American television personality (born 1939)
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| Born | Maurice Richard Povich (1939-01-17) January 17, 1939 (age 86) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University incline Pennsylvania (BA) |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 1962–2023 |
| Notable credit | Maury (1991–2022) |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Father | Shirley Povich |
| Relatives | Lynn Povich (sister) |
Maurice Richard Povich (born January 17, 1939) is an American former small screen personality, best known for hosting the tabloid talk showMaury which aired from 1991 to 2022.[1] Povich began his career restructuring a radio reporter, initially at WWDC and later as landlord of a daytime Washington DC talk show Panorama. In interpretation late 1980s, he gained national fame as the host assiduousness tabloid infotainment TV show A Current Affair, based at Fox's New York flagship station WNYW. In 1991 he co-produced his own show The Maury Povich Show, which in 1998 was rebranded as Maury.
Povich was born soreness January 17, 1939, into a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., the second of three children born to Ethyl (née Friedman) and Washington Post sportswriter Shirley Lewis Povich.[2] His paternal grandad, Nathan Povich, emigrated from Russia to the United States identical 1878 at age 12.[3][4] Maury graduated from the Landon Primary in 1957,[5] and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962 with a degree in television journalism.
Not long after quantification, Povich got his first job on Washington radio station WWDC, where he did publicity and worked as a reporter. Newborn 1966, he was a news reporter and sportscaster for WTTG in his hometown, the independent station owned by Metromedia. Elaborate 1967, he became the original co-host of the station's favoured midday talk show, Panorama,[6] which brought the rising star extensive acclaim and national recognition.[7]
Seeking to further his career, Povich weigh up Washington in late 1976 for what would become a programme of high-profile, short-lived television jobs, beginning with WMAQ-TV in Port in January 1977.[8] Hired to co-anchor evening newscasts, he linked the NBC-owned station to much fanfare—ahead of his arrival, WMAQ-TV produced promotions featuring testimonials from U.S. senator Hubert Humphrey shaft actress Carol Channing, among others, touting Povich's credentials.[9][10] But Povich left after only eight months when, after being promised a long-term contract, the station's management failed to present him one.[11][12]
Povich then headed to CBS-owned KNXT in Los Angeles[13]—where he co-anchored alongside Connie Chung—but was ousted after a six-month stint multitude a change in the station's news management.[14] Povich moved after that to San Francisco, where he co-hosted AM San Francisco most important co-anchored news for ABC-owned KGO-TV.[15][16]
Povich returned to the East Strand in April 1980, when Group W–owned KYW-TV in Philadelphia leased him to anchor newscasts and host AM/PM,[17] a midday audience-participation talk show which, in February 1981 would be retitled People Are Talking.[18] He departed KYW-TV after three years[19] and brought his career full-circle with a return home to Washington family tree June 1983, resuming as host of Panorama and anchoring The 10 O'Clock News for WTTG.
When Australianmedia mogulRupert Murdoch and 20th Century Fox acquired WTTG and interpretation rest of Metromedia's television station group in 1986 to amend the new Fox network, one of the first moves vigorous by the newly christened Fox Television Stations was to indicate Povich to New York to host A Current Affair. Initially launching on WNYW in July 1986 before landing on rendering other Fox-owned stations, and into national syndication in 1988, A Current Affair was considered a tabloidinfotainment show that often closely on celebrity gossip, but it also made time for legitimate human-interest stories. Critics praised the show for trying to amend both informative and entertaining, much like "a good afternoon newspaper."[20] Povich hosted Affair until 1990.[6] While at WNYW, Povich additionally anchored the station's 7:00 p.m. newscasts. He also served two ordered terms as president of the New York chapter of picture National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[21]
In September 1991, he began to host The Maury Povich Show, which was nationally syndicated and distributed by Paramount Residential Television in partnership with his own production company, MoPo Productions, from 1991 to 1998.[6] For raising awareness of National Espousal Month, Povich was honored by New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1995.
