's acclaimed teen romance "Gregory's Girl." Initially, Grogan concentrated on music, as her band's blend of post-punk and giddy pop made waves on the U.K. charts, with the title track going all the way to No. 2. The 1982 follow-up album, Pinky Blue edged further into pure pop territory and produced another hit single in "See Those Eyes." The band's third album, 1983's Bite, brought the No. 7 single "Don't Talk to Me About Love," but the band split later that year. Grogan made a brief stab at a solo career, releasing a lone single, "Love Bomb," but little came of it. In the meantime, she had already restarted her acting career in 1984, with a part in another Forsyth film, "Comfort and Joy." From the mid-'80s on, Grogan built up a substantial acting CV, appearing in such series as "Red Dwarf" (BBC Two 1988-1999), "EastEnders" (BBC 1985- ), and "Legit" (BBC Scotland 2006-07) as well as films like "Jilting Joe" (1998), "The Penalty King" (2006), and "The Wee Man" (2013). In the 2000s, Grogan began making live appearances with a revamped version of Altered Images that didn't include any of the other original members, although she and former bandmate Stephen Lironi had been a couple since the early '80s, marrying in 1994 and adopting a daughter in 2005. Grogan began her career as an author in 2008 with the children's novel Tallulah and the Teenstars, a fictionalized retelling of the rise of Altered Images. A follow-up, Tallulah On Tour, was published in 2009.
- Roy Firestone (born December 8, 1953 in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American sports commentator and journalist. Firestone is a graduate of Miami Beach High School and the University of Miami.
- Byron Allen is an American producer, actor, writer, and director who is known for producing "Chappaquiddick," "47 Meters Down," and "The Hurricane Heist."
- Gordon Elliott (born 30 September 1956) is a British Australian journalist and producer, radio and television personality, based now in the US He is the executive producer of ABC's daytime cooking related talk show The Chew, and had his own eponymous TV talk show program, between 1994 and 1997 The Gordon Elliott Show and Door Knock Dinners.
- Keith Russell Ablow (born November 23, 1961) is an American author, television personality, and former psychiatrist. He is a contributor for Fox News Channel and TheBlaze. Formerly an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, Ablow resigned as a member of the American Psychiatric Association in 2011. Ablow's medical license was suspended in May 2019 by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. The board concluded he posed an "immediate and serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare," alleging that he had engaged in sexual and unethical misconduct towards patients.According to the Associated Press, Ablow "freely mixes psychiatric assessments with political criticism, a unique twist in the realm of cable news commentary that some medical colleagues find unethical."
- Bob Clayton (August 17, 1922 – November 1, 1979) was an American television game show announcer and host of several shows. He spent his early television career hosting shows in Miami, Florida before moving to New York in the 1960s.
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Markus Lanz is an Italian television presenter.- David Susskind was an American producer and actor who was best known for producing "Eleanor and Franklin" and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years." Susskind won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1977 for the second project.
- Barry Gordon is a character actor with a prolific career in television, beginning as a child star. At age six he began appearing on "The Jack Benny Program." In 1960, he appeared on the iconic sitcom "Leave It to Beaver." As an adult, Gordon's first recurring role came on "The New Dick Van Dyke Show," the early 1970s revival of the original classic from the '60s. In 1977, he landed a lead character role on the sitcom "Fish," which starred Abe Vigoda in a spin-off from "Barney Miller." Gordon appeared as Charlie Harrison in all 35 episodes of the two-season series. In the early '80s, Gordon played Archie Bunker's Jewish accountant, Gary Rabinowitz, on "Archie Bunker's Place," the follow-up to the comedy classic "All in the Family." By 1987, Gordon landed a major part in a very different genre - animation - a field that would define much of his later career: as Donatello, he was one of the lead voices on the hugely successful action-adventure cartoon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." The series became a major franchise, spinning off into a TV mini-series as well as various video games. Gordon continued with multiple voice-over gigs in animation for the next two decades, and his live action work included a 2004-2005 appearance on the irreverent HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as a Rabbi. Gordon served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1988 to 1995. Gordon ran unsuccessfuly for congress in 1996.
- Don Lane (born Morton Donald Isaacson, 13 November 1933 – 22 October 2009) was an American-born talk show host and singer, best known for his television career in Australia, especially for hosting The Don Lane Show which aired on the Nine Network from 1975 to 1983.
- Debra D. Peppers (born c. 1951), Ph.D., is an educator, motivational speaker, television host on WTJR and radio co-host on KJSL/KYFI. She was educated at the University of Alabama (1973, BA English/speech communication) and Webster University (1986, MA Education). In 1999 Peppers was one of five teachers inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame, and in 2006 was inducted into the Midwest Hall of Fame. She is on the adjunct faculty at Webster University where she was the 2000 Outstanding Alumna [1]. A member of the National Speakers Association, Peppers has traveled to all 50 states and 55 foreign countries. Peppers frequently co-hosts the weekly radio program Quest for Character with Mike Dunn on KYFI AM 630. The program airs live on Tuesday night at 8pm and is notable for having multi-talented guests and national personalities. Her television program, Outreach Connection, airs at 7:00 Pm Tuesday evenings. Debra hosted the longest running live radio program on KJSL from 1996 through May 2006 titled "Talk from the Heart" a two-hour call-in interactive radio program with uplifting Christian topics. The program was produced by current KJSL Producer Pat Knox who was the lead producer for the program from July 2002 to May 2006. Pat now produces the God and Country theme as well as other station programming. In January 2009 Debra Peppers Television Program "Outreach Connection" produced and aired their 100th episode on WTJR In Quincy, Illinois on affiliated Christian Television Network.[2]. In February 2011 Debra Peppers Television Program "Outreach Connection" produced and aired their 200th episode on WTJR In Quincy, Illinois on affiliated Christian Television Network.[3].