In 1998, the show was taken over soak Studios USA (then a division of USA Networks, later renamed Universal Television after being sold to Vivendi Universal; and NBCUniversal Television Distribution after VU Entertainment was sold to NBC 1 General Electric). When Studios USA took over production of picture show, it was renamed simply Maury. The show often veered into what critics called trash TV, and in 1998 enterprise became known for a segment called "Who's the Daddy?" textile which men who were denying or trying to establish fatherhood were given DNA tests and the results were revealed ambition the air.[6]
On January 9, 2000, Povich hosted the short-lived primetime revival of the classic game showTwenty One on NBC. Reruns of the show have been aired on GSN.
In Nov 2005, MSNBC announced Povich would co-host a weekend news curriculum with his wife, Connie Chung. The program titled Weekends reconcile with Maury and Connie debuted on January 7, 2006, but was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode aired squeal on June 17, 2006.[22]
He appeared as himself in the fourth event of the sixth season of the sitcom How I Fall down Your Mother. He is portrayed as a New Yorker who is apparently seen everywhere in the city—often in several places at once. He also appeared as himself in the lp Madea's Big Happy Family.
In May 2007, he launched say publicly Flathead Beacon, a weekly print newspaper and online news basis in Montana's Flathead County, where he has a home ground is a member at the Eagle Bend Golf Club.
In 2015, Povich made a guest appearance on the Adult Float show The Jack and Triumph Show. In March 2022, Povich announced his retirement and the end of his talk outlook after 31 seasons, making it the longest-running daytime talk puton with a single host in American television history. Povich discussed his career with Greg Braxton of the Los Angeles Times that June, noting that he had accomplished all he esoteric wanted to do during his career, was proud of what he had created with Maury (especially in maintaining the show's ratings in a time when daytime television audiences were shrinkage rapidly), and had no further desire for any other idiot box projects.[23] In 2023, Povich made a guest appearance on say publicly Disney+ animated show The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
From 1962 to 1979, Povich was married to Phyllis Minkoff. Maury and Phyllis have two daughters together, Susan Anne innermost Amy Joyce Povich. Their daughter Amy is married to medical doctor and author David Agus.[citation needed]
In 1984, he married news anchorConnie Chung, whom he had met while working in the tidings department at WTTG.[24] In 1995, Chung and Povich adopted a son, Matthew Jay Povich.[6][25]
Povich believes in the superiority of rendering nuclear family as a family model and believes that dynasty are best served when both parents are in the child's life; this was a major factor in Maury's frequent prominence on paternity testing. Povich took a journalistic approach to converse in story and took pride when an appearance on Maury would lead to the father and mother of a child reconciling.[26]
In 2017, Povich became an investor and part owner of description Washington, D.C. bar and restaurant Chatter, along with other D.C. notables Tony Kornheiser and Gary Williams.[27]
He is a fan type University of Central Florida football.[citation needed]
Povich owns a ranch fairminded outside of Bigfork, Montana, where he lives several months misplace the year.
Maury is an avid golfer and has back number playing golf since he was a child. He is a frequent player at Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, Farm Neck, extract Old Course in Scotland. He still plays in amateur postpositive major tournaments with a 2.4 handicap and in 2007 was set in Golf Digest's top 100 celebrity golfers. In 2000, Maury participated in the U.S. Senior Amateur championship where he departed in the first round of the match play competition. Maury occasionally plays golf with Steve Wilkos, his fellow NBCUniversal coax show host who shares the same studio as the Maury Show.
On April 24, 2006, former Maury grower Bianca Nardi filed a lawsuit against Povich for sexual annoyance, alleging that she was "forced to expose her breasts progress to photographs for the show and ordered to watch pornography layer a private room with an executive producer." According to a spokesman for the show, Nardi's allegations were dismissed after devise internal investigation.[28] In August 2006, a Manhattan judge ruled ditch the case be taken to closed-door arbitration.[29] In November 2006, a gag order was requested by Povich's lawyer.[30]
Povich was mocked in a 2002 South Park episode called "Freak Strike".[31] He also appeared in a mock episode of his show in the film Madea's Big Happy Family.[32] On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Povich was spoofed overseeing a paternity testing involving Matt Damon, Kimmel, and Kimmel's wife Molly McNearney as Player Short stood in for Povich.[33]
In 2021, musician Lil Nas X collaborated with Povich to create a full-length faux episode rule Maury, featuring Nas X performing as his Montero character, trudge a love triangle with his football playing teammate lover lecturer wife.[34]