- Donald Jay Deutsch (born November 22, 1957) is an American branding and marketing professional, television personality, and former Chairman of advertising firm Deutsch Inc. Deutsch joined his father's advertising firm, David Deutsch Associates, in 1983. In 1989, his father handed full control of the agency to Donny. He hosts the MSNBC talk show Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch (2019-). He previously hosted the CNBC talk show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (2004–2008).
- Patricia Elizabeth Gras (born August 12, 1960) is an American journalist, television anchor, reporter and producer.
- Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports television personality and boxing commentator. He is currently a co-host of ESPN talk show First Take alongside Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim and a co-host of the sports radio talk show Max & Marcellus, with Marcellus Wiley, on ESPNLA. Previously, Kellerman hosted the ESPN panel talk show Around the Horn from the show's incarnation in 2002 until 2004 and co-hosted the sports comedy talk show SportsNation, alongside Wiley and Michelle Beadle, from 2013 until 2016. He was also a studio commentator with Brian Kenny on Friday Night Fights and a color commentator for HBO World Championship Boxing and Boxing After Dark.
- With his affably snarky wit, superior but never condescending attitude and penchant for sharp commentary, Craig Kilborn developed a distinctive persona as a more grown-up version of an amiable jock-cum-frat boy during stints as a late night host and sports anchor. After getting his start as a struggling play-by-play guy for a Fox affiliate in Northern California, Kilborn helped usher in a new era of delivering sports highlights in an irreverent fashion on the long-running "SportsCenter" (ESPN, 1979- ). During his three years on the cable sports network's flagship show, he - along with the likes of Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick and Charlie Steiner - helped change forever the way sportscasters announced highlights. Kilborn moved on to host "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 1996-98), which allowed him to snark on the day's news and cultural events. Far less political than the subsequent version hosted by Jon Stewart, Kilborn's "Daily Show" was equally as funny. He left that show in late 1998 to take over for Tom Snyder on "The Late, Late Show" (CBS, 1999-2004), where he revamped the program for a late-night college crowd and spent the next five years building a loyal following. Though he tried his hand at his long-held dream of acting with roles in "Old School" (2003) and "The Benchwarmers" (2006), Kilborn returned to the hosting chair for "The Kilborn Files" (Fox, 2010), which once again allowed him to flourish in his snide, but amiable persona.
- A hard-nosed and determined presence on network television for over two decades, John Walsh was the host of the long-running "America's Most Wanted" (Fox, 1988-2011; Lifetime, 2011-12), which helped to track down missing criminals and children. It was a job Walsh came to not by choice but through tragedy: his only son, Adam, was abducted and found murdered in 1981. Because of this incomprehensible loss, Walsh and his wife, Reve, became tireless advocates for children's rights, including the passage of the Missing Children's Act of 1982 and the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2008. His work with "America's Most Wanted" resulted in the capture of over 1,000 fugitives from justice. Walsh's work in assisting law enforcement and government officials, as well as families across America, made him a successful and respected public advocacy figure.
- Barry M. Farber (born May 5, 1930) is an American conservative radio talk show host, author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication Talkers magazine ranked him the 9th greatest radio talk show host of all time. He has also written articles appearing in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, The Washington Post, and the Saturday Review. He is the father of journalist Celia Farber and singer-songwriter Bibi Farber.
- Veronica Castro is an actress who appeared in "La Casa de Las Flores," "Dime Cuándo Tú," and "Nana."
- Meteorologist ' ' ' Jeanetta Jones ' ' ' is a native of Plainview, TX and She graduated from The University Of Georgia with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast News, Wanting to report anything but the weather, After graduation, She worked at Macon, GA, TV Station reporting on everything including the Weather, On her next job in Spartansburg, SC, A Temporary fill-in Weekend Weather job turned into two years and "In that two years, She figured Out that was having more fun doing the weather than news, She worked at WSPA as a Talk Show Host and a Meteorologist. Then She Worked at The Weather Channel, Since 1986 to 2006, She Covered Hurricanes, Severe Weather, She takes the weather seriously, Jeanetta was a member of The American Meteorological Society of Seal Of Approval and also a member of The National Weather Association. In 2006, Jeanetta had a Serious Car Accident that almost killed her, She suffered serious injuries and for 25 years, She left The Weather Channel and Retired, And She was married for 12 years, The question was where is Jeanetta now!!!
- Juliet AnnMarie Huddy (born September 27, 1969) is an American talk show host. She co-hosts the mid-day 12-3pm show on 770 WABC in New York City. She also hosts a podcast on the OG Podcast Network called "Juliet: UNEXPECTED". Prior to that, she had been the news and entertainment anchor for the Bernie and Sid Show in morning drive, also airing on WABC in New York City. Earlier, she was a co-anchor of Good Day Wake Up on Fox 5 NY WNYW, alongside Ben Simmoneau. She was formerly the host of The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet on Fox News. She also was an anchor for the Fox News Channel.
- Karyn Elaine Bryant (born December 23, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and television personality.
- Sean Morton Downey (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001), better known as Morton Downey Jr., was an American television talk show host of the late-1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.
- Kirron Kher is an acclaimed Indian actress and politician who has made a significant impact in both spheres. Born as Kiran Thakar Singh on June 14, 1955, in Punjab, India, she embarked on her professional journey in the theater world. Kher's talent soon began to shine through, and she transitioned into the film industry, where she carved a niche for herself in Hindi cinema. Kher's illustrious career in Bollywood spans over several decades with some heart-warming performances in films like Devdas, Khamosh Pani, and Bariwali. Her credible acting skills have been recognized multiple times with prestigious awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Bariwali and the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas. Beyond her cinematic endeavors, Kher has also made her presence felt on television, hosting talk shows and judging reality TV programs, further expanding her reach and influence in the entertainment industry. In addition to her acting career, Kher ventured into politics as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She entered the political arena in 2014 and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament, from Chandigarh. As an active participant in socio-political issues, Kher has continually championed various causes, including women's rights and education reform. Balancing her acting and political careers, Kher exemplifies versatility and commitment, making her a notable figure in the realms of entertainment and politics.
- Smiling, impish-looking host of "Talk Soup" on the E! Entertainment Channel, whose physical presence is distinguished by a natural white patch of hair on the side of his head, John Henson replaced Greg Kinnear on the popular cable show in early 1995 and quickly made it his own. "Talk Soup" was designed to recap the more outrageous moments from daytime tableau of bare-all, tell-all chat programs. While Kinnear had oft been cynical and sneering in his approach, Henson lampooned the shows, but with a boyish exuberance. Henson often pulled stunts and visual gags to drive his humor home, and gained his own claque of fans, with no loss in the ratings. He had won the "Talk Soup" host chair through the regular audition process after several years of performing in Los Angeles comedy clubs without particular attention from casting directors.
- Joe Franklin (March 9, 1926 – January 24, 2015), born Joseph Fortgang, was an American radio and television host personality, author and actor from New York City. His television series debuted in January 1951 on WJZ-TV (later WABC-TV), moving to WOR-TV (later WWOR-TV) in 1962, remaining there until 1993, one of the longest running uninterrupted careers in broadcasting history.
- Jay McGraw is a producer and actor who is known for producing "Bull," "The Doctors," and "That Animal Rescue Show."
- Fredrik Skavlan (born 2 September 1966) is a Norwegian TV host, journalist, and cartoonist. He hosted the talk show Først & sist from 1998 to 2007, for which he won the 1999 Norwegian Television Award for best host as well as the talk show Skavlan since 2009, for which won the Swedish Television Award for Best Television Host. Skavlan originally worked as a journalist and cartoonist for several Norwegian newspapers, including Morgenbladet and Dagbladet.
- Arthel Neville (born October 20, 1962) is an American journalist, television personality, and weekend anchor for Fox News Channel, alongside co-anchor Eric Shawn. Neville is the daughter of Doris Neville and Art Neville, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, solo artist and founder of the New Orleans music groups The Hawketts, The Meters, and The Neville Brothers.
- Olinda Joy Elisabeth Castielle (born Olinda Borggren, September 30, 1976) is a Swedish television personality who was a contestant on the American reality show Joe Millionaire and the first season of the Swedish version of Paradise Hotel. She is the co-founder of the provocative clothing and lifestyle site Maison De Castielle, where she is also an artist, singer and a model.
- Abiola Abrams (born July 29, 1976) is an American TV host, filmmaker, Internet personality, personal coach, motivational speaker and author. Her advice columns on topics such as relationships and self-worth include Intimacy Intervention on Essence.com and Abiola’s Love Class on MommyNoire.com. She is the author of the self-esteem advice guide The Official Bombshell Handbook: The 13 Sacred Secrets of Feminine Power and Dare, a love story retelling of Faust set in the hip hop world. Abrams is also the creator of a lifestyle blog and web video series at AbiolaTV.com.
- Born in Clarksville, Missouri Duke DuVall is a Television host for the program "Conquering Your Giants" on The Christian Television Network affiliate in Quincy,IL. He is also an author,Professional speaker, corporate consultant, and international businessman. In the TV season 2010 during season number 4 of "Outreach Connection" with Dr. Debra Peppers, Duke Co-Hosted the program for three episodes. In 2006 he hosted a radio program at KJSL during the afternoon drive time hours. Duke DuVall is the founder of Light of the World Ministries. He brings a Biblically based message to influencers in business, education, and the arts and entertainment industries. DuVall earned a degree in communication at the University of Alabama and completed postgraduate coursework at Covenant Theological Seminary and the University of Missouri. He resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Dagmar (born Virginia Ruth Egnor, November 29, 1921 – October 9, 2001) was an American actress, model, and television personality. In the 1950s, she became one of the first major female stars of television, receiving much press coverage.
- Miriam O'Callaghan (born 6 January 1960) is an Irish television current affairs presenter with RTÉ. She has presented Prime Time since 1996, and her own summer Talk show, Saturday Night with Miriam, since 2005. In the summer of 2009, she began a radio show, Miriam Meets..., since replaced by live show Sunday with Miriam.
- Ruth Lyons, (born Ruth Evelyn Reeves October 4, 1905, died November 7, 1988) was a pioneer radio and television broadcaster in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is said Ruth Lyons accidentally invented the daytime TV talk show. Like Arthur Godfrey and others of the era, Lyons built a TV empire.
- Didiayer Snyder is an Australian model, television personality, philanthropist, interior designer, carpenter, home inspector, motivational speaker, and author. She is well known for her roles on the ABC Network program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Amazing Vacation Homes on the Travel Channel.
- Joris Luyendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːrɪs ˈlœyə(n)ˌdɛik]; born 30 December 1971) is a Dutch non-fiction author, anthropologists, news correspondent, and TV interviewer.
- A vivacious blonde performer, Silvia Pinal is best known to international audiences for her roles in a number of films by Luis Bunuel--particularly as the title character of "Viridiana" (1961) and the devil in "Simon of the Desert" (1965). Silvia Pinal died on November 28, 2024 in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico at the age of 93.
- Tyrus Richard Treadway (born February 11, 1967) is an American game show host, actor, and talk show host. Treadway co-hosted Soap Talk with Lisa Rinna.
- Christopher "Chris" Rose (born January 27, 1971) is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network and NFL Network. He is also a commentator for the Discovery Channel series BattleBots.
- Scot Rubin is a talk show host, Producer, founder of All Games Productions, All Games Network and co-founder of the G4 television network. AllGames launched in 1996. In 2000 Rubin was hired as a consultant for Comcast to develop a 24-7 cable TV channel about video games. In 2001 he was hired by G4 Media and served as Vice President of Internet, IT and Program Editorial. He developed, produced and hosted the networks interactive talk show for 3 seasons. Rubin also served as a Producer on the first 3 seasons of the EA Sports Madden Challenge, and play by play guy for the first two Madden Challenge Finals. In 2004, G4 began abandoning its video game format, Rubin left and relaunched All Games Productions, a production company providing consulting and production services to the video game and entertainment industry. Rubin currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Digital Media for Big Door, located in Redondo Beach, California. Rubin is also the founder of NITROPOD, a frozen ice cream company.
- Dr. Travis Stork is an actor who appeared in "The Bachelor," and "The Doctors."
Bob Enyart
Bob Enyart () is an American talk radio host and pastor of Denver Bible Church. In 1999, he bought nearly $16,000 worth of O. J. Simpson memorabilia at an auction benefiting the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. He then led a group that set fire to the items on the steps of the Los Angeles courthouse where Simpson was acquitted in protest of the verdict in the O. J. Simpson murder case.Enyart has picketed the homes of doctors performing abortions resulting in one Colorado town banning such protests in residential neighborhoods. Enyart also angered families of AIDS victims when he read the men's obituaries on his television show calling the deceased a sodomite. Enyart has also led residential protests against executives of a company which provided construction services for Planned Parenthood offices leading to similar neighbor complaints. Enyart has criticised presidential candidates who do not share his view on abortion. He is a proponent of corporal punishment of children saying that their "hearts are lifted" by spanking. He was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse in 1994 after beating his girlfriend's child with a belt so hard that the beating broke the skin.A series of late night phone calls by Enyart to the general manager of the Kenosha, Wisconsin, station that carried his program but publicly disagreed with Enyart's views prompted Senator Russ Feingold to call for a Federal Communications Commission investigation to see if any laws had been broken by the talk show host.In June 2009, Enyart was convicted of criminal trespass following a protest at Focus on the Family.Enyart promotes the idea that homosexuals should be put to death.Enyart has been called a mid-Acts ultradispensationalist. "Ultradispensationalism" is the point of view that the Church was founded later than on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2).- Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed Tubs, is an Irish broadcaster, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland. Tubridy is the highest-earning presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He is the current host of long-running TV chat programme The Late Late Show and a weekday morning radio show called The Ryan Tubridy Show. Tubridy previously presented RTÉ 2fm breakfast radio show The Full Irish, which at its end was the second most popular radio programme in Ireland. For five seasons from 2004 until 2009, he presented the Saturday night TV chat show Tubridy Tonight on RTÉ One. He later left RTÉ 2fm for a number of years to present weekday morning radio programme The Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, but returned to RTÉ 2fm in 2010 to present his current weekday morning radio show from 09:00 to 11:00, following the termination of The Gerry Ryan Show with the presenter's sudden death. He has also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions. As part of a two-book deal with HarperCollins—and in a nod to his passion for U.S. politics—Tubridy penned JFK in Ireland, a profile of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland. He is currently working on a second book. With several wins and nominations at the Meteor Awards to his name, dating from his time as host of The Full Irish, Tubridy was named one of ten "icons" of 21st century Ireland by the Sunday Tribune's Derek O'Connor in 2008.
- Zaven Kouyoumdjian (Armenian: Զաւէն Գույումճեան; Arabic: زافين قيومجيان) is a well-known Lebanese talk show host, producer and television personality of both Armenian and Lebanese descent. He is also a media consultant and author of a best selling book "Lebanon Shot Twice". Zaven launched a new television talk show "Bala Toul Sire" in November 2014 that is said to reshape the television talk show experience in Lebanon.Zaven is married to Laury Haytayan and has two sons BORN IN 2003 and 2007.
- Jason Kennedy (born December 11, 1981) is an entertainment journalist and the host of E! News, at E! Networks, where he covers national celebrity news. Kennedy joined E! on air in 2005 and is a contributor to NBC's Today Show. and host of the E! series, Live from E!Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Kennedy grew up near that city, where his love for television news became apparent, even in his pre-teen years, when he spent countless hours chasing local news trucks and taking taxis to breaking news scenes for a mock-news show he produced and reported, from a studio he created in his own home. The studio was outfitted with 20 televisions, four cameras, a news desk and an editing station. Following his graduation from Westminster Academy (Florida), Kennedy went on to attend the University of Miami, where he received several awards, including the Associated Press Award for Best News Feature in the state of Florida.Following his graduation from the University of Miami, he moved to Los Angeles in 2004 and landed a job anchoring segments for Open Call on the TV Guide Channel. Since joining the E! Networks team, Kennedy has been a weekend anchor for E! News, hosted the Daily 10 show, and has hosted the "Last Bride Standing" special for E! and covered the death of Anna Nicole Smith in early 2007, near his South Florida hometown. Beginning in May 2008, Kennedy hosted his first Primetime show called Dance Machine on ABC. Kennedy was named one of People Magazine's "Hottest Bachelors of 2008" in June 2008. Kennedy was named one of ten young stars who will become a leader of the Broadcast industry, in the Los Angeles Times article "Clark Trek: Who Will Become The Next Dick Clark?"
Jack Ford
Jack Ford is an American television news personality specializing in legal commentary who has spent over two decades in front of the TV camera as host and presenter of numerous information and entertainment programs.- Mark McEwen (born September 16, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American TV and radio personality best known for being on the CBS network Morning show for 16 years. He's also known for his stint as the host of A&E's Live by Request, as well as a well known sub at Oviedo High School in Oviedo Florida and Lake Mary High School
Pat Choate
Pat Choate (; born April 27, 1941) is an American economist who is most known for being the 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States, the running-mate of Ross Perot. Following the 1996 election, the Federal Election Commission certified the Reform Party as a national political party eligible for federal campaign matching funds, a historic first.- Steve Edwards (born Steven Edward Schwartz on August 23, 1948 in New York City) is a former American television personality on Los Angeles, California, morning shows, including AM Los Angeles, Two on The Town, and Good Day L.A.. From 2001-05, he hosted GDLA's nationally-syndicated companion show, Good Day Live, which aired on many Fox-owned and affiliated stations.
- Marsha Warfield was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Warfield started her entertainment career by acting in comedies like "A Fistful of Chopsticks" (1982) with Johnny Yune, "D.C. Cab" (1983) with Max Gail and the Michael O'Keefe film "The Whoopee Boys" (1986). She had a part on the television special "That Thing on ABC" (ABC, 1977-78). She also appeared in "Caddyshack II" (1988) with Jackie Mason. during these yearsShe also contributed to a variety of television specials, including "The Thirteenth Annual Circus of the Stars" (CBS, 1988-89) and "2nd Annual Valvoline National Driving Test" (CBS, 1989-1990). Additionally, she could be seen on a variety of television specials like "Wanna Bet?" (CBS, 1992-93) and "Baseball Relief: An All-Star Comedy Salute" (Fox, 1993-94). Warfield most recently acted on "Veronica's Closet" (NBC, 1997-2000).
- Sarah Purcell (born Sarah Pentecost on October 8, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) is an American former talk show host, game show host, and panelist. She was co-host of The Better Sex (1977–1978), Real People (1979–1984), America (1985–1986), and The Home Show (1992–1994) as well as made guest appearances on several TV dramas. She also co-starred in the 1981 film Terror Among Us with Tracy Reed. She has appeared in a number of infomercials for health foods, appliances, and skin care products. From 1975 to 1978, she co-hosted A.M. Los Angeles on KABC-TV with Regis Philbin. In the early 1990s, Purcell was also a panelist on the game show To Tell the Truth.
- Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. (January 23, 1931 – January 10, 1984), was an American television and radio talk-show host. A two-time Emmy Award-winner, Greene overcame drug addiction and a prison sentence for armed robbery to become one of the most prominent media personalities in Washington, DC. On his shows, Greene often discussed issues such as racism, poverty, drug usage, and current events among others.
- Mark Belling (born July 4, 1956) is an American conservative talk radio host for 1130 WISN in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is also a local newspaper columnist, former television host, and occasional guest host for Rush Limbaugh. A native of Wisconsin's Fox Valley, Belling is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
- Robert E. Braun (April 20, 1929 – January 15, 2001) was a local television and radio personality in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Ludlow, Kentucky. He was best known for The Bob Braun Show, which he hosted from 1967 to 1984 on the daytime schedule five days a week. The show had the highest Arbitron and Nielsen ratings of any live entertainment/information program in the Midwest. Originating at WLWT, the 90-minute show originally was syndicated to three other cities in the Midwest. Eventually, more television stations joined the line-up. Braun's show featured a live band, singers, and special guests including Bob Hope (a frequent guest), Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Paul Lynde, Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller, Tom Dreesen, and Dick Clark. Politicians including Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, John Glenn, and Ted Kennedy were also guests. The local Cincinnati television show titled The 50-50 Club had occupied the time slot that Braun eventually filled. The 50-50 Club hostess, Ruth Lyons, retired in 1967 due to declining health. Braun had appeared regularly on The 50-50 Club show since 1957, and frequently had been a fill-in host. On his own show, Braun heavily promoted and supported Lyons' charity, "The Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund," each Christmas season. (The charity, now known as "The Ruth Lyons Children's Fund," remains in operation to this day.) Some years after Braun took over the show, the title was changed from The 50-50 Club to The Bob Braun Show. (An ad in a 1969 issue of TV Guide identifies it as Bob Braun's 50-50 Club.) Toward the end of its run in the 1980s, it was renamed Braun and Company. Regular cast members on The Bob Braun Show included Rob Reider, Mary Ellen Tanner, Nancy James, baritone Mark Preston (member of The Lettermen), and announcer/weatherman Bill Myers. Beginning with the telecast on the daytime schedule of Friday, June 7, 1968, an entertainment critic for a Columbus, Ohio newspaper, Ron Pataky, visited Cincinnati every Friday to discuss on Braun's television show which movies were playing in cinemas that weekend. Pataky continued making his Friday appearances until 1973. The longtime director of The 50-50 Club, Bob Braun's 50-50 Club and The Bob Braun Show was Dick Murgatroyd, who years later became the county-judge executive of Kenton County, Kentucky. The Department of Photographs and Films at the Cincinnati Museum Center has videotapes of The Bob Braun Show and Braun and Company that were preserved starting in 1982. All episodes of Braun's daytime show that were telecast prior to 1982 were lost because of wiping. Evidently, in 1969, Braun did a prime-time special on which Nick Clooney and his young son George were guests. George talked on-camera about his recent tonsillectomy, and that broadcast was preserved. Bob Braun began his career at the age of thirteen with WSAI Radio, hosting a Saturday morning Knothole Baseball sports show. He joined WCPO-TV in 1949. In 1957, after winning the $1,000 top prize on television's Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts talent show, Braun was immediately hired by WLWT and WLW-AM. After cutting a handful of unsuccessful pop vocal recordings for labels such as Fraternity and Torch, Braun signed to Decca Records and charted his only Top 40 hit, "Till Death Do Us Part," in 1962. Braun later recorded for United Artists, but most of his subsequent recording efforts were released on small independent or vanity labels. In the mid-1970s he briefly hosted a local game show called On The Money. Braun was one of Cincinnati's biggest TV stars until 1984, when he moved to California for ten years to do commercials, talk shows and small movie roles. During that time, he was most often seen as the spokesperson for Craftmatic adjustable beds and announcer for controversial no-money-down real estate promoter Tony Hoffman, who later produced and marketed a recorded interview with O. J. Simpson. Braun also had a part in the Bruce Willis movie Die Hard 2. In 1993, he was inducted into the Cincinnati Radio Hall of Fame. In March 1994, Braun left Hollywood and returned to WSAI Radio (by then featuring an adult standards musical format) as one of "The Sunrise Boys," working as the morning host alongside his nephew, "Bucks" Braun (himself a successful radio personality in nearby Dayton, Ohio) and newsman Don Herman. In June 1997, Mayor Roxanne Qualls and the entire City Council honored him with "Bob Braun Day in Cincinnati". Braun retired on November 24, 1999, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. His show business career had spanned a half century. He was replaced on WSAI by Nick Clooney. Braun died of Parkinson's and cancer in 2001 and was buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Wray Jean, and three children: Rob, Doug, and Melissa. Rob now works at WKRC-TV as its primary news anchorman. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Bob Braun among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
Ernie Johnson, Jr.
Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is a sportscaster for Turner Sports and CBS Sports. Johnson is currently the lead television voice for Major League Baseball on TBS, hosts Inside the NBA for TNT, and contributes to the joint coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for Turner and CBS. His father was Ernie Johnson Sr., a Major League Baseball pitcher and Atlanta Braves play-by-play announcer.- Alan S. Burke (September 15, 1922 – August 25, 1992) was an American conservative television and radio talk show host who was on the air primarily in New York City from 1966 to 1969 on WNEW (now Fox Broadcasting O&O WNYW).
- Eddie Miró (born 1936 in Humacao, Puerto Rico), is a television show host in Puerto Rico of Sephardic origin. He is best known for being the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico's variety show El Show de las 12 (The 12 pm Show) for over 40 years. Like Dick Clark in the United States, Miró is known for longevity in front of the cameras while aging relatively little physically. During the long television run of "El Show de las 12", he came into contact with many famous entertainers, both local and foreign. Some of the local celebrities he worked with as co-hosts and guest stars, were Nydia Caro, Luis Antonio Cosme, Awilda Carbia, Ángela Meyer, Otilio Warrington, Dagmar, Lou Briel, the members of El Gran Combo and Menudo, Machuchal and others. Foreign acts that he presented included Raphael, Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, Rocío Jurado, Sandro de América, Marylin Pupo, (who resides in Puerto Rico but is Cuban) Gloria Trevi, José Luis Rodríguez El Puma, and many others. In Puerto Rico's competitive television market, Miró outlasted rival hosts Luis Vigoreaux and his son Luisito of WAPA-TV, and, later on, Televicentro competition such and Luis Antonio Rivera ("Yoyo Boing"), who were among the hosts of El Show de las 12's main competitor, El Show del Mediodia (The Midday Show). It should be mentioned that Eddie Miró outlasted Luis Vigoreaux in part because of Vigoreaux's murder in 1983.
- Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (; born April 17, 1961) is an American retired football quarterback and former network color commentator. During his 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL), he played for the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals. Since retiring from playing, he has worked as a football analyst for ABC, HBO and Westwood One, and currently for CBS Sports on The NFL Today and Showtime's Inside the NFL. He also hosts the morning sports radio program Boomer and Gio on WFAN in New York.
- Fernando Arau (born November 3, 1953) is a Mexican comedian, actor, producer and director. He is best known for his TV roles, as Chicho in Televisa's hugely successful comedy "Cachun Cachun Ra Ra" (1981–1987) and Univision's daily morning show "Despierta America" (1997–2009).
- Antonio Sánchez (born January 1, 1961 in New York City) is a Puerto Rican radio and television personality, show host and producer. Known for his crass humor, he is also known for his nickname, El Gangster. As of 2008, his television show, No te Duermas, has been on the air for 19 years.
- Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (born 5 August 1934; affectionately known as Uncle Gay, Gaybo or Uncle Gaybo) is an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's second longest-running chat show. His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce The Beatles on screen. From 1973 until 1998, Byrne presented The Gay Byrne Hour—later The Gay Byrne Show when it expanded to two hours—on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning. Since retiring from his long-running radio and television shows, Byrne has presented several other programmes, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Meaning of Life and For One Night Only on RTÉ One and Sunday Serenade/Sunday with Gay Byrne on RTÉ lyric fm. In 2006 he was elected Chairman of Ireland's Road Safety Authority. Since retiring he has become the "Elder Lemon of Irish broadcasting".In 2010, The Irish Times said Byrne was "unquestionably the most influential radio and television man in the history of the Irish State". In 2011, he was approached to become President of Ireland but declined to run, despite topping opinion polls.
- Frank Lawrence "Lefty" Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 – October 13, 2008) was a professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and organized crime associate. Martin Scorsese's film Casino (1995) is based on his career in Las Vegas.
- Richard Wayne Bey (born July 22, 1951) is an American talk show host. He was popular in the 1990s as host of The Richard Bey Show, a daytime talk show containing ordinary people's personal stories incorporated into entertaining competitive games.
Krešimir Mišak
Krešimir Mišak (pronounced [ˈkreʃimir ˈmiʃak]; born 1972) is a Croatian journalist, rock musician, and science fiction author.- Leonard Lopate (born September 23, 1940) is an American radio personality. He is the host of the radio talk show Leonard Lopate at Large, broadcast on WBAI, and the former host of the public radio talk show The Leonard Lopate Show, broadcast on WNYC. He first broadcast on WKCR, the college radio station of Columbia University, and then later on WBAI, before moving to WNYC.
- Paul J. "PJ" DeBoy (born June 7, 1971) is an American actor and talk show host.
- Roberto Pettinato (born December 15, 1955 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician, journalist, and television presenter.
- Nancy Álvarez (born October 10, 1950) is a Dominican singer, television personality, and licensed clinical psychologist, sexologist, and family therapist. She is best known for hosting the talk show ¿Quién Tiene La Razón? (Who's Right?), where she helped counsel families and couples with their interpersonal problems. Her singing career began in the 1970s when she moved to Puerto Rico. She is currently the star host of Sin Rollos y Tapujos in Despierta América, the morning show for Univision.
Raymond Arrieta
Raymond Arrieta (born March 26, 1965) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, host and philanthropist. Starting his career as a comedian in various local shows, Arrieta gained popularity in the 1990s when he hosted a string of successful comedy shows where he showcased his various characters and personifications. Since 2007, Arrieta has been hosting the mid-day variety show Día a Día, along with Dagmar. Arrieta is also a radio show host and a theater actor. Arrieta has gained notoriety for his philanthropic endeavors. After his friend and co-host, Dagmar, was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, Arrieta has performed a yearly charity walk around various parts of the island while also raising awareness. Because of his commitment to the cause, Arrieta has received numerous recognitions, including from the Senate of Puerto Rico.Susana Giménez
María Susana Giménez Aubert (born 29 January 1944), known as Susana Giménez (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana xiˈmenes]), is an Argentine TV host, actress, model and businesswoman. In 2012, she was considered the biggest celebrity in Argentine television by the media firm that publishes her eponymous magazine.She is the host of Susana Giménez, a highly rated television variety show in Argentina, similar in format to those of Raffaella Carrà (in Italy and Spain) and Oprah Winfrey (in United States). Her television show was the only one that received important international stars of Hollywood and Europe. In 1997, she was awarded with the Golden Martín Fierro Award. In 2002 won the INTE award for best Hispanic American TV hostess.- Paul Harold "Sully" Sullivan (May 24, 1957 – September 9, 2007) was an accomplished radio talk-show host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on WBZ radio. He was best known for his blue-collar politics and plebeian attitude.
- Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954) is an American anti-crime activist, founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, radio talk show host, and media personality.
- Charytín Goyco (born María del Rosario Goico Rodríguez, on May 23, 1954 in Santa Lucía), better known in show business as simply Charytín, is a Dominican singer, television hostess and actress.
J. J. Bittenbinder
John Joseph Bittenbinder (born September 1, 1943), known as J. J. Bittenbinder, is a retired member of the Chicago Police Department and author, who hosted the 1990s crime series Tough Target and is a public speaker on the subject of safety. He has a strong Great Lakes accent and a distinctive moustache. He favors three piece suits and occasionally a cowboy hat.Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl Martínez Rodríguez (March 6, 1962 – February 2, 2014), better known as Luis Raúl, was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He was known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters. He also hosted Univision's talk and variety show Anda Pa'l Cará from 2001 to 2003 and Telemundo's game show Pa' Que Te Lo Goces in 2006. He died early in the morning of February 2, 2014 from renal failure which in turn led to cardiac and respiratory arrest.Larry Finley
Larry Finley (May 14, 1913 – April 3, 2000) was an American late-night broadcast pioneer, as well a leader in the audiotape (I.T.C.C. - International Tape Cartridge Corporation and NAL - North American Leisure Corporation) and videotape business and the founder of the Progressive Broadcasting System (PBS) radio network.Juliya Chernetsky
Juliya Chernetsky (Ukrainian: Юлія Чернецька, Yulia Chernetska; born July 10, 1982), is a television personality best known for her popularity on the music-themed network Fuse, formerly known as MuchMusicUSA. She is best known by her stage name Mistress Juliya. She hosted the heavy metal-themed program Uranium and a call-in and e-mail advice program called Slave to the Metal. She formerly hosted Fuse Top 20 Countdown along with several online programs that she self-promotes.Luis Francisco Ojeda
Luis Francisco( Ojeda (June 16, 1941) is a well-known Puerto Rican television, radio reporter and host, noted for his aggressive, uncompromising questioning and sometimes described as the Puerto Rican George Clooney.Héctor Marcano
Héctor Marcano (born November 3, 1956) is a Puerto Rican producer, host, actor, and comedian. Marcano is also an owner of low-power television station WWXY-LD Channel 38.Hector Marcano currently serves as Vice President of Hispanic Operations East, for iHeartMedia. Marcano has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry and as Vice President of Hispanic Operations East, Marcano works with iHeartMedia's Hispanic radio stations, with a special focus in the Miami, Chicago, Orlando, and Atlanta markets. He has led the sales efforts with top prospects and develops custom strategies and campaigns that leverage the unique multi-platform reach and power of iHeartMedia. Mr. Marcano is also responsible for creating innovative advertising opportunities based on iHeartMedia's unmatched national reach and local activation through its radio, digital and mobile assets, as well as its event capabilities, to provide Hispanic advertisers with targeted, effective, affordable and powerful ways to deliver their messages.- Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur. Many consider him the most influential film director in Puerto Rico's history.
Lino Rulli
Angelo Gino Armando "Lino" Rulli (born October 26, 1971) is an American radio host, author, producer, and former television host. He is currently the host of The Catholic Guy Show, which is aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Radio. He was also the executive producer and host of the Emmy Award-winning television series, Generation Cross. In addition to his radio and television work, Rulli has released two books, both of which discuss Catholicism in a comedic tone through personal anecdotes. He is the personal media adviser to Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.- Faisal Al-Qassim (born June 3, 1961), also written as Faisal Al-Kassim (Arabic: فيصل القاسم) is a British-Syrian veteran and television personality based in Qatar, who is known for hosting the controversial live debate show The Opposite Direction (Arabic: الاتجاه المعاكس) on Al Jazeera, where two guests with contradicting points of views debate on a various topics but mostly topics related to politics of the Arab world. Fights break out on some occasions.Al-Qassim is known for his provocative on-screen style and is frequently credited with playing a large part in Al Jazeera's reputation in the Arab world as willing to break taboos and potentially offend individuals and states. He was listed by Arabian Business Magazine as one of the top most influential Arab personalities for the year 2007, ranked as 64th.Al-Qassim is married to a Syrian woman who comes from the same village and has 3 children, a girl, Siba, and two boys, Asil and Adam. Outside his work in media, Al-Qassim enjoys a range of interests and pastimes including internet surfing, shopping, and listening to music. In 2001 Al-Qassim was asked about his faith and he answered that he is Druze but in the past years (from 2019) Faisal Al-Qassem's post have shown some type of Islamic influence over them which made many people believe that Al-Qassem converted to Islam
Al Denson
Albert Wray Denson (born May 13, 1960, in Starkville, Mississippi), more commonly known as Al Denson, is a contemporary Christian music artist and a Christian radio and television show host.Joe Pyne
Joe Pyne (22 December 1924 – 23 March 1970) was an American radio and television talk show host, who pioneered the confrontational style in which the host advocates a viewpoint and argues with guests and audience members. He was an influence on other major talk show hosts such as Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Wally George, Alan Burke, Chris Matthews, Morton Downey, Jr., Bob Grant, and Michael Savage.Jim Traber
James Joseph Traber (born December 26, 1961)Traber was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in Columbia, Maryland. While attending Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Traber was an All-American, playing football, baseball and other sports. He attended Oklahoma State University in the early 1980s, where he played both baseball (appearing twice in the College World Series) and football. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft. and played parts of four seasons for the Orioles between 1984 and 1989, where his nickname was "The Whammer". During the biggest slump of his career for Baltimore, Traber switched to wearing a V-neck jersey and soon captured player of the week honors cranking out 3 homers and 11 RBIs in the early summer of 1987. Traber's success with the Orioles was hindered by timing, as 1st baseman, Eddie Murray, wasn't ready to retire, and Jim was anxious to play in that position.After his MLB career, Traber played baseball in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1990 and 1991, and one season for Monterrey of the Mexican League in 1993. His time in Japan is perhaps most memorable for an incident in which Traber rushed the mound subsequent to being hit by a pitch, chasing the retreating pitcher into the outfield at the Akita Yabase Baseball Stadium. After charging the pitcher a second time, he was knocked off balance by the catcher while running and was kicked in the face on the way down by the manager. Grainy footage of this incident is still widely distributed on the Internet.His involvement with sports talk radio began after his retirement from professional sports. He served as a television color analyst for Fox Sports' regional coverage of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the team's World Series victory season of 2001, for which he was awarded a World Series ring. Traber was also part-time color analyst for the 2001 World Series radio broadcast. He can be heard cheering in celebration behind Greg Schulte during the famous play-by-play call of "A little blooper... Base hit! Diamondbacks Win!" for Luis Gonzalez's game-winning hit. Traber continued announcing in 2002 and 2003. Currently, Traber hosts "The Afternoon Sports Beat" and "Total Dominance Hour," shows on WWLS-FM radio station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He sometimes refers to callers as Yardbirds. Traber is most well-known for losing to "Radio Legend", "World Champion at FreeCell" and "King of the midgets" Al Eschbach every Friday at music. Traber had a long standing bet with other Sports Animal hosts that Tiger Woods will never win another major, which he would end up losing when Woods won the 2019 Masters Tournament on April 14, 2019.- Charles Lester Kinsolving, known as Les Kinsolving (December 18, 1927 – December 4, 2018), was an American political talk radio host, previously heard on WCBM in Baltimore, Maryland. He is known for being the first White House correspondent to ask questions about the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the Reagan administration; he continued to ask questions about the disease even though press secretary Larry Speakes and some other correspondents made light of it; Speakes joked that Kinsolving had an "abiding interest in the disease" because he was "a fairy". Kinsolving first asked questions about AIDS in 1982; President Reagan would not acknowledge the epidemic until 1985, by which time more than five thousand people had died from the disease.
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